JogaBonito1502
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Downloading an .iso for Windows 7 if I already own 3 valid keys. Legal or Illegal?
I needed a Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit installation disk. I got my hands on an .iso. I have the Professional disk. On bad news, the Certificate of Authenticity on the bottom of my laptop faded away. I literally just lost a Home Premium 64-bit key. I tried using a magnifying glass but I can't tell the letters apart. Doesn't help that I already had cleaned out the HDD. Didn't have it saved either. Only key at our house that was not saved somewhere else. The only thing legible on the sticker is the X12-35349 (those are random numbers for demonstration) from the installation disk ID. If I could get a hand on the disk that matches the ID I have, I would assume I could use a key finder program to retrieve, but that'd be damn nearly impossible unless there was someway to edit the disk ID of current installation files. I'll end up having to buy another key, in which case I'll just get a Professional key from my university (my school has an agreement that sells one license per student for $10 and any license after that for $70).
there was no such explicit clause in the copy of the MSDNAA Agreement I signed when I was in university.when you leave the university (graduate or drop-out) I believe that you are not still able to legally use your license.