Okay, I've successfully used windows download integrator to make windows 8 Pro with WMC disc. Upon install it shows windows 8 with media center build 9200 watermark. Now, I know I'm not activated yet (online method won't work,just phone.), so when I got to the page where you're waiting for the automated system to give you the confirmation ID, I just used the one they gave me before ( I saved- just in case). So, my question is, if I use this disc to install on a different machine, will my Confirmation ID work or will I be able to activate over the phone like before? Is installation ID tied to the machine or install key used? I know about saving activation folder. Thanks for reading
Saving and restoring on the same machine should work, but not on other machine. - Key and ID is bind to some kind of hardware. In xp most 'points' are adressed to disk signature. Don't know the calculating in vista, w7, w8.
No. Whilst phone activation you see an activation key. This activation key is a combination of hardware hash and licence key. So this activation key differs if you use the same licence key on a different machine and the Confirmation ID will not work.