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Windows 8 licence - download and save

swapper

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Posted January 22, 2013 at 9:20PM

Hello, I am using xppro on my desktop PC at the moment.

Can I purchase the Licence for Win8. download it onto my Vista laptop. save it to CD or DVD, and then install it at a later date onto my XP pro PC?

My cd/dvd writer is not working at the present on the PC, so I cannot copy/save direct.

Or should I download and save to my PC, and then burn to cd/dvd when it has been replaced.

Thank you

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SillBill

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Posted January 22, 2013 at 9:32PM

If you download the ISO, then as far as I am aware you can install it on another computer at any time you like, presumably this also applies to burning. I can't envisage any time limitation on burning the ISO.

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alanrwood

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Posted January 22, 2013 at 10:56PM

Quite correct but make sure you download the version you want 32 or 64 bit.

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rdave13

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Posted January 23, 2013 at 4:37AM

If the Vista laptop is 32 bit and the Xp desktop is 64 bit then no. You will end up with the 32 bit version only. If both 64 bit then yes. You can also download the iso to the XP desktop, copy to usb drive then use the laptop to burn the ISO to DVD.

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swapper

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Posted January 23, 2013 at 11:07AM

Thank you all, that has answered my question precisley!

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