Re: [H] two drives, two OSs, one PC
OK Chris but my concern is that after I install Win10 on a separate mSATA and if it works...take it out and put back the legit Windows 8 Pro Media Center mSATA will that dive/OS be unaffected by the Win10 install OR will my BIOS somehow ONLY be linked to Win10 PRO mSATA At 03:17 PM 7/5/2019, you wrote: If it were a business environment I would say don't do it you're breaking the license. In an home environment... well, you're breaking the license, but frankly MS won't care. From a purely legal standpoint, once you convert the license to activate windows 10 it's no longer a valid license for windows 8. From a purely legal standpoint, while the upgrade still works fine, the free version bump stopped being available from MS sometime in 2017. Just because it activates doesn't mean it's licensed. On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 3:56 PM Winterlight wrote: > I read on PC World that is still possible to use a Retail Windows 7 > or 8 PRO key to clean install free to Windows 10. I had a mini > computer running windows 7 pro so I tried it and so far it seems to > have worked. Windows 10 Accepted the key and installed. Of course I > won't be sure for a couple of months ... I might get a message from > MS at any time. > > However, since that worked I am thinking of using another windows 8 > PRO 64 bit key I purchased direct from MS and never used. I have > another mini computer that is running windows 8 Media Center. I don't > want to loose it quite yet and I do not want to dual boot so my plan > is to remove the mSTATA drive from the LIVA mini PC and put in a new > bigger mSTATA drive and then use my unused Win8 Pro key to install > Win10 pro. Once I do that I will have win10 pro registered to the > BIOS and it should be good for life. Then, for the time being I put > my Win 8 with media center mSATA drive back in.When I am ready to > make the move to Win10 all I have to do is put the Win10 mSata drive > back in. Or is it that simple. > > My only concern is that MS won't allow me to go back to my old mSATA > with Win8 media center even though the Win 10 mSata was installed > with a different Win 8 Pro key. What does the collective think...safe > to do ... maybe ...won't know till I try it? > >
Re: [H] two drives, two OSs, one PC
If it were a business environment I would say don't do it you're breaking the license. In an home environment... well, you're breaking the license, but frankly MS won't care. >From a purely legal standpoint, once you convert the license to activate windows 10 it's no longer a valid license for windows 8. >From a purely legal standpoint, while the upgrade still works fine, the free version bump stopped being available from MS sometime in 2017. Just because it activates doesn't mean it's licensed. On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 3:56 PM Winterlight wrote: > I read on PC World that is still possible to use a Retail Windows 7 > or 8 PRO key to clean install free to Windows 10. I had a mini > computer running windows 7 pro so I tried it and so far it seems to > have worked. Windows 10 Accepted the key and installed. Of course I > won't be sure for a couple of months ... I might get a message from > MS at any time. > > However, since that worked I am thinking of using another windows 8 > PRO 64 bit key I purchased direct from MS and never used. I have > another mini computer that is running windows 8 Media Center. I don't > want to loose it quite yet and I do not want to dual boot so my plan > is to remove the mSTATA drive from the LIVA mini PC and put in a new > bigger mSTATA drive and then use my unused Win8 Pro key to install > Win10 pro. Once I do that I will have win10 pro registered to the > BIOS and it should be good for life. Then, for the time being I put > my Win 8 with media center mSATA drive back in.When I am ready to > make the move to Win10 all I have to do is put the Win10 mSata drive > back in. Or is it that simple. > > My only concern is that MS won't allow me to go back to my old mSATA > with Win8 media center even though the Win 10 mSata was installed > with a different Win 8 Pro key. What does the collective think...safe > to do ... maybe ...won't know till I try it? > >
[H] two drives, two OSs, one PC
I read on PC World that is still possible to use a Retail Windows 7 or 8 PRO key to clean install free to Windows 10. I had a mini computer running windows 7 pro so I tried it and so far it seems to have worked. Windows 10 Accepted the key and installed. Of course I won't be sure for a couple of months ... I might get a message from MS at any time. However, since that worked I am thinking of using another windows 8 PRO 64 bit key I purchased direct from MS and never used. I have another mini computer that is running windows 8 Media Center. I don't want to loose it quite yet and I do not want to dual boot so my plan is to remove the mSTATA drive from the LIVA mini PC and put in a new bigger mSTATA drive and then use my unused Win8 Pro key to install Win10 pro. Once I do that I will have win10 pro registered to the BIOS and it should be good for life. Then, for the time being I put my Win 8 with media center mSATA drive back in.When I am ready to make the move to Win10 all I have to do is put the Win10 mSata drive back in. Or is it that simple. My only concern is that MS won't allow me to go back to my old mSATA with Win8 media center even though the Win 10 mSata was installed with a different Win 8 Pro key. What does the collective think...safe to do ... maybe ...won't know till I try it?
