I sell my PC and make a new one from parts. Can I keep my license ?

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    caperjack said:
    oh, maybe I will opt out to see what happens
    You can always opt back in if the watermark doesn't go away. 10240 had no watermark or detectable expiry date. That sparked the "is it the RTM build debate". You weren't supposed to be activated unless you originally di an upgrade from a qualifying OS but I think a few slipped through the cracks and stayed activated.
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    Marron said:
    Nope. I'm not. I'm just going to sell my PC somewhere in October (a kid's father wants to give his son a good gaming PC for his birthday, so he asked me to sell mine) and then I'll buy a new one. Building a PC is always fun, and it's a good opportunity to try out water cooling. And just to note, I'm already grateful enough to Microsoft to not pirate their OS anytime soon. They let me be an insider, and I learned a lot of cool stuff in that time-frame, (commands like sfc /scannow, or how to move files from command line when explorer got completely corrupted, installed the OS many times in many different ways, upgrades, clean installs, played with buggy versions of windows, installed the most stable versions on friend's computers etc.), and what's more, they gave me free licenses for a bunch of computers: my PC, my laptop, my mum's PC, one of my best friend's laptop and that kid's old laptop. So I'll buy a retail version to say 'thanks' (and to activate my new PC, of course, even if it's expensive).


    Now @alphanumeric
    I wonder why you didn't say anything about the topic though.
    Say anything about what in particular?
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    alphanumeric said:
    You can always opt back in if the watermark doesn't go away. 10240 had no watermark or detectable expiry date. That sparked the "is it the RTM build debate". You weren't supposed to be activated unless you originally di an upgrade from a qualifying OS but I think a few slipped through the cracks and stayed activated.
    ok, mine is now showing watermark of 10532 ,and its a clean install done long before the release and not an upgrade
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    Marron said:
    @alphanumeric
    I do have a retail key, but I have no idea how to use it. It's the key that came with my laptop. When I installed Windows 10 (Technical Preview) on my laptop I wiped it's SSD so I don't use it any more, but it's still written near my laptop's battery.
    But when I checked that key on Microsoft's website I get this:

    Attachment 35194
    EDIT: On a note, it's a Win7 PRO key.
    Is that the Windows 7 software download site? http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/softw...nload/windows7 It never worked for me? If it's the key on the COA sticker, its an OEM key, and that's why that message tells you to contact the manufacturer.
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       #75

    caperjack said:
    ok, mine is now showing watermark of 10532 ,and its a clean install done long before the release and not an upgrade
    Mine has no watermark, and shows 'Windows is activated' since 21st of July, when the 10240 upgrade came in. And it's the same on all 3 machines in my house. You might have missed an upgrade or something ...
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    alphanumeric said:
    Is that the Windows 7 software download site? http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/softw...nload/windows7 It never worked for me? If it's the key on the COA sticker, its an OEM key, and that's why that message tells you to contact the manufacturer.
    It's here:
    Windows 7
    I sell my PC and make a new one from parts. Can I keep my license ?-faty6w2.png
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    caperjack said:
    ok, mine is now showing watermark of 10532 ,and its a clean install done long before the release and not an upgrade
    I don't think it will work with 10532, Microsoft changed the rules when the Consumer release came out. https://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwi...w-build-10525/ No more free rides.
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    Marron said:
    It's here:
    Windows 7
    I sell my PC and make a new one from parts. Can I keep my license ?-faty6w2.png
    Yeah, that's the site. Looks like it rejects OEM keys. I couldn't even do a download with a Retail key, all I got was error messages. The Digital River downloads have been pulled so I don't know of another official download site. Other than MSDN, but you need a subscription to download from there. I have one so that's where I get my ISO's.
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    alphanumeric said:
    I don't think it will work with 10532, Microsoft changed the rules when the Consumer release came out. https://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwi...w-build-10525/ No more free rides.
    Shouldn't 10525 be after 10240 ? If so, he should have received the free license ...

    alphanumeric said:
    Yeah, that's the site. Looks like it rejects OEM keys. I couldn't even do a download with a Retail key, all I got was error messages. The Digital River downloads have been pulled so I don't know of another official download site. Other than MSDN, but you need a subscription to download from there. I have one so that's where I get my ISO's.
    I happen to have a Win7 PRO ISO from a 3rd party site I downloaded a while ago, dunno if I should trust that or not, but if my key is a OEM key, will it work on a new PC ?
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    sn00ker said:
    You don't have to take the expensive route if money is an issue . I would instead try to buy an oem version of either windows 7 pro/ultimate or windows 8 pro and then get the free upgrade to windows 10 pro . It much cheaper and you can re install windows 10 as many times as you like on your new computer . The only advantage for getting a retail version is if you're planning to transfer that windows on a new computer again, and again and again and so on
    Hopefully, money won't be an issue in a few months or so, 'cause I got my first job at a nice company (I'm turning 19 at the end of this month)
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