Windows 7 hp retail NOT OEM

rchads89 · 29 Oct 2010 at 16:02

My dad has windows 7 hp 64 and 32 bit disks its the retail box. We are both currently running on the same ip address. Can i still use his disk and code even though its a different machine but we are still on same ip address? I know you cant on OEM but was not sure on retail box.

Thanks

robinbredin · 29 Oct 2010 at 16:13

rchads89
Windows 7 hp retail NOT OEM
My dad has windows 7 hp 64 and 32 bit disks its the retail box. We are both currently running on the same ip address. Can i still use his disk and code even though its a different machine but we are still on same ip address? I know you cant on OEM but was not sure on retail box.

Thanks

The last time I checked, you can run retail Win 7 on 3 systems, but, only one at a time.

lokkers · 29 Oct 2010 at 16:21

rchads89 said:
My dad has windows 7 hp 64 and 32 bit disks its the retail box. We are both currently running on the same ip address. Can i still use his disk and code even though its a different machine but we are still on same ip address? I know you cant on OEM but was not sure on retail box.

Thanks

No, it's one concurrent install.

lcg · 29 Oct 2010 at 16:32

No. You can only have the copy installed on one system at a time.

robinbredin said:
The last time I checked, you can run retail Win 7 on 3 systems, but, only one at a time.

You can run retail on as many systems as want, but only on one system at a time.

chaparral · 29 Oct 2010 at 20:57

rchads89 said:
We are both currently running on the same ip address. Can i still use his disk and code even though its a different machine but we are still on same ip address?

Surely two different PC's would have different IP addresses and MAC addresses :confused:

These are my two computers connected to my netgear router

Destination · 29 Oct 2010 at 21:02

They would certainly have different components, so when win7 phones home i would realise something is wrong and ask for reauth each time you switched machines.

You would be breaking your licence agreement if you do as you are suggesting.

Infam0us · 29 Oct 2010 at 21:16

Worked on XP, not sure about Win7 ...

Puppetmaster · 29 Oct 2010 at 22:24

chaparral said:
Surely two different PC's would have different IP addresses and MAC addresses

These are my two computers connected to my netgear router

Thats their internal ip address, on your network. The external ip address (on the interwebz) is the same, as your on the same phone line.

As far as im aware theres no way (atleast easy?) to find the internal ip.