windows embedded 8.1 industry pro key on windows 8.1 pro retail

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shivam13

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Ok, so I got Win 8.1 Pro from dreamspark for free and would like to upgrade to it.
The thing is, i don't want to download some 3.3 GB ISO because of slow speed.
A friend of mine has retail windows 8.1 pro ISO. If I fresh install, will I be able to use the windows embedded 8.1 industry Key I got from dreamspark?
OR I have no choice but to download the Embedded windows?
 
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Enterprise and retail versions of Windows 8.1 Pro are not interchangeable. If they were different tiers of the same retail version, ie, using a Windows 8.1 installer with an 8.1 Pro key, it would probably work. Between enterprise and retail pro versions, I do not think the key will be accepted. I'd suggest downloading the correct installer ISO.
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Enterprise and retail versions of Windows 8.1 Pro are not interchangeable. If they were different tiers of the same retail version, ie, using a Windows 8.1 installer with an 8.1 Pro key, it would probably work. Between enterprise and retail pro versions, I do not think the key will be accepted. I'd suggest downloading the correct installer ISO.
 
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Well, I'll have to wait a couple of days then, with my crap Internet speed.
thanks for the answer.

 
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