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  1. 02-22-2009, 07:25 AM #1
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    can i do this

    i bought a windows vista home premium 32 bit oem from newegg some time ago

    is it legal if i download the 64 bit and use the cd key i have

    would it work? if it does work is it legal?
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  2. 02-22-2009, 07:56 AM #2
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    no it would not work..no it's not legal

    you could try contacting microsoft about this and explain to them what happened. but it's anyone's guess what they would do for ya
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  3. 02-22-2009, 11:26 PM #3
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    No only retail copies have 32 and 64bit versions.Oem copies are locked to the version you bought.
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  4. 02-23-2009, 12:03 AM #4
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    OEM and OEI are legal to use 64bit or 32bit solong as u have 1 licensed device. downloading the software is illegal and the proper way is to buy a 64bit disk from MS or get it with MSDN. but the key is legal to use in both, its under the alternate.

    retail u get a free copy of 32 and 64bit with free disks of the opposite that u buy but the keys are all the same for 32 and 64 and MS hasnt changed it for almost 3 years so they obviously intended it. (and support it at dev conventions)


    i would pull the part from the EULA but im on server now, its ushualy under ALTERNATIVE VERSIONS affter scope
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    Just download Win7 beta and then wait for the it to come out is an option, but if you play stuff that uses punkbuster then I would just stick to 32 bit till Win7 way worth the wait.
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  6. 02-23-2009, 08:37 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by BTK View Post
    i bought a windows vista home premium 32 bit oem from newegg some time ago

    is it legal if i download the 64 bit and use the cd key i have

    would it work? if it does work is it legal?
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  7. 02-24-2009, 07:55 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Logos View Post
    sure
    not.. sure.............



    yes key will work but it's illegal to download..
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