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When I bought my hardware it was shipped with Windows 7 Professional. After a while I got an offer to upgrade and purchase a Windows 8 OEM license.

Now comes the question, is it possible to use this Windows 8 OEM CD on a blank SSD (I have changed discs to new ssd in the mashine) and during the installation of Windows 8 imput the product key for the orginal Windows 7 OEM license as proof of having and original OEM license as base for the upgrade?

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    Depends if the license is a Windows 8 System Builder license or a Windows 8 Upgrade license. You need to clarify what you mean by Windows 8 OEM exactly, if you purchased it through an OEM, then your migration rights are extremely limited.
    – Ramhound
    Commented Jan 16, 2014 at 18:44

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The Windows 8 (OEM) setup disk will happily accept your Windows 8 product key - there is no need for the Windows 7 disk or key. The limited "Windows Upgrade Offer" by Microsoft gives you (technically) a full version of Windows; the existence of a eligable copy of Windows 7 has been checked at the time you bought it. There is no technical check on you key or dirc later.

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