I've found a more up to date image of the premises:

Opium Pulses trading address, where Microsoft big wigs flew out to, to agree this exclusive UK discount deal.

Not the case actually. The Windows 10 licensing is locked to your motherboard, so unless that dies you can reinstall Windows 10 as many times as you like. You can even reinstall it without the key too, since the hardware ID of the board is sent to Microsoft's activation service.

Monday morning heat added reindeer :laughing:

legal keys...?

Monday morning heat added reindeer :laughing:

please put oem in the title as this int retail. :smiley:

Is this a down load or physical product.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Helpful link I feel! :smiley:

Helpful if you've already got a Windows 7 or 8 licence

Hmmm, undecided on this one on whether its legit or not. Looks legit from what I'm reading.

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/opiumpulses.com?stars=&page=1

Decent reviews (though, quite a lot of them are by people with 1 posts) but there are also comments about codes already been used and codes didn't work. Website also looks like something from the early 90s. They say they are related to FlyingBundle.com which was definitely legit. Don't like website sites that don't show proper contact details though. There's no address mentioned, telephone number or email (you have to use their form).

Anyone on here every used them?

nice find op, heat added :smiley:

Ta OP. Heat added :smiley:

That's where you're wrong. Using the download tool, you can create a bootable USB stick or download a ISO DVD image ready to be burnt.

From there, you can directly install Windows 10, as long as you've got a Windows 10 key!




I've used them in the past for Windows 7 and 8. I've bought three keys, and they're still going strong. If they were going to be blacklisted, they haven't yet.

I bought a key from this site a couple of months ago, installed the key and it wouldn't except it I contacted them and within seconds I got a refund,When I had asked for a serial key that worked.

Isn't Windows 10 free, if so why are you paying for it!

Come on guys, you know this is shady.

I've bought software keys in the past, and they stopped working as they were "bulk licenses". Never again.

If you depend on your computer / photos / music / documents, pony up for Windows or go Linux. £10 Windows is fishy!

Well yes you're right, you can indeed use the Win10 link to install Windows 10 if you have a product key or upgrade rights but you can also use it to install Win10 if you had a Windows 7 or 8 licence as well. We're both right. There, now both of us can feel superior :smile:

Not the case actually. The Windows 10 licensing is locked to your motherboard, so unless that dies you can reinstall Windows 10 as many times as you like. You can even reinstall it without the key too, since the hardware ID of the board is sent to Microsoft's activation service.

Great find OP! Thanks :smile:

Opium Pulses?

That's the dodgiest website I've ever seen :laughing:

Thanks OP

As I understood if you reinstalled Win 10 you select you don't have a license key and it picks up the BIOS registration from the previous install. It's worked for me already as I upgraded then did a clean install.

Is this changing?

100% no.

Cheap for a reason,I bought W7 pro and W8.1 pro keys the last time this was posted.Not genuine and could not be activated.Worth a try if they work,otherwise get a refund or a key from them that will activate.Hot if it works for you.

It's none of those.

Ahhh... Windows 10 :confused:

It uses the hardware ID of your motherboard, nothing to do with BIOS registration, whatever you mean by that.

Fair enough. I build my own PCs, so I remembered I would get screwed over at some point. Well, yes, I know it's a bonus in the first place, but it'll just be easier to grab a "real" key.


http://www.zdnet.com/article/what-happens-free-windows-10-upgrades-after-july-29-2016/

Makes for an interesting read. (I've just had to reread up on it myself.)

Can't pay, keep getting Error 500. Tried Firefox and Chrome. :disappointed:

Whatever I mean by that is described here!
https://neosmart.net/blog/2014/windows-10-embedded-product-key-tool/

Just so everyone knows.

I've purchased a key just now. I've then used it to activate my already installed free upgrade Windows 10 Pro.

And it's now taken.

So the key works. How long for, is anyone's guess. But I've got Window 7 and 8.1 keys from here, and they've been working for years!

I'm jealous of you Spanner. You can click, read and process information much faster than me. No matter how many times I've tried I can't get close to 11 ms. It takes me longer to put my specs on.

what's better? 8 or 10 ?

To be fair, I buy my keys from Reddit. Not only are they usually cheaper but they've been working for years too.

That's down to personal choice, but I think most would say 10.

What's better HIV or Hepatitis?

Windows 8/8.1 is balls because of that STUPID Start screen.

Windows 10 is balls because out of the box it spies on you.

I followed this guide to help with the spying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1kGMCfb2xw

And downloaded spybot anti-beacon

https://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=55

​https://github.com/10se1ucgo/DisableWinTracking

So when I upgrade my CPU/Motherboard I will roll back to Windows 7 retail? That's ridiculous.

they are also selling Win 7 Pro keys for £8.21, presumably this would be a better deal as you can upgrade to 10 Pro from there?

http://www.opiumpulses.com/store/1257/windows-7-professional

Can anyone else confirm if they are legit keys, also what is the difference between OEM and the standard version?

