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iwooll
iwooll Posts: 2 Newbie
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Hi.

I wonder if anybody can answer my question.

I have ordered a new laptop and intend to wipe the hard drive and install Ubuntu before activating the windows license. If I do this, am I able to install the copy of Windows on another pc?

Anybody know?

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  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    yes u can ! sometimes does depend on the oem license or retail/oem version. but yes u can ! u will have the MS product key?
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

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  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    oh , and welcome to the mse :wave: ////
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • richard9991
    richard9991 Posts: 1,618 Forumite
    iwooll wrote: »
    Hi.

    I wonder if anybody can answer my question.

    I have ordered a new laptop and intend to wipe the hard drive and install Ubuntu before activating the windows license. If I do this, am I able to install the copy of Windows on another pc?

    Anybody know?
    windows will prob already be installed and backed up on the hd so doubt you will get windows disk with lap top
  • RobTang
    RobTang Posts: 1,064 Forumite
    iwooll wrote: »
    Hi.

    I wonder if anybody can answer my question.

    I have ordered a new laptop and intend to wipe the hard drive and install Ubuntu before activating the windows license. If I do this, am I able to install the copy of Windows on another pc?

    Anybody know?

    It will almost certainly come with an OEM licence, legally this type of licence is not tranferable between computers.

    in reality you can activate the oem key 3 or 4 times on different machines before it locks.
  • I_luv_cats
    I_luv_cats Posts: 14,453 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I managed to re-use win xp on another pc where the other packed up.


    It took hours as I had to download/install all the latest sp/updates.
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    iwooll wrote: »
    Hi.

    I wonder if anybody can answer my question.

    I have ordered a new laptop and intend to wipe the hard drive and install Ubuntu before activating the windows license. If I do this, am I able to install the copy of Windows on another pc?

    Anybody know?

    No. It is an OEM version licenced to that manufacturer. You will find that it states the manufacturers name on the licence sticker.

    You can however return it to the retailer for a refund of the Windows licence if you do not use it and boot the machine from the Ubuntu CD.
  • iwooll
    iwooll Posts: 2 Newbie
    Hammyman wrote: »
    No. It is an OEM version licenced to that manufacturer. You will find that it states the manufacturers name on the licence sticker.

    You can however return it to the retailer for a refund of the Windows licence if you do not use it and boot the machine from the Ubuntu CD.

    Interesting. Thanks
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    More here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_refund
  • flexrider
    flexrider Posts: 745 Forumite
    Why dont you just partional(split up) the drive and install ubuntu on that? what i have done and have always done with Distos of lunix such as for example Centos 5.5 with windows 2003 on the other space on my server or fedora. That case if your machine goes wrong and devolops any faults you can simply reset back as one disk and restore.
    "MSE Money saving challenges..8/12/13 3,500 saved so far :j" p.s if i been helpfully please leave me a thank you but seek official advice at all times from a pro
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