Upgrading windows 7 RC 7100

[trev1976]

Hi

Ive just build my first PC and its running very nice , i used windows 7 RC Ultimate 7100 Edition as my OS but i know this runs out march 2010 , my question is when the retail version is aval will i be able to just buy that and upgrade keeping my settings or will i have to do a clean install ? also if i buy the retail version will i be able to use it more than once on other computers ?

Thanks

[huxley]

Clean instal would be the best option, you can use it where ever you want as long as its only on one pc at a time.

[trev1976]

Clean instal would be the best option, you can use it where ever you want as long as its only on one pc at a time.

ok , so if i build another PC for the house i couldnt use the same windows 7 on both machines at the sametime

[sj33]

^That's actually the deal with the vast majority of computer software, just seldom enforced.

[huxley]

ok , so if i build another PC for the house i couldnt use the same windows 7 on both machines at the sametime

Dont think it works like that. One copy for for each machine.

[sj33]

I would assume it 'deactivates' the old machine when you activate a new one.

[Strolls]

You've always been able to get away with it using XP.

[sj33]

^Thinking about it, I might have been refering to OEM editions (because that's all I've ever bought), so my mistake.

[randombs]

I've got a retail XP (student teacher) and I've never had a problem using it across multiple machines. While I don't do it on purpose, it'll occur when I'm reinstalling the OS, say, and running the previous install in a VM while doing so, without running into activation problems.

Couldn't they just periodically phone home to MS while you're connected to the internet?

Also what's Vista like for multiple retail installs? I'd imagine whatever they do with Vista will carry over to Windows 7 regardless of XP's system.

[randombs]

bugger, double post. SOMEBODY HELP! HEEEEELP!