For those worried about legality, buy the W8 Pro - and then have Microsoft issue you a W10 Pro licence via the update process. The licence you are issued will almost certainly never be blacklisted - because it is being provided by MS themselves.

Windows 8 Pro is £7.10

Are you using £?

I was getting that error but changed to $ and it went straight through.

If you upgrade your motherboard, then yes. Otherwise, how can MS differentiate between an OEM licence and a full one?

(This is only £7.10....so I don't know why you're so annoyed at the idea of losing the licence in the future)

I can confirm that these keys do work. I've built a new system and applied the key.

out of curiosity.
If I install this on a VM on my mac and then copy VM to another PC, will I loose validation?

​Yup...

Nope, still getting the Error 500. Thx though.

Me too

OK I was being pendantic then, never a good trait.

Are these the type of keys that work for a while, but MS will soon blacklist once they identify they are being used against the terms?

​yep, I'm quick at many things so my wife likes to remind me every February 14th.

in fairness to me, as soon as you go to the link the info is right there, very little effort is required to glean this info....other than a gentle click.

I've already got a legit version of 10 installed, but I would like the Pro version.
With this license, I assume I would have to go through the hassle of reloading the whole OS, rather than just upgrading from Home > Pro.
Can anyone confirm this please?

Trust Pilot have been shown/proven to accept money from Companies for favorable reviews.

7

Worked from my mobile tho.....

One of these deals again... welcome to DodgyUKDeals :smile:

I'll give it a quick go...

Here's the thread from last time:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/microsoft-windows-7-pro-8-40-windows-8-1-pro-8-69-windows-10-pro-9-56-opium-pulses-2436228

I'm not bouncing off the walls, just trying to establish exactly what issues I might encounter in the future.
I don't have an OEM licence, it was boxed retail so I'm entitled to move it between builds.

Nah, still not able to purchase. :neutral_face:

Hmmm, very interested in this deal but don't wish to give DOB for purchase, do they verify details given?

Basically no shiny disk or box, and no support.

In the EU you can transfer oem licenses (ms likes to remind us that its the American law that applies here -except it doesn't) hence the confusion on licenses..

Error 500 still. We're keen aren't we.

I wander if these OEM's are from the laptops of the head office of a recently defunct high street retailer?
If so, the laptops themselves will be up for sale as soon as they have been 'refurbished'?

I prefer to go to 11.

Really don't get the point of your post! It doesn't seem to be trolling....but it also doesn't seem to have any relevance whatsoever...

(Of course these OEM keys aren't from BHS - they haven't even gone out of business yet. & yes, if they go into liquidation, then their assets will be for sale. Your point?!)

Not as quick as me, I can turn the light off in my bedroom and be in bed before it gets dark.

​that's actually a very interesting question, in that motherboard IDs can probably be virtualised too. if the VM was cloned could this mean unlimited environments from one licence? deserves a better answer than "Yup..."

Just to add the you can only create a bootable USB from a windows PC NOT Mac - that would've saved me a few hours :wink:

Please stand up

​Yes, if only there was some sort of website one could go to that would search all the other websites looking for key words and phrases you specify. That would be super useful, I bet you'd be able to find all sorts of interesting information that way.

Ah well, it's a dream, but maybe sometime in the future we'll have such a thing.

Hmm is that true as I took my drive with activated win10 out of my old PC and put it in my new PC and it activated no problems. I wasnt expecting it too though.

How did you activate? Did you use a Windows 7/8/8.1 key, did you extract your Windows 10 key (which is actually a generic key!) or some other method?

no nothing, my old pc had a genuine windows 7, then I upgraded to windows 8 with genuine licence which I then upgraded to 10, I then put the said drive into my new pc and clicked activate and it did. This wasnt in one day, I was using 8 and 10 for a while before moving my drive over.

With a retail license you usually get a 'free pass' to activate a couple more times. I've managed it once with a 8.1 key before I had to call MS and explain the motherboard had died.

You won't get that with these keys as they are OEM and are designed for system builders.

It doesn't look so good when you can get an unactivated Windows 7 keys for 7 quid on ebay that can be upgraded to Windows 10 for free.Although I'll admit, it's risky. It worked for me though.

sounds about right , the 7 key was OEM, the 8 key was when you could purchase it cheap from MS by buying a new pc a few years back

You're better off on Reddit than eBay to be honest.

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

Windows 8 Pro is £7.10....

But a good 10p Ebay saving :wink:

Well actually no. It's much better than 8

8.1 Pro - an OS that will never get any functionality updates (just security) - vs an OS that has the lionshare of Microsoft's developer attention. PLUS, a fairly decent app store...

