Hello! I bought a Windows 7 license for my netbook and, for the sake of convenience, used the media from my desktop PC to get an ISO from which I could install it. It worked, and I proceeded to load the netbook with all of my files, software,
etc.
Then, I went to activate it - at which point I discovered that the key I had bought (using my Student discount) is a Windows 7
Professional key, whereas I installed Windows 7 Home Premium, which is the edition that already runs on my desktop PC.
Now, I have a problem. I can't change versions using the installer, because the installation program recognizes that the copy of Windows 7 on my netbook has not been activated. However, I also can't activate it, because the verifier recognizes
that the key I'm trying to use is for the wrong edition.
I don't care which of the two versions I end up running, but I do want the software to be legal, and I do NOT want to have to reinstall and reload everything on this netbook (which is quite an undertaking). So, please tell me how I can either:
1. Change the edition of an unactivated copy of Windows 7, so I can use my existing key; OR
2. Swap the Professional key that I bought for a Home Premium key.
Note that I don't need a third copy of Windows 7, so I'm not willing to buy a new Home Premium key at full price alongside the Professional key that I already purchased.
Thanks.
