Transfering OEM win8 to Mac ?

nutella

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Hi , I will be getting a macbook and I heard that you can install windows on the mac , So I was wondering that , Is it possible for you to transfer the windows 8 oem from my current desktop , to the macbook which I will get later ?

thanks.
 
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Right. Then you can't use that same license on another PC. And a VM or dual boot on a Mac counts as 'another PC'.

USAFRet

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Was this preinstalled? If so, no. It is licensed for that original hardware.

If not preinstalled...as in you bought it and you installed it, you can probably install that on a different device. In this case a VM within the Mac system.
But that invalidates the install on your original desktop. Rendering it useless until you install another OS.

To your basic question...either way, no, not really.

One license, one PC.
 


And you know what that boils down to? Microsoft = Greedy LOL
By the way, I was AF too. :) Armament on the A-10
 

nutella

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But I thought windows 8 oem can be transferred to another PC ?
 

nutella

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Its not preinstalled I brought it and installed it in my pc
Awww... Okay
 

USAFRet

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That completely depends on how you obtained it.
If you bought it, and you installed it, yes. Transfer it to whatever.
If preinstalled, no.

Click through and read the relevant licensing here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/IntellectualProperty/UseTerms/Default.aspx

As always, one PC at a time.
 

nutella

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So, since i brought it and installed it, It is possible for me to transfer to another PC right ?
 


Has to be a full system build version. Otherwise, when in the new computer it will be seen as an unauthorized copy.
 

USAFRet

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Right. Then you can't use that same license on another PC. And a VM or dual boot on a Mac counts as 'another PC'.
 
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nutella

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Okay thanks for answering my question :) !
 

USAFRet

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What I meant by that is you can't use it at the same time. You can use that license on a different PC (or VM or dual boot), but only if you don't also use on the original PC.

It is transferable, but only one PC at a time.