There are a lot of good reasons to go to W10 - and very few reasons to stick to 8.1.

I am on 8.1 pro and am very happy with it, several friends have upgraded to 10 and had issues so I am not keen to make the jump.

However I keeping in mind the impending deadline and the fact that maybe one day I want to make the jump I was wondering what would happen if I upgraded to 10 just to get my key and then went back to 8.1.
Would I be able to re-install 10 at a later date?

As I said, it's personal choice. :smiley:

I've personally bounced up every version of Windows since Windows 3 (MSDos 3.3-6.22 before that). Bounce back down for a while from ME, but apart from that, I've stayed with the newer versions. I'm not a MS fan boy, just that it works for what I need it for, and don't have a problem with change. I also use OSX, Linux, AmigaOS 4.1, etc, on different computers.

If you're a gamer then take advantage whilst it's free if you have 7 or 8 as it's the only version of Windows that supports DX12.

This is how I did it. I love the new windows 10 interface and this is cheap as chips for the upgrade. I think the free updates are time limited though so I would have a look at the MS website. I think it is the end of the year but, I might be wrong. :smiley:

Why wouldn't you make the jump. make an image of your current setup then just try it and if you don't like it then restore the backup of your previous system.

Windows 10 is the best OS I've used from MS. I stuck with 7 Ultimate since the days it was released and avoided the pile of slurry that was 8 <-- I can't beleive anyone would use that OS and think it was good??? Bizarre.

I predict that Microsoft will extend the free period as time runs out or renew the program shortly after. They have clearly decided that getting people on to windows 10 is a company goal and that strategy has unlikely changed. I think they are bluffing to get people to move faster in bigger numbers but that they will open the door again either with very low cost option or a continuation of this program. It isn't about making money from windows 10 sale. Google is the most capitalised company on the planet and it doesn't even charge the consumer a penny for its searching services. Microsoft wants to make money via a very similar model. I am not advocating or critiquing their approach, I am merely saying why I think windows 10 for free will stay or another equivalent offering.

What's the general consensus here, is it okay to buy win 10 pro or buy below then upgrade? (Would take me ages to download multiple ISO's on my 3mb connection).

I believe that the upgrade is free even if using a pirate copy of 7 or 8

Each to their own I personally have no issue with 8.1 and see no need to rock any boats with my system. I may just image the HD upgrade and re-image back just to reserve my key

If it were me, I would buy the 8.1 Pro key, and then have Microsoft issue me a W10 Pro key. Less likely to have problems in the future if the key is provided by MS directly.

Well I like fish thank you very much! Preferably Cod or Salmon..

Bit off subject here but any help would be greatly appreciated.
I've got windows 8 on my laptop, I'm wanting to replace my hard drive with a solid state hard drive but windows was on the laptop when I bought it and it didn't come with any discs or oem.
Would I have to buy windows again?
Any help would be great, thank you

Nope. Just upgrade to Windows 10 on your current HDD. That will secure your W10 licence. Then just stick in an SSD and do a clean install of W10.
Microsoft will auto activate it via the key they hold on their servers (tied to your device ID).

Windows 10 is a sack of crap currently, there's a big update coming for it, which I hope fixes all the problems.

It is, I tried it once on a virtual machine. I suppose you could argue that IF these licenses are MSDN keys or unique keys are being handed out multiple times then these are in effect pirated keys and just as legal.

If I wanted to just keep windows 8.1 that is on my laptop all ready, would it work the same. Is it as easy as just removing my old hard drive, putting the new one in and installing windows? Would I need any boot up discs etc? Thank you

Anyone remember this deal? http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/windows-7-ultimate-delegates-bag-11-519323:man:

In what way is it a sack of crap :confused:?!

If you use the newer 1511 November update of Windows 10 you don't need to even upgrade. Just pop in the SSD in and fresh install Win10. When it prompts for a key skip and don't enter one. Once at Windows it will either activate via key in your bios or if you have one of those stickers with a key go to settings and enter it there.

You will need to download the relevant media (probably Windows 8.1 Home). Microsoft provides the ISO files via their website, which are then loaded onto USB and installed.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows8

Pretty sure that 8.1 has the licence key stored in the BIOS (auto activated, no need for you to put in a licence key).

Seriously though, I can see no real reason why you'd stick with 8.1 when you have such an obvious opportunity to secure a W10 licence.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10ISO

So it will auto activate via the 8.1 BIOS key?

That's a sensible improvement to the process! (I would probably still do the 2 step option - if only to be belts and braces about it all :smiley: )

error 500. Is it because my dob is incorrect? Would rather not have to give it to them unless necessary

Do you call them up, how does the process work?

Thanks

Good deal, I like Windows 10 (we have it on all our computers apart from the Apple ones), so I've added some heat.

