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LTK:
Now that I've got the Lenovo laptop I must say I'm impressed how well Windows is handling being ferried between different systems. The Lenovo-supplied Windows 8 drivers for Intel graphics, NVidia graphics, LAN and WLAN are all functioning without problems even though I installed them on Windows 7. I can even start programs that have been installed to Windows 8 without any problems! There don't seem to be any compatibility issues at all.
Well, that feeling didn't last long. Windows wants me to buy another copy to activate it on this laptop. Assholes.
Pilchard123:
Can you get it from Dreamspark?
LTK:
I don't know, I usually get Microsoft products from my dad on the cheap because he gets a massive teacher discount. I thought Windows was telling me that a new computer requires a new product key but I might have misunderstood, I'll try to enter the original key on this laptop once I can find it...
pwhodges:
I think you can often get around activation oddities by going to phone activation. If you're using a copy of 8 that has previously been used on another machine, there are a number of official tips here.
snalin:
So a Windows activation is only valid for a single computer at a time, as far as I'm aware. As in you're allowed to move it between computers, but how you do that, I've got no idea about.
Warning - while you were typing half-assed guesses, Hodges actually knows stuff.
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