Extra Keys & Activation? Please Help.

Jonathan_King said:

NoN said:

rjupiter said:

oh, so you can't just buy keys? I have to buy 5 copies of the OS? this is not good and terrible of Microsoft. what a burden.

I think you can buy keys through Windows Anytime Upgrade...?!? No?

Yes, I believe you are right.

but i not use the upgrade i bought the full version of Ultimate 64, how would that works for me?

Hang on here? 5 Computers but can't afford the price of an upgrade to Win 7?
Don't upgrade. That's the easy answer.......M$ ain't a charitable trust.
What are you running on all 5 PC's that need Win 7?
What a bumma' I can't get Win 7 to run on my £800 laptop without buying a licence. Go figure?

When you bought the first PC did the other 4 come free? Don't think so !!!

Jinker

This is the best deal, no longer offered by MS but apparently copies remaining from here:

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack Upgrade Version For 3 Users by Office Depot

You don't need Ultimate if you aren't using Bitlocker or hosting Remote Desktop.

jinker said:

Hang on here? 5 Computers but can't afford the price of an upgrade to Win 7?
Don't upgrade. That's the easy answer.......M$ ain't a charitable trust.
What are you running on all 5 PC's that need Win 7?
What a bumma' I can't get Win 7 to run on my £800 laptop without buying a licence. Go figure?

When you bought the first PC did the other 4 come free? Don't think so !!!

Jinker

not all pcs are mine, i said home, they are family pcs. not any of them are new. i not talk about buying upgrades but thank anyway.

MS policy has always been buy one license per computer.
There are a lot of urban legends such as "you can have it installed on two computers, you just can't use them both at the same time, etc." or other BS like that.

Microsoft, as well as other companies..have just sharpened their skills when it comes to knowing how many times a product has been activated and/or how many different computers you've installed it on.

As said, volume licensing is available to corporate customers...not home end users.
Legitimate students are often offered deep discounts on Microsoft Products as well...

Asking Microsoft to give you one Key/Serial to work on 5 different computers is like you taking your car key out to a parking lot and expecting it to open 5 different vehicles and let you get in and drive them....
Just ain't happenin'.

well thanks you for the help. brother said he would help with gets the Home for mom pc since she not move good. will do other pc later.

Righto, Thanks Kari!