To be fair I just don't like change, but your right, it makes sense to upgrade to 10 I guess. Will give it a go tonight. Thanks again, appreciate your help:D

It is done automatically. Microsoft essentially sticks a licence key for your hardware on their servers. So whenever you do a clean install, there is no need to re-insert licence keys.

All you need to do to get your W10 licence is click the 'Upgrade Now' button on the following website. That is all you need to do.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10

genuine for sure but be aware that many seller on ebay do sell genuine retail keys for as low as £7 but the problem is that they might sell it over and over again. Will validate and if you call Microsoft the will tell you that it is a genuine key but beaware, if more than one is using the same key at the same time it will get blocked after sometime until the stupid Microsoft system will detect the problem. Most of these sellers would usually use new screen names and for a reason if you can imagine why.

Which is why you should buy a W8.1 Pro or lower licence, and then allow Microsoft to upgrade you to W10. You will then have a unique W10 licence...which is almost certainly never going to get banned (because why would Microsoft issue two identical licences!)

Also, in my experience, Microsoft is pretty good at detecting multiple installs of the same key (on retail/single licence versions). Obviously it's more difficult for them to deal with OEM licence key fraud....because those OEM keys could be eligible for 10,000 plus installs depending on the company that bought the licence!

Error 500 too.

Tried twice to pay with paypal.

Me too!

& if I don't?

(... because i didn't)

​Same here

Start menu breaks, not compatible with many machines. I work in IT refurbishment, it's a bit of a nightmare OS at times. I do many installs a week, always have issues. Just installed a Lenovo E320 laptop it didn't even see the wifi card, that comes with the machine, the Lenovo has a whitelist so I can use other wifi cards but the Lenovo complains at bootup. On Windows 7 everything works properly. Installed a Compaq for a customer the other day who'd upgraded Windows 8 to 10, as the wifi didn't work, tried everything and I mean everything to fix it, reinstalled Windows 10 and the Start Menu broke once we'd copied his data back. Build 10586.318 is the latest build and still has issues.

Went to a LAN party on the weekend, mates Windows 10 has Classic Shell installed as he's fed up of fixing the Start Menu. Absolutely incredible they've not fixed this issue which has plagued Windows 10 since the beginning. Customers hate Windows 10, they say "I've heard it has bugs" or "I hate it, please put it back on Windows 7".

I've never seen a Windows OS as bad as this before, well not since Vista, not ready for prime time. Should be called Windows 10 Beta. Windows 10 is a sack of crap!

get windows 8 and upgrade to windows 10, this way even if the windows 8 key is removed the windows 10 should be good

no, I got a genuine retail cheap key which I installed on 4 different pc's and just for testing how it goes, still working well after 2 months on all the pc's and getting updates on all of them. I even made Microsoft aware of it as a test and what they say is that as soon I validate a second pc, the other one should immediately deactivated and so on. Looks like it does not work the way they say, so might eventually be blocked or for some reasons might be fine as after all they got interest for us to stick with the latest windows.

Cold - its a volume license that expires within hours. If you buy and use straight away you are fine, but if you delay or need to reinstall you are screwed.

Personally I'd go down the free upgrade route too. I've upgraded many PCs in this way, each has the same license key, so clearly the only way MS validates is by some other hardware ID. I know they validate because I did a test install from an image using one of the keys, it refused to activate, yet the hardware was identical, as soon as I done the reserve license for the machine, the same DVD and key worked.

As for Windows 10, I've installed it on many machines without a single issue, in a lot of cases I think the problems are people not understanding how to use it, rather than bugs. I've had the start menu issue a couple of times, but that seems to have improved.

mike

It's not bulk volume licenses, it's old codes off refurbed machines. Legal in the EU.

Error 500!

worked fine for me! been using it for couple of months now with no issues.

I've just been dealing with a number of people on the T100 Chi thread, who have had a myriad of problems with Windows 10....

Why?

Because they tried to do clean installs without first deleting ALL partitions (despite being advised to do so on a number of occasions).

As is so often the case, there's no accounting for human behaviour :smiley:. But if people just stick to the script, W10 will install correctly, and will run v.well. & with the Redstone update, it will no doubt work even better (and continue to improve going into the future)

Here's where the problem lies. Many people have retail Windows 7/8 licences which can be installed on any machine they like as long as it's only one at a time. Once they are 'upgraded' to Windows 10, the licence is locked to that machine. The machine (motherboard) dies, you lose Windows. Neat trick by MS to get everyone onto a licencing structure that ensures continued revenue with 99% of those people being unaware that it's happened. Expect many annoyed people over the next few years as computers die and Windows has to be bought again, their old Windows 7/8 licence having been revoked due to the free upgrade.

Can't really see the big deal when it's £10 a pop for a new licence

No, not legal at all.

