Ol Smoke Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I am in the process of building some PC's for some friends and found out that Windows 7 and 8 OEM installation disks are a one time installation on a PC. When did this rule get applied? Every version of Windows 7 and 8 can only be installed into PC with that specific motherboard. If you change the MB, that serial number you used will not work again. How is Microsoft getting away with this? Didn't anyone speak up? Am I the only one noticing this rule? I called my OEM supplier in Portland and they said it was true. But that there is a way to get an activation key if you call them. In most cases, they will give you an activation on the second MB, but no other after that. I changed MB's four times on my XP install and no problem. On the last two, I just called it in. This is BS. Quote
Chameleon Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 This is something that has actually been around for a while.. Dell use to do MB specific OEMs all the time.. I am not sure about work arounds, but I know back in the xp days PC manufactures DELL/Gateway (A couple that I know for sure) did this all the time. Quote
Ol Smoke Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 I knew about the DELL, HP, thing but I am talking about straight from MS, original OEM disks, that are sold to independent builders. I called Best Buy and found out that even the OTC full version (non-OEM) is like this. This is stupid. This means that MS thinks your MB is going to last 5 years. This is just a ploy to make you buy another OS. This is BS all the way. This is like Chevy or someone telling you, that you can't replace the computer in your car if it is damaged within 2 years. You have to buy another car, because of software restrictions. Would you go for that? This is something that has actually been around for a while.. Dell use to do MB specific OEMs all the time.. I am not sure about work arounds, but I know back in the xp days PC manufactures DELL/Gateway (A couple that I know for sure) did this all the time. Quote
Leader RedBaird Posted January 8, 2015 Leader Posted January 8, 2015 You are actually getting a price-cut deal, similar to Original Equipment Manufacturers, but not as good as somebody installing thousands of Win OS's. I paid full price for this Win 7 Pro for just that reason, in case this computer flakes-out, burns up or gets a lightning power surge. Hmm, I just realized that I would still be SOL if somebody stole this unit out of my house, unless I install some kind of remote kill-the-OS security program. Hmm. I would not like to have the program misfire while it is still on my desk, though! Quote
Crazyshot Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 The other way is find a window7 activator on the web. Quote
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