It'll work fine. On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 5:57 PM Winterlight <[email protected]> wrote:
> > OK Chris but my concern is that after I install Win10 on a separate > mSATA and if it works...take it out and put back the legit Windows 8 > Pro Media Center mSATA will that dive/OS be unaffected by the Win10 > install OR will my BIOS somehow ONLY be linked to Win10 PRO mSATA > > > At 03:17 PM 7/5/2019, you wrote: > >If it were a business environment I would say don't do it you're breaking > >the license. In an home environment... well, you're breaking the license, > >but frankly MS won't care. > > > > From a purely legal standpoint, once you convert the license to activate > >windows 10 it's no longer a valid license for windows 8. > > > > From a purely legal standpoint, while the upgrade still works fine, the > >free version bump stopped being available from MS sometime in 2017. Just > >because it activates doesn't mean it's licensed. > > > >On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 3:56 PM Winterlight <[email protected]> > >wrote: > > > > > I read on PC World that is still possible to use a Retail Windows 7 > > > or 8 PRO key to clean install free to Windows 10. I had a mini > > > computer running windows 7 pro so I tried it and so far it seems to > > > have worked. Windows 10 Accepted the key and installed. Of course I > > > won't be sure for a couple of months ... I might get a message from > > > MS at any time. > > > > > > However, since that worked I am thinking of using another windows 8 > > > PRO 64 bit key I purchased direct from MS and never used. I have > > > another mini computer that is running windows 8 Media Center. I don't > > > want to loose it quite yet and I do not want to dual boot so my plan > > > is to remove the mSTATA drive from the LIVA mini PC and put in a new > > > bigger mSTATA drive and then use my unused Win8 Pro key to install > > > Win10 pro. Once I do that I will have win10 pro registered to the > > > BIOS and it should be good for life. Then, for the time being I put > > > my Win 8 with media center mSATA drive back in.When I am ready to > > > make the move to Win10 all I have to do is put the Win10 mSata drive > > > back in. Or is it that simple. > > > > > > My only concern is that MS won't allow me to go back to my old mSATA > > > with Win8 media center even though the Win 10 mSata was installed > > > with a different Win 8 Pro key. What does the collective think...safe > > > to do ... maybe ...won't know till I try it? > > > > > > > >
