Hi,

Simple question here... I purchased Windows 7 from an online website (I had to download the installer) where I got a discount because I am a student at a university. I am now considering upgrading my motherboard and CPU, and as far as I know an OEM version of Windows 7 will not allow me to do that (I will not be able to install Windows 7 on my new system if it's the OEM version, right?).

So I need to know if I have an OEM or retail version... The website I bought it is very vague about it. It does not mention the words 'retail' or 'OEM' anywhere, but it does say this:
MS Windows 7 Professional Upgrade kan en mag op één computer geïnstalleerd en gebruikt worden
which is basically dutch for
MS Windows 7 Professional Upgrade can only be installed and used on one computer
.
Now, at first I thought this was a clear indication that it was indeed OEM, but now that I think about it, I think the retail version would say the same thing. You can only install Windows on one PC at a time, but with the retail version you can uninstall it from your old system and install it on a different system, which is not possible with OEM. The website does not say anything about that.

But more importantly, the website does list a few other remarks, which are simply untrue. First of all it says it is only the 32-bit version which will only work on a 32-bit CPU. Now as far as I know a 32-bit version will always work on a 64-bit CPU without problems (it will just not be 64-bit obviously). And in fact, I have previously installed it on a 64-bit CPU without any problems. Even better, I have recently formatted and installed the 64-bit version on the same system, and it is also working just fine. So there's two errors there:
1. I can install it on a 64-bit CPU, and
2. The download also contains the 64-bit version instead of only the 32-bit version.

Moreover, it also remarks that I can only install this version of Windows 7 over an existing, legal version of XP or Vista. This is also untrue. I have managed to create a bootable disc of both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions from the files that I downloaded (the files themselves did not create a bootable disc, I had to use some third party command line utility to do that) and I can install it on a completely formatted system with no other OS installed. Maybe what I'm doing here is strictly illegal but yeah... It is still possible and I did not have to jump through impossible hoops to manage it.


What I'm basically saying is: the website doesn't say OEM or retail, but even if it did I don't trust it. They list at least two false statements, so I need a different way of figuring out whether I got OEM or retail...

Is there some way to do this..?

Thanks!