Windows 10: Bad news for insiders they will have to give up a key for the RTM.

Let's see... losing means never to get something back. Right?? SO if you can still use the license to use Win7/WIn8.1 again(if uninstall WIn10) you didn't lose anything.

You would only lose it if you couldn't go back to the previous OS or you had to purchase a new key/license.

See??

 

No.. you can get the ISO as well and it's a full upgrade. How would you get anything but a full license to use WIn10??

 

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That explanation is so much simpler than my example.

 

Same way you got an upgrade disk for 7 or 8. I can do a clean install with my Windows 7 disk. It just needs to see it had a qualifying os.

 

NO.. you get a full license to Win10.. just what do you think the license you will get will be?? It's a transferable license.. you can use the one for Win7/Win8.1 and Win10 but only one of them at at time.

See??

 

Could I see a link for that? So I could continue legally with this set up without having to show prove of a windows 7 or 8 license?

Windows 7 Oem-slp clean install partition 1 (Note this is a dell legal install, I was provided a re-installation disk)
Windows 10 preview partition 2 clean install which would become Windows 10 RTM

 

Which makes it an upgrade licence. I have a full copy of 7 and 8 I can run both on the same machine if I want. If I have a full 7 but an upgrade 8, I can only run one or the other. Now things may change, but at this point that is what is being suggested.

 

I give up.. you two can sure argue a lot... I have no interest any more with this.

 

No problem Jeff

. We'll let this shake itself out.

 

You can talk in the past all you want. Were talking here and now. Post a link to where Microsoft has said (in black and white) that you forfeit the rights to go back to the qualifying OS you use to upgrade to Windows 10. The key words being "you forfeit the rights".

 

I agree @rvbfan


Here is what I understand.

If you have a retail version of windows 7 you will update to retail version of Windows 10 and you be able to transfer this Windows 10 to another computer should you computer quit. You can always go back to windows 7 by removing windows 10.

If you have a OEM version of windows 7 you will be able update to Windows 10 OEM and you be not be able to transfer this Windows 10 to another computer should you computer quit. You can always go back to windows 7 by removing windows 10.

 

Says who? Link please? It's already been stated that you will be able to clean install after doing the upgrade. With no tricks or jumping through hoops. Doesn't sound like an upgrade only version to me.

http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-1...tall-if-needed

 

I doubt you forfeit the rights to previous os's. It should be the same as any previous upgrade software. Unless you buy a full install licence. That is something MS hasn't released to the public yet.

 

What I was debating with Jeff is the difference between full and upgrade.

 

If that's directed at me? I was just going by what you said, "MS is giving a free Windows 10 upgrade license. Not a full install license." I don't think that is the case, that's all. I was just wondering if you knew something I didn't?