Re: OT: Difference between OEM and Retail Windows 7

2014-09-12 Thread Nathan England
On Friday, September 12, 2014 01:53:05 PM Mark Phillips wrote: > Is there any reason not to buy the OEM version of Windows 7 from Amazon and > install in as a virtual OS on my Linux laptop? > > http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-System-Builder-Packaging/dp/B00H09BB16 > /ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1

Re: OT: Difference between OEM and Retail Windows 7

2014-09-12 Thread Bryan O'Neal
I have always done OEM so I am not sure what retail provides. Also if you want to transfer the OEM license just call them and say you had to replace a dead hard drive. On Sep 12, 2014 1:53 PM, "Mark Phillips" wrote: > Is there any reason not to buy the OEM version of Windows 7 from Amazon > and i

OT: Difference between OEM and Retail Windows 7

2014-09-12 Thread Mark Phillips
Is there any reason not to buy the OEM version of Windows 7 from Amazon and install in as a virtual OS on my Linux laptop? http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-System-Builder-Packaging/dp/B00H09BB16/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410554262&sr=8-1&keywords=windows+home+premium Amazon just says that the

Re: Installfest related question

2014-09-12 Thread Stephen Partington
If you use the same licence of windows on the machine you are running the VM on you are OK. you can read up on the following link for more information. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/briefs/win8-virtual.aspx On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 7:29 AM, wrote: > > I recently bought a Del

Re: Installfest related question

2014-09-12 Thread techlists
I recently bought a Dell laptop that came with win7. I started it and did some testing as I recall. So I launched the Win7. I then replaced win7 with Mint 17 KDE. I need access to windows and would like to run a copy of Win7 in a VM if possible. It is my understanding that running window