Windows 7 family pack

Does the Windows 7 family pack allow you to upgrade the mobo or throw
out one machine and put it on a new one?

On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:12:39 -0500, Metspitzer
wrote:

Does the Windows 7 family pack allow you to upgrade the mobo or throw
out one machine and put it on a new one?

My question should have been.....is the family pack restricted in
anyway?

"Metspitzer" wrote in message
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Does the Windows 7 family pack allow you to upgrade the mobo or throw
out one machine and put it on a new one?

As it is a retail package, yes. It's transferable as much as you want so
long as it's within terms of the retail license. As to your other question,
it's restricted to 3 active licenses at one time. If you uninstall it and
and reinstall on another system, or do a hardware upgrade requiring
reactivation it may take a phone call to Microsoft. Or it may not. I did a
complete reinstall within one week of the original install on one of my home
systems after replacing the primary HDD and changing the CPU. Did not
require a phone call. Just activated online normally. All three licenses
were already activated when I did this.

On 12/20/2009 3:14 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:12:39 -0500,
wrote:

Does the Windows 7 family pack allow you to upgrade the mobo or throw
out one machine and put it on a new one?

My question should have been.....is the family pack restricted in
anyway?

Only restriction is it is no longer offered by Microsoft.

On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:03:24 -0600, Frank wrote:

On 12/20/2009 3:14 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:12:39 -0500,
wrote:

Does the Windows 7 family pack allow you to upgrade the mobo or throw
out one machine and put it on a new one?

My question should have been.....is the family pack restricted in
anyway?

Only restriction is it is no longer offered by Microsoft.

The cheapest version of the Family Pack I have found is he
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc... ecifications

This says (Upgrade from XP or Vista) So this pack could not be used
with a new built machine.
I also see they have it as # Temporarily unavailable

An upgrade is not as good a deal as a student copy

Thanks

Only restriction is it is no longer offered by Microsoft.

True...I see the usual kind hearted private sellers on Amazon are reselling
them at double the cost or more.

On 12/20/2009 3:14 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:12:39 -0500,
wrote:

Does the Windows 7 family pack allow you to upgrade the mobo or throw
out one machine and put it on a new one?

My question should have been.....is the family pack restricted in
anyway?


The bigger question should be can you even FIND the family pack anymore?
I heard it wasn't available anymore.