Hi all, I have an xps m1710 lappy with a legal version of Win7 , the slic in the bios is 2.0 I would like to install a modded 2.1 slic for future use , by doing this will I get the dreaded windows is not genuine watermark , or will it still remain legal? thank you for your help
Yes you will be fine. The key you have is for retail use and will not be affected by the SLIC 2.1 being present.
Thank you for the verification tqhoang, that was the information I needed to know ,I will now proceed with the bios update
Assuming I only have an oem key from the back of the dell, with the exact situation (home premium) can I do the same, upgrade the slic, and be good to go?
The OEM-COA key that's on the sticker is non-SLP. If you're looking to re-use that, then you'll have to contact Microsoft and probably explain why you're using the OEM-COA key on different hardware (provided you've activated Windows with it already).
Oh ok, I didn't realize that. But I can use an slp or whatever they're called from the forums along with the right certs and then not have to worry about messing up the recovery partition bcd right?