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DVA6102
Captain, B757-200
Joined on July 01 2008
Century Club
"MATH!!!"
Pasadena, TX
153 legs, 209.0 hours
10 legs,
15.1 hours online
131 legs,
183.0 hours ACARS
3 legs,
5.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 05 2012 20:30 ET by Naren Manoj
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Hey,
I purchased Windows 7 OEM a few years back for my PC. If I do a clean install of Windows 8 on my system and decide to roll back to 7, do I by any chance lose my Windows 7 OEM license?
Thanks!
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online
580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs,
191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 05 2012 20:57 ET by Michael Brown
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No ...I've reinstalled my Windows 7 OEM disk so many times I've lost count.
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DVA10728
Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP
Joined on May 10 2012
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
White Knuckles Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
Online Seven Century Club
"Carpe Momentum"
Colorado Springs, CO
1,051 legs, 3,911.0 hours
713 legs,
2,464.0 hours online
1,016 legs,
3,741.3 hours ACARS
12 legs,
22.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2012 02:46 ET by Gregory Bogosian
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Same here, no issues.
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AFV295
First Officer, B747-400
Joined on May 13 2010
"Oh look a cloud with a ski lift !"
UK
10 legs, 70.0 hours
8 legs,
58.5 hours online
10 legs,
70.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2012 14:58 ET by Mark Gronan
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Naren Manoj wrote:
Hey,
I purchased Windows 7 OEM a few years back for my PC. If I do a clean install of Windows 8 on my system and decide to roll back to 7, do I by any chance lose my Windows 7 OEM license?
Thanks!
So long as you have your Windows 7 disk and CD Key you're good to go with the upgrade without worrying about rolling back to Win 7. I recommend you don't upgrade to Windows 8 as I found that FSX crashed everytime I was using the sim.
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DVA455
Senior Captain, MD-88
Joined on April 29 2002
Century Club
"Aquatone"
Shelbyville, IN
132 legs, 255.8 hours
79 legs,
158.6 hours online
29 legs,
52.9 hours ACARS
2 legs,
3.8 hours event
276 legs, 632.7 hours total
23 legs dispatched, 11.3
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2012 15:19 ET by Ryan Watkins
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Here's the word from the horse's mouth:
"You can reinstall Windows on the same computer as many times as you want because activation pairs the Windows product key with information about your computer hardware. If you make a significant hardware change, you might have to activate Windows again."
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Activating-Windows-frequently-asked-questions
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online
580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs,
191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2012 18:16 ET by Michael Brown
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Ryan Watkins wrote:
Here's the word from the horse's mouth:
"You can reinstall Windows on the same computer as many times as you want because activation pairs the Windows product key with information about your computer hardware. If you make a significant hardware change, you might have to activate Windows again."
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Activating-Windows-frequently-asked-questions
It's an automated system you call into .... Windows gives you a bunch of numbers to type in and the system gives you more numbers to type and then Windows is activated.
Sorry Microsoft, if I decide to upgrade my computer I am not going to buy another copy of Windows.
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online
580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs,
191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2012 18:17 ET by Michael Brown
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Oh ya...and I'm not sure about this Windows 8 business. Don't think ACARS supports it. Been a thread or two regarding ACARS and Windows 8 not playing well together.
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DVA2080
Captain, B777-200
Joined on January 07 2005
Everett 500 Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Broomfield, CO
1,323 legs, 3,649.5 hours
2 legs,
3.3 hours online
1,157 legs,
3,292.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2012 23:30 ET by John Noe
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I have gone to Windows 8 and it flies just fine. Now if I could just get it to remember my mouse look settings. I will try ACARS later this week to see if it works. Oh and yes, I have reinstalled my Win7 OEM many times.
John NoeCaptain, B777-200
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