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Re-use Media Center key on another computer?


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Hi folks. Hope we are all well ;) Right I bought (genuine) a windows media center key for windows 8 for a old HP system (that system is dead as in gone) but I do have a brand new system. (8.1 installed as default) Now I bought a media center key for my old system but is it possible to re-use that key for the new system? Just wondering

 

Sorry for confusing everybody I forgot media player/center are different from each other ;)

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**** how do I edit the title ;) Sorry I was kinda tired when I posted originally

 

Sorted ;)

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I did some quick look-arounds... You say you bought this key, I presume the $9.99 price? I have heard that the free MC keys no longer work. Also I have read some people have done reinstalls and re-used their MC key but online activation does not work and had to do phone activation.

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Last time I went down this road with Microsoft on the phone trying to get a Media Center key to work I had gotten my system into a "not activated at all" state and they charged me on the phone a whole $99 to get an entire new license.  I'm not stupid but they adeptly got me between a rock and a hard place on that one.  The important point is that a Media Center key can allow your system to upgrade (and there's NO way back) yet not work once it's upgraded.  I regard it as a nasty trap door they've set up.

 

I'm just mentioning this because it might just be better to just pay the $9.99 for another one and not use up your time.

 

-Noel

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