Only two versions exist for home users, which are retail and OEM, both version would cost a retailer, even of Amazons buying power, a lot more than £9.95 each.

Windows 10 is too new to have any sort of "bulk" decommissioned used keys up for grabs.

I guarantee it won't be £10 once the free upgrades finish.

Sounds about as legit as buying cheap Norton codes from ebay.
All seems good until you see that the code has been registered against an email address already and that it's not really valid.

I'm sticking with Windows 7.

going to be decommissioned in 1 year time or 2 at most

had error 500. Changed paypal payment method from card to instant transfer and it went through. Don't know if it was that or just that it went through at the fourth attempt...

What on earth do you mean by "decommissioned"???

same end as window xp did a couple of years ago, there is no other choice than going ahead with w10 as I can see

In that case you mean end of support, for Windows 7 it is Jan 2020, so quite a bit more than a year or 2 at most.

For Windows 8.1 it is still in full support which includes new features and other updates, it enters extended support for security updates only in 2018 and ends in 2023.

what do u mean with instant transfer ? I can't see that on my paypal

I would have thought most people would be buying a new computer with Windows 10 pre-installed, apart from a hard core element who build their own, I don't imagine Microsoft is going to lose much sleep over these people having to buy again, that's assuming that Windows 10 doesn't become a free upgrade forever, which I suspect is quite likely.

mike

No, I upgraded from Win 7 retail to Win 10 free upgrade.

I upgraded my PC (cpu,motherboard,SSD,RAM,gfx card) and it was fine.

With the latest win 10 build you can do a fresh install with the win 7 product key.

No, I upgraded from Win 7 retail to Win 10 free upgrade.

I upgraded my PC (cpu,motherboard,SSD,RAM,gfx card) and it was fine.

With the latest win 10 build you can do a fresh install with the win 7 product key.

I upgraded my motherboard and had no issues activating my windows 10. I upgraded from retail win 8 then 2 months later upgraded cpu and motherboard and activated. I think it may also be linked to your ms account.

Totally and utterly wrong.

If in doubt, buy the W8.1 Pro version - and then have Microsoft give you an entirely unique W10 Pro licence key.

No need to fear

How does this shady deal get almost top billing when we can all see it's a snide offering

It isn't a snide offering. It is entirely legal within the EU to re-sell OEM licences.

Don't confuse your inability to see a deal with the actual validity of the deal :wink:

probably msdn keys

Because you have a 'legal' retail CD key. Any OEM key, regardless if it's Windows 7 or 10, will be blacklisted to use after a few months!

Within paypal, I have the option of my debit card or direct payment from bank account. If you don't, then your paypal is set up differently

You are half right, it is legal to re-sell OEM licenses (although it is still open for debate) but it is still not legal to re-sell them if they are in use elsewhere. This could be why for some people it works and others it doesn't or they get blacklisted.

It these are MSDN keys (it's possible) then they are most definitely not legal and this is essentially using a pirate version..

FWIW, Microsoft manually activated my Win10 after I explained I upgraded my motherboard and processor. I did this through the built in support system - one of their support team did some funky command line stuff to activate, and now the new hardware ID is associated with that license so I can reinstall as normal from now on if needed.

Edit- the original key was a Win8.1 key from MSDNAA/Dreamspark a few years ago.

OEM just means MSDN with a photoshopped key, very easily done.

Why would anyone sell an OEM license as just the key for £10 (risking pp disputes as well) when they can sell the software + packaging for £60+?

Do you have a millisecond counter in your browser that tells you how long it took you to read stuff in a website? How can I get this? Does it come with the new version of Firebug?

for £10 a shot, I think its worth a go...

I had the same problem on my iPhone but managed to successfully check out on PC.

Ive bought from Opium Pulses before and the game is still working. I cant complain about them. I was thinking about posting this last night but Im glad someone else got to share it.

No read my previous comment, I detail various ways Windows 10 still gives problems. I deal with an average of 10 customer jobs a day and about 50 stock machines a week. It generally does work but on plenty of machines it gives problems.

Makes sense but MS know what Win 8.1 key was used for the free upgrade to 10 so if they decide to block the 8.1 key they could easily and automatically block any Win 10 keys that are linked to it.
As it's another layer though so less likely to be pulled I suppose!

That's what I thought!! I have not had to buy windows 10. Mine installed on all my computers way back during the Microsoft Windows 10 roll-out. And I thought as long as you had a legit copy of Windows 7 or 8 then it's a given. What am I missing here? Wtf?!?

good point and you are correct, DAZ w7 software is for free and can genuinely update to w10 for free, lol

Opium Pulses trading address, where Microsoft big wigs flew out to, to agree this exclusive UK discount deal.

