Activate Retail version with OEM key?
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From: Gordon on 3 Jan 2010 08:49 I'm having an argument on the Windows 7 forums with someone who is insisting that it is possible to install and activate a RETAIL copy of Windows 7 using an OEM Product key. Is this possible? Has it EVER been possible? Either in XP or Vista? If it IS possible, does anyone have an MS page that says this is possible?
From: DL on 3 Jan 2010 09:04 The key is specific to the version of win A generic MS oem key may work but a maker specific oem key wont "Gordon" <gordonbparker(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23k5nauHjKHA.5596(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > I'm having an argument on the Windows 7 forums with someone who is > insisting that it is possible to install and activate a RETAIL copy of > Windows 7 using an OEM Product key. > Is this possible? > Has it EVER been possible? Either in XP or Vista? > If it IS possible, does anyone have an MS page that says this is possible?
From: Daave on 3 Jan 2010 10:31 Gordon wrote: > I'm having an argument on the Windows 7 forums with someone who is > insisting that it is possible to install and activate a RETAIL copy > of Windows 7 using an OEM Product key. > Is this possible? > Has it EVER been possible? Either in XP or Vista? > If it IS possible, does anyone have an MS page that says this is > possible? Although it's not possible, it *is* possible to use a Retail CD and create an OEM CD out of it, using this method: http://www.thetechguide.com/howto/setuppini.html Then simply use the OEM CD with the OEM Product Key. (Of course, per the EULA, you are only permitted to do this on the same PC.)
From: Gordon on 3 Jan 2010 10:52 Daave wrote: > Gordon wrote: >> I'm having an argument on the Windows 7 forums with someone who is >> insisting that it is possible to install and activate a RETAIL copy >> of Windows 7 using an OEM Product key. >> Is this possible? >> Has it EVER been possible? Either in XP or Vista? >> If it IS possible, does anyone have an MS page that says this is >> possible? > > Although it's not possible, it *is* possible to use a Retail CD and > create an OEM CD out of it, Thanks. That's not what the argument is about - it's about installing from a RETAIL DVD and then activating it using an OEM product key, which I maintain is impossible.
From: Daave on 3 Jan 2010 11:02
Gordon wrote: > Daave wrote: >> Gordon wrote: >>> I'm having an argument on the Windows 7 forums with someone who is >>> insisting that it is possible to install and activate a RETAIL copy >>> of Windows 7 using an OEM Product key. >>> Is this possible? >>> Has it EVER been possible? Either in XP or Vista? >>> If it IS possible, does anyone have an MS page that says this is >>> possible? >> >> Although it's not possible, it *is* possible to use a Retail CD and >> create an OEM CD out of it, > > Thanks. That's not what the argument is about - it's about installing > from a RETAIL DVD and then activating it using an OEM product key, > which I maintain is impossible. You are correct. The type of key needs to match the type of OS installation. So one would need a retail key for a retail disk. But using my example above, you can certainly activate using an OEM key. Of course, you would be using an OEM installation disk, too. :-) |