In December, I purchased Windows 8 pro to put on my laptop, which had previously run Windows 7. I bought the full retail box edition, as far as I can tell, as the box simply says "Windows 8 Pro" on the front, not "upgrade," and it has both a product key plus 32/64-bit DVDs inside.
I decided, however, that I didn't like it on my laptop, and so I used its recovery partition to re-install Windows 7. I'm going to be building a brand new desktop soon to replace my i7-940 setup, so my question is this: can I use the same product key that I got with my Windows 8 pro box, or do I need to buy a new one? I'd hope that since this product key isn't in use, it should be reusable, but I head that Windows 8 changed some things as far as licensing goes.
I decided, however, that I didn't like it on my laptop, and so I used its recovery partition to re-install Windows 7. I'm going to be building a brand new desktop soon to replace my i7-940 setup, so my question is this: can I use the same product key that I got with my Windows 8 pro box, or do I need to buy a new one? I'd hope that since this product key isn't in use, it should be reusable, but I head that Windows 8 changed some things as far as licensing goes.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-940
- Memory
- 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- GeForce GTX 480
- Browser
- Firefox