That must be one of Microsoft's self driving cars. Impressive

well, if they must sell you the show off too, then I do not think they cannot make it at £9.95

​seems legit. :man:

When his mother finds out what he's been up to he'll probably lose his Xbox privileges for a month. :smiley:

I've found a more up to date image of the premises:

I have one, although I've a warning light on the dash advising that 'the product key could not be validated' and it's now stuck on the driveway. Anyone else had this issue?

looks like a genuine validated site to me.

These kind of deals that violate the Microsoft agreement really need banning. freezing cold!

then could you please be so kind what suppose to be a non violated Microsoft agreement??

​In it's simplistic form you need an OEM agreement and must supply the OEM licensed key, the COA and recovery disk to your end user. They are not doing this.

Can I upgrade my old xp laptop with this?

Yes, but from the end user perspective, who cares?

Yes, but probably not worth it. You can get a used Lenovo X200/220 for just over £100 from Ebay. FAR better specified...and likely come with a Windows 7 Pro licence that you can upgrade for free.

I get that a lot when talking to potential customers at which point I try to educate about the risk element and unknown problems down the line. It also really means that I can't support them due to my company policy which is a right pain. Not legit then no support!

You also don't know who is pocketing the cash and what nefarious purposes it may be being used for. That house at the most extreme could be part of an organised crime syndicate. Think about that for a minute Peter Parker style... what if you indirectly kill your Granddaddy...

A great price if it works and continues to work. I paid £29 for a Windows 7 disk from Amazon (OEM) and upgraded an old laptop from Vista. Now getting the option to update to Windows 10. Dearer I know but I felt that something bought through Amazon might be more genuine and the reviews for it said it registered with Microsoft fine which it did.

Six years ago, I purchased (cheaply) an ex work desktop and it has Windows 8 Enterprise installed. As I only use the PC for emails, writing a newsletter once a month for a organising social events for charity fundraising, should I worry about upgrading to 10. I've been informed I need to reinstall a new os as I can't upgrade from Enterprise. Is this deal any good to me?

If these are MSDN keys then dont bother.. they will die after 3 months.. if anyone has a key go and check on MS site.. and report back!

You are one of those mis-guided zealots who is not even supported by Microsoft, as there are no test-cases against a consumer for using their OS with or without a valid licence in the history of their existence.

"Can Enterprise customers get the free Windows 10 upgrade?

Enterprise customers with active Software Assurance subscription in volume licensing have the benefit to upgrade to Windows 10 enterprise offerings outside of this offer."

​There doesn't need to be a test case to know that something is wrong and against T&C's.

​And as a Silver Microsoft partner I get enough support thanks.

I thought windows was 'kickass'

Thanks for the reply. I wouldn't think I have any subscription active?

Of course as someone found out recently. If you have to chuck the motherboard and put a new one in, it's a red tape process conversing with microsoft to get the key to work with the new motherboard

people still pay for software??

I thought I was responding to someone in a different capacity and not another monkey who is paid to sell products and cannot speak his own mind regardless of T&C's, contracts and all that BS.

Nothing worse than an amateur Windows fitter. Do it right, go professional.

To be fair, alexjameshaines is right. These keys are not legit for home use. Might as well get one off the net for free. I personally think we should pay for software, otherwise its theft but plenty of people don't mind.

Where exactly did I say that we should not pay for a licence?

It is always apologists and mouth-pieces like you who like to patronise without reading anything properly.

Excuse my ignorance, but how does this work with Windows 7? On the Opium Pulses site says "THIS KEY WILL NOT WORK ON THE MICROSOFT "DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 7 DISC IMAGES (ISO FILES)".

So how do I install Windows 7 ?

More to the point, WHY would you install Windows 7?

Just get the W8.1 Pro option, and upgrade from there...

Find a legit iso and a guy called "daz" will help.

Usually any questions like that would be referred to the sysadmin on site.

Do people still troll in 2016? Obviously they do.

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Software developers might care about their work being used for free I suppose and other legitimate resellers of Windows software might care and you really would expect Microsoft to care.

As to whether Microsoft bother to investigate might be down to how many people complain that this seller is in breach of the conditions MS lays out for their software.

But going back to what you said, I suspect a fair amount of people who want a Windows licence don't actually care if it's sold like this and probably still wouldn't care if MS shot a puppy for ever time a dodgy OEM licence got activated (this is known to happen by the way)

The MS site they mention only accepts Windows 7 Retail keys which this is not, so it won't work.

To download a Windows 7 ISO use this tool:
https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-and-office-iso-download-tool

32/64 bit versions yeah?

I just bought and used the activation key, it works like magic, now im running a genuine copy of windows.

There is no difference between the two when it comes to licencing.

Where did he say, you said you shouldn't pay? :laughing: I, and I'm sure many reading this thread, would read your comments and assume you supported not paying, even if you didn't write it.

