I bought a stand alone windows7 back in 2010. The computer that I put it on has long been dead. I tried to put it on my new computer but the drivers needed to install it could not be found. I would have installed windows 7 but I couldnt.
As I understand it, many people were forced into windows 10 and It looks like I was too.
I entered my product key and it was refused. It is my understanding that if you buy a stand alone os out of a box at a store that it is transferable to other computers. At least one computer.
I also have a new computer with a bad motherboard that is out of warranty and cost more to fix than windows 10 does to buy and since it came with windows activation on the board , I will have to buy windows for that computer too. It looks like mircosoft is getting me both ways.
Unless....... I just can't tell whether or not microsoft has actually decided to honor my windows 7 keys and has upgraded me to windows 10. I CAN'T TELL, SO HOW WOULD I KNOW? Do I just have to wait until they shut me down? Why is it so hard to tell?
I think it's a pretty crappy deal that you cant transfer your keys from one mother board to another no matter what the excuse might be. I'm not asking for anything for free and I don't want to be double charged either.
I have been terribly clear here, so please no mealy mouth answers that don't answer my question. Thanks, because frankly , many of the answers that I have read really suck.
