Thread: Windows 10 - free upgrade to those with PC using Windows 7 or 8
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Old 01-21-2016, 08:43 PM   #2233
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Originally Posted by Dopedangel View Post
Microsoft is no longer selling win 7 so how are you going to buy it for your new PC in the first place. Using your old licence on a new PC is not allowed. And Oems will stop selling from Oct,16 if I recall correctly.
That is not always true.
You can not transfer an OEM license (eg Dell, Toshiba...)
You can if it was a Retail (Full version, not upgrade)

transfer, The original hardware is dead.

BTW, there are a number of Refurbishers selling cleaned up, Off Lease, equipment. I got a nice Dell Optiplex with 8G RAM and a new 1T HD for US$300 at Walmart.com that is running W7 PRO
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