It's quite true there have been no test cases, but also, that doesn't mean MS won't at some point decide to start getting tough, it's unlikely but who knows. I'm sure it's in Microsoft's interest to get the OS spread as fast as possible, whether legitimate or not, though it does seem a bit unfair if money is being made, it's not going to those who wrote the software.

mike

By supporting the purchasing of these keys you are making your position on software quite clear. Odd that you need to resort to labelling and name-calling. Others don't need to :smiley:

There will never be a test case because MS knows they won't win it.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2505356/it-management/eu-court-rules-resale-of-used-software-licenses-is-legal----even-online.html

Microsoft can't double dip on the software licences. They make money the first time...and it is up to that owner to do with the licence as they please. That is the situation within the EU....so don't cry a river for MS. They already earned their licence fee the first time around

It's illegal.

You are not even sure what you wrote yourself.

If you;re going to buy this illegally, you may as well just install windows 7 and use daz's app to activate it then upgrade to windows 10, it will activate with ms servers this way, but may be revoked in the future of course much like this, but at least you're not losing money that way lol

If you are so sensitive - keep your nose out of it! But you jumped in anyway and wanted to defend someone who admits to working for Microsoft.

You never know how passionate people can be about something, whether it be for football, national pride, Android vs ios or Windows operating system licences.

If you're happy with using illegal keys (like the keys in this offer) you might as well just download an activator, or buy it cheaper from eBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Windows-7-Professional-OEM-key-w-scrap-Free-Windows-10-upgrade-Emailed-in-24hr-/122010631594?hash=item1c68667daa:g:01gAAOSwMNxXWUzP

Is this legit?

Sorry me ole beauty, but it isn't

The reselling of OEM licence keys within the EU is legit

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2505356/it-management/eu-court-rules-resale-of-used-software-licenses-is-legal----even-online.html

Has anyone tried upgrading a windows 10 home with the Pro key sold?
Wanted to get the encryption feature from the pro... Thanks

So I have to go back to windows 8.1 after July 29th, they never told me this when installed 10 the cheeky ****

I have a mac.

I had previously got a windows 8.1 key on ebay.

I tried to install windows 8 via bootcamp, but it didn't install because apparently my hard drive is the wrong sort!!!

Will windows 10 install with the windows 8.1 key on bootcamp?

It is legit ONLY if the licence being sold is unique and not in use by anyone else. People having activations fail or the keys blacklisted over time are not using a unique and unused key.

Why is this "deal" being allowed to stay up on the site?

Thanks

It's Just wasting money and time to buy.
A website doesn't has a contact information no address, no company number etc.
A website what to hide (purchased domain privacy)
Company house shows this is a two years old company.

It's better just avoid.
COA only cost 1 pound in China.

Again name-calling. If you cannot differentiate between having an informed discussion and behaving like your shoe size, then you shouldn't be on this site or any other forum for that matter :smiley:

Not necessarily. Most recent laptops come with a Windows 8/8.1 key burned into a chip on their motherboard, most are home premium, some business grade laptops have a Pro key.

If your computer is old enough to have come with Win 7, then it won't have a key. But you can upgrade Win7 to Win10 for free anyway.

Personally I wouldn't touch this with a barge pole. As the old adage says, if something seems to good to be true........

Good luck to those that take up this deal but I value the integrity of my software from legitimate sources. For the record, I am not judging others, it is just my personal view! :wink:

​No if you upgraded to windows 10 now it's free for you to keep after the 29th July

hope that helps you :smiley:

I got the dell Vostro 3900 a while ago.
It came with win 7.
Never booted it up.
Just stuck in a new ssd and pluged a usb loaded with win 10 pro.
All went ok and validated fine no code etc.

Uhahahaha.... installation DVD: none, key license: none (sorry, but with no COA this number is just a crack and not valid license). These keys has been probably restored from utilised laptops, so they have been already assigned to specific motherboards. I wouldn't be surprised if after some time they would expire. How they dare call number "a license". Microsoft clearly says what is a license and what kind of confirmation (like COA) it requires.
Good luck with 1097 degree "hot", lol... looking at this one would sell you every crap saying it's something else.

Yeah they have the Windows product key in the BIOS so Win 8 or Win 10 sees it when installing so need to enter anything.

Windows 10 activation works in different ways, Digital Entitlement and Product key activation are not the same, which method it uses depends on how you move to Windows 10.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/activation-in-windows-10

Why is this even allowed on HUKD?

