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If you bought a machine that came with Windows 8, that key is in the BIOS. Use whatever media you can get your hands on. I would challenge Microsoft to prove which media you used to install the OS on the machine that you bought which came with a legal license.
As long as you aren't going from say 8 standard to 8 pro, and you aren't using some type of activation hack mechanism to get your machine to activate then you are pretty much just fine as far as Microsoft is concerned. The EULA is a bunch of "legal-ese"
As long as you aren't going from say 8 standard to 8 pro, and you aren't using some type of activation hack mechanism to get your machine to activate then you are pretty much just fine as far as Microsoft is concerned. The EULA is a bunch of "legal-ese"
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 7
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Self-Built in July 2009
- CPU
- Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
- Memory
- 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 23" Acer x233H
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
- PSU
- Corsair 620HX modular
- Case
- Antec P182
- Cooling
- stock
- Keyboard
- ABS M1 Mechanical
- Mouse
- Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 15/2 cable modem
- Other Info
- Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
If your install media uses the embedded key to install the same version it shipped with what's the big deal. If you were to go out and actually buy a new Retail DVD off of the shelf or online, its going to read and use the embedded code automatically, you don't get a choice. Microsoft did that on purpose, is that illegal, I don't think so.