Any content of an adult theme or inappropriate to a community web site. Any image, link, or discussion of nudity. Any behavior that is insulting, rude, vulgar, desecrating, or showing disrespect. Any behavior that appears to violate End user license agreements, including providing product keys or links to pirated software. Unsolicited bulk mail or bulk advertising.
Any link to or advocacy of virus, spyware, malware, or phishing sites. Any other inappropriate content or behavior as defined by the Terms of Use or Code of Conduct. Any image, link, or discussion related to child pornography, child nudity, or other child abuse or exploitation. Retail is not tied to hardware. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. With a retail copy of windows 7, you will get both the bit and bit discs but with an OEM edition, you will get either the bit edition or the bit edition and not both.
But it is important to remember that even if you get both the discs with a retail copy of windows 7, you can only install either the bit edition or the bit edition on a PC, at any time. A retail copy of windows 7 will get active support from Microsoft, from the time you activate it. But if you buy an OEM version, then you might have to fall back on the PC or laptop vendor for support.
If you had bought it for a PC that you built on you own, then you may practically get limited or no official support and you will have to fall back on the huge knowledge base available on the internet to solve any issues. The other big different is with respect to licensing. If you hold the license to a retail boxed copy of windows 7, then the ownership of the license lies with you. You can thus install it on one PC and, if you want, you can install it on a completely different PC, after uninstalling it from the computer on which it is installed.
Only a few traces of that language have survived, as in this blog post from the Microsoft Small Business Community blog. They've been replaced with a single page at Microsoft's OEM Partner Center, which tries to stomp out the idea that end users can purchase and use this software. What is Microsoft doing to clarify these terms to resellers and end-users? In addition to announcing this clarification to the System Builder channel, Microsoft is working with online retailers to post language on their websites explaining the licensing rules for OEM System Builder channel software.
Whoever was in charge of that effort has some 'splainin' to do, because no such language is available on any of the online retail sites I checked. I used Microsoft's own "decision engine" to shop for a single copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, bit edition. When I tried to search for a fully licensed copy of Windows 7 Ultimate using Bing, I couldn't find it anywhere. Following the links from those Bing results led to pages at ZipZoomfly.
None of those pages contained any licensing information not even a link to the Microsoft OEM license and none of them showed the actual product package. The listing page at Newegg. This software is intended for pre-installation on a new personal computer for resale That scenario was repeated on every site I visited. If you're confused by all this information or lack thereof , you might do what several would-be buyers did and visit Microsoft's Windows 7 forums, where you can get your questions answered by Microsoft support engineers and MVPs.
These Microsoft Answers forums generally do a good job on technical questions. But there's no guarantee you'll get a consistent or accurate answer on licensing issues. Q: I have a small company and one of my clients has asked if I could upgrade several of their computers hardware and have inquired about me updating their computers to Windows 7.
In researching pricing for Windows 7 to give an estimate on cost for their requested computer work, I see that several places offer for purchase "OEM System Builder" software. The OEM versions of Windows have been available to the general public for many, many years and have worked without problems.
If the PC on which you want to install Windows 7 originally included a license for any version of Windows, you can buy a Windows 7 upgrade license from any vendor that has the software in stock and install that upgrade on your PC. You don't need to reinstall the old operating system; if you want to perform a clean install using upgrade media, you can use the workaround I describe in this post : Boot from the upgrade media and do an installation without entering a product key.
Then use the same media to "upgrade" your brand-new installation. Follow the instructions in this post. The most expensive option is to purchase a full retail license for Windows 7. It's guaranteed to work with any PC, with no installation or licensing complications. The problem is finding this software, which Microsoft stopped selling years ago. Most online merchants today offer only OEM copies of Windows 7. All the options I described earlier apply to PCs you plan to use in the home or office.
But if you're a developer, an IT pro, or a student, you might have a completely different set of needs, including a desire to have one or more PCs running Windows 7 for testing purposes. Sadly, Microsoft ended the TechNet subscription service in But there are still useful options available to anyone who needs Windows 7 in a lab or virtual machine. Windows 7 evaluation versions are also no longer available. MSDN subscription s are specifically intended for professional software developers.
An annual subscription gives you access to a wide range of professional developer tools and pre-release products. How long should you wait before deploying Windows 10? You can choose from different levels of MSDN subscriptions. It offers full access to every client and server version of Windows going as far back as Windows 3. For a full list of available packages, see this chart. The MSDN license agreement is detailed and worth reading in full. There's an excellent summary of your rights as a subscriber here.
This paragraph is especially noteworthy:. Many MSDN subscribers use a computer for mixed use--both design, development, testing, and demonstration of your programs the use allowed under the MSDN Subscription license and some other use. Using the software in any other way, such as for doing email, playing games, or editing a document is another use and is not covered by the MSDN Subscription license. When this happens, the underlying operating system must also be licensed normally by purchasing a regular copy of Windows such as the one that came with a new OEM PC.
If you're a professional developer or designer who uses Microsoft products, MSDN subscriptions can be a bargain. If you just want cheap access to Windows 7, you have better options. If you are enrolled in a science, technology, engineering, or math department at an educational institution that subscribes to Microsoft DreamSpark Premium , you can get free software for use in your studies.
It includes server software and development tools but does not include Windows client software. To check your eligibility through these programs, register here using a school-issued email address or a code supplied by an academic institution.
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