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January 12th, 2013 06:00
Using Windows 7 reinstall disk in new Dell PC
I'm thinking of buying a new Dell desktop but not interested in Windows 8. With my current Dell desktop I have the Windows 7 OEM disk for reinstallation. Could I use that disk to install Windows 7 on a new Dell PC (or maybe even just a partition of it) or will it refuse to install because it's a different machine?
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Philip_Yip
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January 12th, 2013 08:00
To legally do this your system needs to purchase the system with a Windows 8 Professional license and your Dell Windows 7 Reinstallation DVD needs to be Windows 7 Professional. It won't work with the Home version. Its probably best to have the 64 bit version in both cases.
http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en-gb/licensing/sblicensing/pages/downgrade_rights.aspx#fbid=Y1ksTuIBBrx
The XPS 8500 is a good model to do this with. I would ask the sales representative on the Live Sales Help/Chat to confirm with you that you can get a Windows 7 Professional Reinstallation DVD sent out to you when you order the system with Windows 8 Professional and to confirm a price if any for the reinstallation DVD as technical support as they have been charging quite a high price for a Reinstallation DVD in some cases.
Mary G
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January 13th, 2013 09:00
It might install but it cannot be activated since the activation key belongs to the original computer. Rather than go through the expense and trouble of buying win 8 pro and installing win 7 professional, you should give win 8 a try first. Don't believe all the hype--negative and positive-- until you try it yourself. It's a good operating system especially on a brand new computer optimized for it. Most problems are with upgrades on older computers and hardware.
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January 13th, 2013 10:00