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Windows 7 activation, Retail, OEM licences
My current Windows 7 Pro 64-bit installation is running as a trial and I'll need to activate it soon.
It was installed from a retail ISO downloaded from Microsoft's old Digital River site, (an officially licensed distributor of Microsoft software). It was intended as a trial install so I could first verify that certain software and drivers worked okay. They did (eventually!) so now I want to purchase it.
I am planning on buying an OEM version of Win 7 Pro 64-bit and using that key .......... will that work?
Some Googling indicates that it might ......... or maybe not.
In short, there seem to be three main trains of thought on the matter:
a) It will work with no fuss, just type in the OEM key and it will activate via the Internet
b) I'll need to do a telephone activation and hope that the rep approves it for you
c) It won't work at all, I'll need to buy a retail key
So which is it? :)