On Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 12:10:53 PM UTC-4, yreb-qusw wrote: > On 06/25/2017 04:07 AM, Unman wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 04:51:36PM -1000, yreb-qusw wrote: > >> forgive me , if this seems off topic. but, somehow I need to have a > >> working > >> version of windows that doesn't require me to reboot preferably. And i've > >> been looking around, for this answer , but maybe someone else here might > >> know: > >> > >> I have a windows 7 license that came preinstalled on an old desktop, I then > >> used that license on a laptop reinstall, for win7, I then upgraded and > >> have been using win10 on the laptop, is the original win7 license likely > >> now invalid? as it was upgraded to win10 which uses a different system? > >> > >> Because I guess I need win7 to use in a Qubes VM ; and further, the > >> win10 is still installed on the 1st partitions of the laptop, though I am > >> at a loss how to boot it, as you can see in my other post. > >> > >> If I can't dual boot the win10 with Qubes on this InsydeH20 Bios , I > >> may > >> have to go reinstall win10 and not use Qubes on the laptop , hmmm > > > > In the arcane world of Windows licensing, the Windows7 on your laptop > > was almost certainly not licensed, and therefore your Windows10 isnt > > either. > > Even if it had been licensed properly, it now wouldnt be. > > > > This doesnt mean that you might not be able to install 7 and pass online > > licensing. > > > thx, so what I am afraid of , is say, I "edit GRUB" and do get the win10 > (that was already installed before Qubes) working correctly, since the > win10 upgrade was based on the original win7 license (from an old > desktop), then If I were to go and download a win7.iso (which seems to > require the original code before allowing download), to install in a > Qubes VM, THEN, that would invalidate the currently installed win10 on > the other partition, if you follow ? > > I may not be allowed to have win7 in a Qubes VM and win10 on a > partition on the same laptop that trace back to the same original > license ? :)
I don't think so. But call Microsoft to double check. Go to live chat. They might transfer the license to the vm, worth a try to ask. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/2465befb-f6f6-4a55-b179-5d2a73fbbe09%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
