Win7 OEM disks
I have read where OEM WIN7 disks are tied to the original computer and can never be reinstalled to another motherboard. Out of curiosity is this a just "licensing issue" or will the activation key si...
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while not legal, it's often possible.
read your end-user license agreement, you did not "buy" windows with that original computer, you bought a license to run windows on that exact computer.
the only license that are transferable are retail (boxed copy for example) or volume-licensed (enterprise level stuff). oem and system-builder licenses are non transferable, been that way for a long time.
i point this out not to chastise but simply to highlight how ridiculous software licensing is/has become.
read your end-user license agreement, you did not "buy" windows with that original computer, you bought a license to run windows on that exact computer.
the only license that are transferable are retail (boxed copy for example) or volume-licensed (enterprise level stuff). oem and system-builder licenses are non transferable, been that way for a long time.
i point this out not to chastise but simply to highlight how ridiculous software licensing is/has become.
