I was suspicious too, although the website is legit, and I also contacted customer service last night and got a response this morning. it would have been a red flag if they didn't answer my questions. I asked why the Pro version is so cheap, compared to 7 Home Premium version and they said it had to do with overstock.
Those are OEM copies which means that they will only activate on one system ever. They are not transferable to another computer. That explains the price.
Those are OEM copies which means that they will only activate on one system ever. They are not transferable to another computer. That explains the price.
From the webpage (translate into English) :
Quick overview
OEM | 32/64 Bit | Download License
A hard drive would not constitute a significant enough of a hardware change to invalidate a license-you'd have to reactive if you do reinstall but it should go through. A motherboard change would invalidate it. I don't think that it would activate even if it is the same manufacturer and model.
You can upgrade according to the upgrade path as posted by lottie however the bit version must match. If you have 64-bit installed you must upgrade to 64-bit. An image wold be a good idea though. Also make sure that you have your program installers.
Yes I have 64 bit & that Windows 7 version is also 64 bit, so no problem here.
And I have all the executable's of my programs on a separate Data partition...
Not sure if they'll work on 7... let alone Windows 10 I'm planning to upgrade to!
But these are worries for later
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