W10 pro to W10 home

arciere

EveryWhere wrote: »

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The product key does not change an install of certified media to anything else.

So what would be the difference from a clean install of Windows 10 downloaded from Microsoft servers and activated with a product key bought from Microsoft for £100 to £200 or exactly the same product activated with a key purchased via eBay for £4?

I can tell you the answer. There is no difference. So your 'underground' reference is nonsensical.

That's absolutely fine, as long as you only use the key and not also a different media.

J_B

EveryWhere wrote: »

I see that you just went for the cheapest. :rotfl:

Moi?
As if!

EveryWhere wrote: »

They could not even spell 'accessories' correctly in their shop name and then there are spelling mistakes all the way through.

But, they did have 99% satisfaction on a decent number of folks, so, I thought the money was worth spending.

EveryWhere wrote: »

You of course can run a clean install of Windows 10 Pro...

Hmm, maybe, but if I can get away without, that would be simpler for me.

EveryWhere

J_B wrote: »

Moi?
As if!




But, they did have 99% satisfaction on a decent number of folks, so, I thought the money was worth spending.





Hmm, maybe, but if I can get away without, that would be simpler for me.

Actually I did notice there were some even cheaper. So you didn't go for the cheapest.

AndyPix

arciere wrote: »

I wouldn't join to my domain a computer with a Windows license that came from underground.

Why on earth not ? It's the same software regardless of the licensing method

kwikbreaks

He's maybe thinking of something activated using KMSAuto which can arrive along with some malware. I bought a refurb off eBay and after 6 months or so that lost its authentication and when I investigated I found it had been activated using that. I was unable to find any malware so I just used a key from eBay. Mine cost £3.89 at the time.

arciere

AndyPix wrote: »

Why on earth not ? It's the same software regardless of the licensing method

Because sometimes 'legit' keys are sold with their own media (that magically make them work). If all you got is a key, that's fine (but I wouldn't trust the license anyway).

EveryWhere

arciere wrote: »

Because sometimes 'legit' keys are sold with their own media (that magically make them work). If all you got is a key, that's fine (but I wouldn't trust the license anyway).

Sorry but your posts on this thread have been worse than useless. You are just making it up as you go along.

You clearly referred to a license(sic) in your first post;

I wouldn't join to my domain a computer with a Windows license that came from underground

No mention of supplied installation media.

So then you move the goalposts to talk about 'installation media', when no one has linked to or even mentioned purchasing installation media.

Then you go back to muddying the waters stating;

If all you got is a key, that's fine (but I wouldn't trust the license anyway)

What do you need to trust? It either works or it doesn't. It does not modify the software to something that cannot be trusted.

Be careful, otherwise you will cultivate a reputation for posting nonsense and no one will take you seriously.
You are getting close to that line. Perhaps you should take a break.

arciere

EveryWhere wrote: »

What do you need to trust? It either works or it doesn't. It does not modify the software to something that cannot be trusted.

Be careful, otherwise you will cultivate a reputation for posting nonsense and no one will take you seriously.
You are getting close to that line. Perhaps you should take a break.

If the key is not 'legit' (not all the keys can be transferred to a different machine), even if it activates now, it may stop working in future. Also, if you don't get a proper certificate, who tells you that the seller is not selling the same key to others? How long before it gets blacklisted? Ask Microsoft, see what they have to say about it.

In regards to my 'reputation', no need to get it from you.

EveryWhere

arciere wrote: »

If the key is not 'legit' (not all the keys can be transferred to a different machine), even if it activates now, it may stop working in future. Also, if you don't get a proper certificate, who tells you that the seller is not selling the same key to others? How long before it gets blacklisted? Ask Microsoft, see what they have to say about it.

In regards to my 'reputation', no need to get it from you.

Still moving the goalposts?

If there is a problem with the key at some point in the future and beyond any eBay warranty period and/or the seller no longer exists, you've lost £2. Purchase another.
I would rather spend £2 for a key that worked for a year or forever, than pay £200.
If Microsoft have a problem with the selling of those keys to consumers, they can target the eBay listings.

Meanwhile, your posts have been of no use nor help to the OP. That fact doesn't seem to stop you from posting.

arciere

EveryWhere wrote: »

Still moving the goalposts?

If there is a problem with the key at some point in the future and beyond any eBay warranty period and/or the seller no longer exists, you've lost £2. Purchase another.
I would rather spend £2 for a key that worked for a year or forever, than pay £200.
If Microsoft have a problem with the selling of those keys to consumers, they can target the eBay listings.

Meanwhile, your posts have been of no use nor help to the OP. That fact doesn't seem to stop you from posting.

Oh no it doesn't, that's for sure, and you seem quite happy to reply to each and every one of them.
You obviously don't work in a corporate environment, by the sound of it you've also never worked with Microsoft domains.
I can assure you that if the laptop gets joined to a domain (not saying it will), the domain administrators won't be happy that the super-expensive key that you purchased from eBay has stopped working. The £2 would be the least of their worries.
On the other hand, many of these keys are OEM keys that cannot be transferred to a different machine. It doesn't mean that it won't activate, it means that it's not legal to sell and that the key can be blocked at any time.
No problems if you do this at home with your own personal computer, but I wouldn't allow it in my domain.