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- Hi,
Is their any trial versions of windows 7? Offered by microsoft?
And, can you use a real purchased key, on the trial to activate it?
Thanks
Mr. Microchip - An Experienced Computer User -
Answers
- Yes, it is possible to get a free trial. It's a free trial of Windows7 Enterprise and it's meant for IT professionals. I believe you have to sign up for membership. But, for the average person, free trials are over. See
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc442495.aspx
A real purchased key will not activate a trial version of Windows 7. In fact, with the exception of some unsupported (by Microsoft) techniques there is no way to get from a trial version of Windows 7 to a regular commercial version. If you're thinking of buying a commercial version, which presumably you would have to do to get a real purchased key, you'd be better off to just skip any trial versions.- Marked As Answer byMr. Microchip Saturday, November 07, 2009 6:08 PM
All Replies
- Yes, it is possible to get a free trial. It's a free trial of Windows7 Enterprise and it's meant for IT professionals. I believe you have to sign up for membership. But, for the average person, free trials are over. See
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc442495.aspx
A real purchased key will not activate a trial version of Windows 7. In fact, with the exception of some unsupported (by Microsoft) techniques there is no way to get from a trial version of Windows 7 to a regular commercial version. If you're thinking of buying a commercial version, which presumably you would have to do to get a real purchased key, you'd be better off to just skip any trial versions.- Marked As Answer byMr. Microchip Saturday, November 07, 2009 6:08 PM
