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Old 06-03-2016, 06:22 AM   #1
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Windows question: Licenses and upgrading between editions


Hi guys, Windows question below:

I have a Windows 7 Home Basic CD that I have installed and activated in my laptop with the license number included in the CD. Additionally, I have a desktop where I need to install Windows for work. There's a website for Latin America similar to Amazon where one vendor is selling Windows 7 Ultimate licenses (it's legal, it says the vendor is a MS partner, etc.). The vendor says the license comes with download links, but my connection sucks and I doubt I will be able to download it (maybe from another location though).

My question is, would I be able to install Windows 7 Home Basic from my CD and use the license sold by this vendor to activate it and upgrade it to Win 7 Ultimate?

Thanks for any help!
 
Old 06-03-2016, 06:31 AM   #2
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I don't know if the various distribution media contain the same thing ... I doubt they do. And, if "your Internet connection sucks," I would suggest that you need "a round piece of plastic to hold in your hot little hands." I would purchase a real DVD with a license-code sticker and check the contents carefully.
 
Old 06-03-2016, 06:41 AM   #3
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Hi, thanks for your answer. I'll check the price of the DVD and compare it to the license price (the license is really cheap, so that's why I'm interested). In any case, I could buy it and use the download links from another location.

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Old 06-03-2016, 09:46 AM   #4
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Hi guys, Windows question below:

I have a Windows 7 Home Basic CD that I have installed and activated in my laptop with the license number included in the CD. Additionally, I have a desktop where I need to install Windows for work. There's a website for Latin America similar to Amazon where one vendor is selling Windows 7 Ultimate licenses (it's legal, it says the vendor is a MS partner, etc.). The vendor says the license comes with download links, but my connection sucks and I doubt I will be able to download it (maybe from another location though).

My question is, would I be able to install Windows 7 Home Basic from my CD and use the license sold by this vendor to activate it and upgrade it to Win 7 Ultimate?

Thanks for any help!
AFAICR, Home and Ultimate licenses are not the same.
The Ultimate Edition license may not work the the Home Edition.
 
Old 06-03-2016, 10:21 AM   #5
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AFAICR, Home and Ultimate licenses are not the same.
The Ultimate Edition license may not work the the Home Edition.
Indeed, I asked the vendor and he said I had to upgrade to Ultimate first before using the license. I finally bought the license as it's much cheaper than buying the retail CD/DVD and it comes with download links form MS (didn't know MS provided download links for Windows. Haven't received them yet; the vendor said he will send the license and the links during the day). I will download it from a relative's home and burn it to a CD/DVD.

Thanks for your help, guys.

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Old 06-03-2016, 11:35 AM   #6
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Glad it worked out.
 
Old 06-03-2016, 11:41 AM   #7
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Dunno ... this might be "the download generation," but I still like a thing.
 
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Well you could also create usb drives too, maybe thats a good option for next time as they tend to be more reliable than dvd's for any OS windows included.
 
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Well you could also create usb drives too, maybe thats a good option for next time as they tend to be more reliable than dvd's for any OS windows included.
Thanks. Yes, that's what I'm planning to do apart from backing the Windows image in my external HDD.

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