Microsoft Licensing Question

[Signals]

I am going to be building a computer system from scratch pretty soon and would like to know if when I buy MS Win 7 pro, does the license agreement permit me to install it on more than one machine or reinstall if needed?

 

[YosemiteSam]

I am going to be building a computer system from scratch pretty soon and would like to know if when I buy MS Win 7 pro, does the license agreement permit me to install it on more than one machine or reinstall if needed?

One machine and yes you can reinstall it. They keep track of when you activate a license. If you activate it often, it will reject allowing you to activate it. You will need to call MS and get them to manually activate it for you.

If you install/reinstall say once every six month or so, you generally won't have a problem. It's installing the same license over and over in a short amount of time that sets off the manual activation.

1 license = 1 install. Make sure you buy it from a place like Newegg and make sure you buy the OEM license version otherwise you will spend more for you OS than you need too.

 

[JBond]

I am going to be building a computer system from scratch pretty soon and would like to know if when I buy MS Win 7 pro, does the license agreement permit me to install it on more than one machine or reinstall if needed?

Depends on the version. Most versions are a single licence. You can purchase additional licences.

You can save a bunch of money by purchasing white box OEM editions. Check microcenter.com.

http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntt=windows+7

Pro is $139

 

[Signals]

Depends on the version. Most versions are a single licence. You can purchase additional licences.

You can save a bunch of money by purchasing white box OEM editions. Check microcenter.com.

http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntt=windows+7

Pro is $139

Thanks for this info. This may very well be the route I go because I have two other PC's, one with XP, and the other with Vista I want to upgrade. The one with XP is the one MS is going to quit writing service packs for next year.

 

[NorthTexan95]

What's been stated above is correct. If you're a student or if you work for a non-profit you might be able to get it much cheaper.