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    Can I install my Dell provided Windows 7 on another Dell system?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by wecaz, Feb 22, 2010.

  1. wecaz

    wecaz Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,
    I am going to receive a Dell system which includes Windows 7 Professional. Can I use this installation disc to install Windows in another Dell/non-Dell system?

    I don't know if there will be any activation issues or hardware lock or something.
     
    wecaz, Feb 22, 2010
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  2. iLLuSi0N

    iLLuSi0N Notebook Consultant

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    It is illegal to do so.
     
    iLLuSi0N, Feb 22, 2010
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  3. wecaz

    wecaz Notebook Consultant

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    Even if I own the disc and the systems :eek:
     
    wecaz, Feb 22, 2010
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  4. hardhousehead

    hardhousehead Notebook Consultant

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    Yes that is true as the version of OS that comes shipped with Laptops and PCs are OEM licenses and are only meant to be used with the product they came with.

    You can use the disk to install it on your other system and yes it will work. Not sure about Dell's OEM keys so not sure if it will activate on a non Dell system.
     
    hardhousehead, Feb 22, 2010
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  5. iLLuSi0N

    iLLuSi0N Notebook Consultant

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    Yes. The disc is purely meant to be for the system it came for. Even though you paid money for the operating system but it is illegal to install it on any other system. Since the actual amount of the OS is far more than the OEM version. That is why the disk says it is for reinstalling the os present on your system...
     
    iLLuSi0N, Feb 22, 2010
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  6. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    You can use the Dell installation media to put an OS on another machine, but it will not be activated, and you must provide your own key (and possibly have to call up MS to get it activated).
     
    Commander Wolf, Feb 22, 2010
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