Buying Windows 7 OEM!

Wow, all those sites look completely fake... I wouldn't trust them at all. If you are concerned, contact Microsoft.

Cost at distribution for Microsoft software:
Windows 7 Ultimate OEM - GLC-00736 = ~$200
Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade Retail - GLC-00184 = ~$200
Windows 7 Ultimate Full Retail - GLC-00182 = ~$300

Make your own decision...

 

Can't you just buy the oem stuff from newegg? It allows you to add to your cart without even building a pc....

 

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I would not buy anything online unless you know absolutely for sure that the site is a real shop site and not a scam site. I know mcafee siteadvisor tells you if you go to a scam shop site. You have to remember that for things like windows 7 that most likely legit online stores will sell it for around the same prise as Microsoft, maybe a little bit cheaper for competition but you must remember that if it looks too good to be true, most likely it is to good to be true and is a scam. If you find anything like windows 7 for like half the normal prise most likely it is a fake or a pirated copy so be careful guys.

 

The send you a free jumper or used IDE cable as a qualifying piece of hardware.

 

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Fake.

Only Microsoft themselves sell a digital version of Windows 7.

 

bought my Ultimate OEM SB version for about € 140 . Cheaper then Vista Ultimate at it's release.

 

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Here in germany you can buy OEM (System Builder) Versions everywhere. Due to a Federal Court ruling Microsoft is forced to sell these to regular Users too.
You get a Full Version at a lower price than an Upgrade. The only things missing are the colourful Packaging an the two Support-Phone-Calls.

 

How can it be in Germany?!!
The Domain was registered in Russia.
Billing Contact Organization: n/a
Billing Contact Address1: Kalinina d. 139
Billing Contact City: Semikarakorsk
Billing Contact State/Province: Rostovskaya oblast
Billing Contact Postal Code: 346630
Billing Contact Country: Russian Federation
Billing Contact Country Code: RU
Billing Contact Phone Number: +911.8644194

 

I didn't say this domain is in Germany. All I wanted to say was that it could be perfectly legal (and normal) to buy and own a OEM version, which in fact can be a digital version. But I don't know anything about russian or us laws

 

If you buy an OEM version:

1. Can you change hardware after you have activated and accepted by WGA?

2. Is it possible if you have bought a 32bit licence and than switch later to 64bit, using the same OEM key?

 

It would be interesting if you can use one of the key checking tools to see if it's truly "Retail" across the board or if it's indicated as MSDN channel.

If it's someone misusing an MSDN / Technet account, you still have decent odds of it eventually getting blacklisted and shut off.

I still have plenty of doubts about those eBay keys. Just because you got it validated for now means little.

 

MSDN keys are Retail key type, but with different eula type, which pidcheckers don't show, but you can do it manually by looking for Activation Configuration ID or PartNumber.. Here's the list (from pkeyconfig.xrm-ms) for all PID ranges of MSDN keys:

Windows 7 Ultimate Retail
ActConfigId {a0cde89c-3304-4157-b61c-c8ad785d1fad}
PartNumber X15-39004
EulaType MSDN
Start 65000000
End 73249999

Windows 7 Ultimate N Retail
ActConfigId {dca01e19-01f5-4ce1-98b1-35fb7a323806}
PartNumber X15-39006
EulaType MSDN
Start 76000000
End 86999999

Windows 7 Professional Retail
ActConfigId {770bc271-8dc1-467d-b574-73cbacbeccd1}
PartNumber X15-39009
EulaType MSDN
Start 220000000
End 228249999

Windows 7 Professional N Retail
ActConfigId {c63f22b5-fdaf-4488-aeac-cc19411d0243}
PartNumber X15-39011
EulaType MSDN
Start 165000000
End 175999999

Windows 7 Home Premium Retail
ActConfigId {3b965dfc-31d9-4903-886f-873a0382776c}
PartNumber X15-39013
EulaType MSDN
Start 231000000
End 240249999

Windows 7 Home Premium N Retail
ActConfigId {b68cc682-9531-4b6c-bb5e-202c92a59946}
PartNumber X15-39015
EulaType MSDN
Start 134000000
End 144999999

Windows 7 Home Basic Retail
ActConfigId {6c7afc31-950c-4fa8-93ee-3e880aa97e5d}
PartNumber X15-39017
EulaType MSDN
Start 112000000
End 120249999

Windows 7 Home Basic N Retail
ActConfigId {ca400347-52d3-45a2-a333-f7d4c33b6af5}
PartNumber X15-39019
EulaType MSDN
Start 123000000
End 133999999

Windows 7 Professional Retail
ActConfigId {e838d943-63ed-4a0b-9fb1-47152908acc9}
PartNumber X15-39021
EulaType MSDN
Start 838000000
End 842124999

Windows 7 Professional N Retail
ActConfigId {0bdb55f8-df23-41e9-bd76-a3b9cc40d7ca}
PartNumber X15-39023
EulaType MSDN
Start 823000000
End 823274999

Windows 7 Home Basic Retail
ActConfigId {b1184982-a958-4643-8e66-445fa0f92832}
PartNumber X15-39025
EulaType MSDN
Start 925000000
End 926628570

Windows 7 Ultimate E Retail
ActConfigId {18aa7613-98ff-4820-9b69-1f69105ebba8}
PartNumber X15-89121
EulaType MSDN
Start 73250000
End 75999999

Windows 7 Professional E Retail
ActConfigId {78c95341-4f01-4e52-808a-e2f90fc56f71}
PartNumber X15-89123
EulaType MSDN
Start 228250000
End 230999999

Windows 7 HomePremium E Retail
ActConfigId {903e621f-f23c-4ba0-b8de-40c3affff57d}
PartNumber X15-89124
EulaType MSDN
Start 240250000
End 242999999

Windows 7 HomeBasic E Retail
ActConfigId {88e1193d-e891-41c4-b517-3a305a013695}
PartNumber X15-89125
EulaType MSDN
Start 120250000
End 122999999

Windows 7 Professional E Retail
ActConfigId {36c9cf6d-4b2b-4311-8552-e36d8c601781}
PartNumber X15-89126
EulaType MSDN
Start 842125000
End 843499999

Win 7 Home Server Standard (of course if it'll ever be released)
ActConfigId {13d1b96c-1375-43a4-99e7-7e7fefe21f53}
PartNumber X14-18918
EulaType MSDN
Start 477000000
End 477999999

Win 7 Home Server Premium (the same comment)
ActConfigId {26186aee-5833-4d48-b59d-a1a29c8cbc2d}
PartNumber X14-18917
EulaType MSDN
Start 355000000
End 355999999

 

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