windows 8 can i upgrade

If I upgrade to windows 8 can I still keep my windows 7 OEM on differetn partition?
location: microsoft.com - date: February 7, 2013
Hello folks,   I have windows 7 32 bit OEM on my computer and wonder if I upgrade to windows 8 (already bought) can I still use windows 7 on a different partition?   1 When upgrading to windows 8 does that mean that Microsoft will deactivate my present windows 7 key and I can't use windows 7 any more?   2 I do have an image copy of windows 7 so in theory can I run both versions of windows on different partitions (dual boot) or will windows update check both the windows 7 and windows 8 keys and deactivate one of them?   Just wondering, as there is no way that I want to loose my windows 7 installation of make its product key not recognised or not being able to be activated.   Thanks DJ
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Can I use the $39.99 Windows 8 Pro Upgrade option to upgrade a VMWare Virtual Machine installation of Windows?
location: microsoft.com - date: November 25, 2012
I'm a software developer and use virtual machines running on my main development PC for testing my software under different versions of Windows.  I'm using VMWare Workstation for my virtual machines.  I have a license for each VM I'm using and want to upgrade one of them from Windows XP Pro to Windows 8 Pro using the $39.99 upgrade deal.  My concern is that this deal is only good for installing to physical computers rather than VMs.  Can anyone confirm that I won't run into trouble using the $39.99 upgrade license on a VM? Thanks!
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Can I reinstall my Windows 8 Pro Upgrade on a new hard drive with same previous motherboard?
location: microsoft.com - date: November 14, 2012
My previous hard drive (250 GB) has the recovery partition for my Windows Vista Home Premium which I used to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro. Now I want to replace my hard drive with a 1TB SATA drive or to a 256 GB SSD. Is it possible?
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Can I Clean Install Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Version on a PC with Windows 8 Release Preview as the First OS?
location: microsoft.com - date: November 10, 2012
I built my PC and installed the Windows 8 Release Preview as its first OS. My questions are: Can I take advantage of the 39.99-USD- Microsoft- Windows 8- Pro-upgrade offer? Can I clean install windows 8 Pro upgrade Version on the computer?
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If I have Wondows 7 32bit Can I use the Windows 8 64bit Upgrade?
location: microsoft.com - date: March 14, 2013
Will I be able to use the 64bit windows 8 upgrade on my windows 7 32bit home premium?
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Windows 8 pro upgrade-We can't connect
location: microsoft.com - date: October 29, 2012
Trying to upgrade to windows 8 pro from windows 7.  Have tried all the troubleshooting and still nothing.  Spent 2.5 hours on the phone with level 2 support last night and they did everything i had already tried and nothing.  I have tried the following   sfc/scannow chk msconfig (clean boot) safe mode deleted drivers/apps that showed not compatible different internet connections(fully functioning for web and other app downloads) ran windows update(including hotfix and fixit) proxy commands delete websetup rename websetup different user profile etc etc etc   here is the log file 2012-10-29 11:57:19, Error               &nb
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Windows 8.1 upgrade: can't install the upgrade because it isn't supported by your computers CPU
location: winsecrets.com - date: October 18, 2013
I am receiving the above error whilst attempting to install the upgrade via the Windows store. It includes a link to this page What Are PAE, NX and SSE2 I have verified using Coreinfo that my CPU does indeed support those features (It's a single core Sempron2800+) Any ideas? I'm currently running Windows 8.0x64 with 2GB RAM ETA: The title should include CPU at the end ETA2: Full Coreinfo output AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 2800+ AMD64 Family 15 Model 44 Stepping 2, AuthenticAMD HTT - Multicore HYPERVISOR - Hypervisor is present VMX - Supports Intel hardware-assisted virtualization SVM - Supports AMD hardware-assisted virtualization EM64T * Supports 64-bit mode SMX - Supports Intel
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Can I install fresh with Windows 8 Pro upgrade using Vista Key?
location: microsoft.com - date: October 20, 2012
Ok here is my issue.  I don't know if I should buy a Windows 8 Pro upgrade or New copy.  I've tried asking all the MS twitter accounts as well as chat, email and phone no one seems to know the answer.
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Just bought a PC with Windows 8...... can I switch to Windows 7?
location: 7forums.com - date: April 16, 2013
I bought a refurbished PC from dell(Model XPS8500). It has a spinning drive with Windows 8 installed. I would like to remove the hard drive from this system and replace it with a solid state drive, then install Windows 7. Will this be a problem? Thanks, TC
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Question about $40 Windows 8 Pro Upgrade
location: 8forums.com - date: October 26, 2012
Ok, so I decided to grace my laptop with the $40 upgrade, using Microsoft's Upgrade assistant thingie. First off, what happens to the Windows 7 CD-KEY stickered on the bottom of my laptop? Does that become invalidated? Or can I dual boot Windows 7 and Windows 8 ? Also, is there any way I'll be able to burn the digital download onto a DVD myself to install it fresh, rather than letting it upgrade my current Windows 7 installation?
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