A company which was "dormant" valued at £3 just last year:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-prod/docs/5CDTA5TaruR2R2Kw8t7JNdKwsJkqRTvAsJj_rm5A848/application-pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIAI2K5XAAHVSN3LRYQ&Expires=1465850238&Signature=6amPhvmGVhaF%2F1CMld8Z1mh1FUw%3D&x-amz-security-token=FQoDYXdzEGUaDH7Mi%2BOsxcEmBOBRKyKZA9xBc6%2FGqR9slwIYDxoh21VYhI1cCrRS3PKj7b%2FMBDkOVVm2gMWczhtWbGRDFe8o%2ByOdU3KI%2FXX81guDcPf%2FiN0g4ZMN4PSuqZ6ay8ognWOhzVyW%2FEwCuNk3V68CVIVW968sMweEtGzIlPJEjgL763XAWhF%2FaoH%2BJrdRCIbhoXqvf43dMLss2dvCwaHtWTI7yIS3psqs8iRy%2Fk%2BPzQNveOxUQJE2uVVE1rc6WopG8UKBPDO7tmVUGqRLcUVluq7EbTBzwb%2FTDiycykux2Rdl%2BQ6hHirG5HOpPseCAglU15bjcpnnEPrXDjavICENcEe4NXiXMzlqECmRKDKOnF6vdvCiVL4EQFDBE44NLz8sD59VC2mrXNfmgPIhEgmQTbKpXsAk7bPIYtxWQG2zCT1l9r3AJjr6CE8x%2BdECznfZdXCUZltLefcjbBz5CYnPY25hr4oJ2jsya9WwS9CPRQgnEFCedwRMMtv5IQK5FnB4xkwQ2Q33s2eYlAEjBmJMPZkQJSQjAYIiMNEtdGdaz4Sq9z3QsGsJXl6SpV8oq5L8ugU%3D

Oh yeah I forgot £££ paid to HUKD

Come on people. We all like a bargain but if it's too good to be true it usually is. This is obviously moody software keys. It's waaaaaay too cheap to not be moody pirate keys. If you want a deal on pirate software just download it for free from a file share site. If you want legitimate you need to pay the price!

I vote cold btw! I'm amazed this has got any heat at all! Grrrrrrr

Took a $14.76 gamble and have just purchased one. Ran it through MS Chat Support - they verified the code as a legitimate Windows 10 Pro OEM key for a new build PC. Unless there is some other aspect of this that may trip this up, I would think if MS check the code as good, it is good?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows8
Here for windows 8 :smiley:

You must be right because you type in bold? I had to go through the tortuous refund process last time. Check the previous thread. Shill.

Great evidence base. Congrats to contributing to this scam.

they might say they might not depends on the agent and the info that does appear on their screen, always ask if the product was already activated and how many times.

Either this is as dodgy as it comes, they are selling system building licenses without supplying systems, or it's done with the full knowledge of Microsoft in a final attempt to wean off the most determined Xp users!

Simply doing things in bold isn't noisy enough. For full impact, you need to go ONE LOUDER. YES, TURN THE CAPS LOCK DIAL TO NUMBER 11!

(Or a better idea - stop altering your text to try and draw attention to what you are writing. It is lazy and annoying)

It's interesting because that document doesn't really consider the usual OEM case, where one key is used to perform multiple activations. In this case in order for MS to remain legal within the EU, which might be moot in a week or so, for us at least, they can block all but one of the machines activated with this key.

Given we don't know the source of the license keys, we don't even know if they're real OEM licenses or whether this guy has some way of generating valid license numbers, it's hard to know what might happen down the line, but since it's not costing much, if I needed them, I'd probably take a risk myself.

mike

They are just MSDN keys, sometimes they photoshop them onto a readily available .psd of a COA floating around.

Thanks

Instead of buying licence from them I have tried to update my pirate windows 7 pro to windows 10... and I did it !!! I got Windows 10 pro totally for free as legal users.
Worth to try before spend your money.

Exactly same thing on ebay for £6.50, search for windows 8 pro key, then upgrade to 10. Just did this personally and 0 problems so far.

Typing in Bold does not make your argument for hooky keys any more relevant, it just makes you sound like a too l

You cant mix n match retail keys with oem dvds vise versa! if you have an oem dvd , and you have a retail key, you cant activate the key on it.

if you check a windows ID of an oem and retail, they are different! it is possible you are mix n matching

Seriously. Microsoft have to ram free Windows 10 upgrades down people's throats yet a dodgy key here for 10 quid goes red hot.

The Microsoft Win10 upgrade dialogs brag about 230 million having already upgraded. At say $50 each that cost Microsoft 11.5 billion dollars - Do you seriously think Microsoft did that because they no longer want to make money?

Windows 10 will be the most expensive version of Windows ever even if you get it for nothing.

Put your sticky keyboard away. There is no reason to show that you are somehow wrong in the head, but I won't hold it against you.

I am hardly going to be telling my end clients to log into a non legit windows environment to download my own paid for software.

Nice. 4x 8.1 keys for my render nodes, upgrade to win10 free.
Bish bash bosh.

You know piracy is a criminal offence?
You know HUKD store log in IP's?
You know what they do to geeks in prison?