On Tue, 2017-06-27 at 13:59 -0400, vendor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Cool! I just downloaded and installed it. It installed without a hitch > with Virtualbox, though Microsoft insisted I create an account -- which > I've never done before. I didn't know that Win 10 was free from > Microsoft. It will work for a time, then demand you activate. If you don't it will go to a degraded mode where some things don't work and eventually limit how long it runs. Word around the campfire is a Windows 7/8 license key of the same type (home/pro) will still activate Win10. And as for the earlier recomendation to get a Windows license off eBay, be very careful. I tried that for a machine I was repurposing as a beater for one of the grandkids. It never had a Windows COA (built to run Linux) so I needed a license so he could dual boot to play games. Got a sealed Win7 Pro OEM "system builder" pack for <$40 from a U.S. seller that looks identical in every way to a known good one (bought from NewEgg) but it required phone activation so it probably isn't kosher. eBay has a serious problem with counterfeit merchandise of all kinds.
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