Windows 7 Retail disc w/ OEM license?

[isandy]

Basically i want to know if i can get a copy of Windows 7 and install it and later use an OEM license? The reason i want to this is to be able to use windows before i get my OEM because i don't like Linux too much..

Would that process be illegal if i pirate a copy of Windows 7 and then activate the OEM license when i get it next week?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Tom's Hardware doesn't discuss piracy in any form!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

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[isandy]

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