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Now I'm pissed. I paid for legal copies of Windows 7, quite a few of them, through the Win7 family pack. My understanding is that these are a 3-pack of Retail Upgrade Home Premium licenses, and as such, they can be moved between machines.
This particular key was installed, and then removed, off of a few machines, such that last time I installed it, I had to call in. The computer voice activation passed it off to a human. This time, that didn't happen. I answered truthfully, that it was installed on three computers. The computer voice told me that I couldn't activate, and that this key was limited to being installed on ONE computer.
WHAT. THE. FUCK.
Are Windows 7 family packs a scam? Is it truely only one key, one license, and if you were ever audited, you would have to have seperate keys for every computer?
There's no indication that the key is valid for multiple installs, on the packaging, other than the outer box that says for three computers.
Now after I've purchased and used it, Microsoft is claiming that it's only valid for ONE computer.
Anyone know any good Win7 activation cracks, so I can use my valid, paid-for, retail key?
Edit: Or does anyone know how to get to a human on the activation hotline?
This particular key was installed, and then removed, off of a few machines, such that last time I installed it, I had to call in. The computer voice activation passed it off to a human. This time, that didn't happen. I answered truthfully, that it was installed on three computers. The computer voice told me that I couldn't activate, and that this key was limited to being installed on ONE computer.
WHAT. THE. FUCK.
Are Windows 7 family packs a scam? Is it truely only one key, one license, and if you were ever audited, you would have to have seperate keys for every computer?
There's no indication that the key is valid for multiple installs, on the packaging, other than the outer box that says for three computers.
Now after I've purchased and used it, Microsoft is claiming that it's only valid for ONE computer.
Anyone know any good Win7 activation cracks, so I can use my valid, paid-for, retail key?
Edit: Or does anyone know how to get to a human on the activation hotline?
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