Upgrading from OEM Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 8 Pro Student

[Bolyki Gyorgy]

First of all, I have bought a laptop like 2 years ago, which included an OEM Windows 7 home premium. No discs, just the key and the preinstalled windows. I used that laptop for a bit, then I had deadpixel problems and the whole laptop was going down somehow. So I took it back to the store, they asked if I would like a new laptop or my money refunded. I have choosen the 2nd. But before I took back my laptop, I made a photo of the serial on it for windows 7. (I know these machines are going to be destroyed or refurbished, and none would use that serial again) I waited a few months, and bought a 17' MacBook Pro. I need MS office, so I split up my HDD, and installed windows 7 home premium on it, with the OEM serial I got earlier. It all installed fine, the only problem I had was that I had to activate it over the phone, as the activation screen said, as its OEM, i must do it over the phone. I have done it, all works fine, even after years. I really like it though.

Now, I am studying, and I saw that I can update my Windows7 to 8.1 Pro for only 50£. Which would be very nice indeed.

My question is easy, will it work? Will I be able to update it with no problems, and more importantly, will I have a "clean" serial for Win 8?


Cheers for the answers!

 

[markwp]

You are asking us to assist you in perpetuating an illegal activation which is against the terms of service.

Please do us all a favor and purchase your operating system rather than pirating same.

 

[Bolyki Gyorgy]

You are asking us to assist you in perpetuating an illegal activation which is against the terms of service.

Please do us all a favor and purchase your operating system rather than pirating same.

Rather than answering the question, all you do is complain about my behaviour. Please, I aint gonna pay 150+50 for a system like that, that would be jokes.

 

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