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Originally Posted by SnoopZ
as the upgrade is said to kill the license from windows 7.
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Yes it does - whilst you are using the upgraded W8 install that was validated by the W7 licence
Uninstall the W8 upgrade, and the W7 licence becomes valid again. For instance:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/what-...ensing_p3/1514
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As the table on the first page indicates, you can transfer a retail upgrade license to a new PC. This fact confuses some people. Remember that the PC on which you install the upgrade must have a qualifying license first. So if you buy a new PC with an OEM Windows license, you can remove your retail upgrade from the old PC (restoring its original, un-upgraded Windows edition) and install your retail upgrade on the new PC. This is covered in Section 17 of the Windows 7 license:
You may transfer the software and install it on another computer for your use. That computer becomes the licensed computer. You may not do so to share this license between computers.
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