We just receive some volume license keys for Windows 7 (I'd ask this on a 
Win 7 NG but I can't find any). Due to a delay in receiving them, I had to 
install Win 7 Pro on one PC using a spare retail DVD and product key. Is 
there a way to convert this retail installation to use the Volume License 
product key without having to reinstall everything using the VL DVD and key?

Brian 

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"BrianB" <brian.notthis.bygland@boeing.notthis.com> wrote in message 
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> We just receive some volume license keys for Windows 7 (I'd ask this on a 
> Win 7 NG but I can't find any). Due to a delay in receiving them, I had to 
> install Win 7 Pro on one PC using a spare retail DVD and product key. Is 
> there a way to convert this retail installation to use the Volume License 
> product key without having to reinstall everything using the VL DVD and 
> key?
>
> Brian
> 

Brian.

There is no route to convert to a VL license aside from a clean install. This goes 
for the OS and Office or any Server based system

If you try you will get a warning that the key you used is not a valid key

-- 
Peter

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"BrianB" <brian.notthis.bygland@boeing.notthis.com> wrote in message 
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> We just receive some volume license keys for Windows 7 (I'd ask this on a Win 7 NG 
> but I can't find any). Due to a delay in receiving them, I had to install Win 7 
> Pro on one PC using a spare retail DVD and product key. Is there a way to convert 
> this retail installation to use the Volume License product key without having to 
> reinstall everything using the VL DVD and key?
>
> Brian
> 

        Right click "My Computer" > select properties > select "Change 
product key". 

"DL" <notvalid@spoofaddress.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7install/threads
>
> "BrianB" <brian.notthis.bygland@boeing.notthis.com> wrote in message 
> news:uIoUmx5mKHA.4644@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> We just receive some volume license keys for Windows 7 (I'd ask this on a 
>> Win 7 NG but I can't find any). Due to a delay in receiving them, I had 
>> to install Win 7 Pro on one PC using a spare retail DVD and product key. 
>> Is there a way to convert this retail installation to use the Volume 
>> License product key without having to reinstall everything using the VL 
>> DVD and key?
>>
>> Brian
>>
>
Thank you, DL, for the link to the Win 7 forum. According to the forum you 
cannot use the "Change Product Key" function for a volume license. That does 
fit my experience. However they also state that you do not need to do a 
clean install. You can do an in-place upgrade from Win 7 Pro (retail or OEM) 
to Win 7 Pro (VL). I'll give that a try.

Brian