Solved What versions are included on retail media?

Gilgamesh

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Hello,
I want to have access to media to for both the Home and Pro editions (currently I do have Pro from upgrade downloads from Microsoft) and I have decided to purchase a new retail DVD/Licence to get them.
However I would be wanting a new Pro licence rather than Home so my question is - Does the retail DVD in Australia for Pro also include installation for Home (subject to a legitimate licence key)?
The Home edition would certainly have Pro so that a quick upgrade could be done with Microsoft but I don't know if the Pro edition DVD would also do Home.

I also have a second question. I have a new Dell laptop which came with OEM 8.1. I've used Belarc Advisor to extract the existing Licence key. Could I use the retail DVD to re-install the Dell minus all the Dell bloatware? I've seen comments about needing to use generic keys so I can do that and change my licence key to my OEM key afterwards. But I want to make sure there there would be no issue with my OEM key in the BIOS and installing using retail media.

Thank You
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win XP, Win 7, Win 8, Win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core I7 3930K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce GT 630
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x ViewSonic VX2370
1) YES, both are on the shop Retail DVD.

2) You can order clean install DVD from Dell.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
I've seen comments about needing to use generic keys so I can do that and change my licence key to my OEM key afterwards.

You don't need to use generic key, if you have OEM computer with UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8.1 product key. Windows 8.1 setup will pick the key from UEFI firmware.

Could I use the retail DVD to re-install the Dell minus all the Dell bloatware?

Yes.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G580
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3230M
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, standard user account
    Other Info
    UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8 product key.
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