Hi All....

Wanna upgrade my Laptop to Win 10 Professional.
then make a Universal Restore (Aomei Pro trial) and transfer
it to my Workhorse PC with no Internet....

Heard i must then reactivate Win 10(can i use the same
license again)?
And will all my Plugin Alliance stuff stay active?

 

Universal Restore is a Method to run more then One PC
with the same license

 

@funkytoe Plugin Alliance uses a machine_id.txt file to activate plugins. Therefore, you will need the license issued for different computer.
The following changes will change your machine ID:

• Replacing your system hard drive
• Replacing your CPU
• Changing your computer name
• Changing your BIOS settings
• The network adapter changed.
• The motherboard has been replaced.
• The network card has been replaced.
• The computer is running MAC address cloning software.
  
• Any software that adds a virtual network adapter.

Edit: More info can be found at: https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/support.html

 

Last edited: Jul 2, 2020

The Pirate !!
So far i know you have the same machine ID with the Universal Restore method.....
because you can install it on a any other PC,even with absolute different Hardware.....
how can this work otherwise?
The Author said i must reactivate the win 10 license....Win 10 uses the machine ID too
or not?
Or did i misunderstand ?

 

Last edited: Jul 1, 2020

With Plugin Alliance IMO the best method is to activate via USB stick. When activating choose a (dedicated) USB in the dropdown menu. The HW ID is that of the stick, not your computer and you have a portable license..

"..Our plugins are portable when you activate them using an ordinary USB flash drive. With this flash drive, you can run your plugins on any computer without the need for the computer to be activated.."
from PA site - https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/activation-manual.html

Also, you can activate three devices. And even if you screw up, everything can be deactivated, changed etc on their site.

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Not really sure, how it works with W10. True story: I had an old laptop with Win7 upgraded to Win10 on an EVO 850 SSD (that wasn't the original HDD). One day the laptop died on me. I just pulled out the SSD, stuck it into a destop tower, no reinstall, no drivers. I didn't expect much, when I turned everything ON. But the windows started and activated online - and yes, I understand, your WS is offline..

What I want to say, I wouldn't be surprised if MSoft would let you activate your Win copy, even with just the disk being the same.. yes, they want you to sell a copy of windows, but spying on you is the next best thing..;)

 

@funkytoe Who told you that the new one will have the same machine id? How can you have the same machine id for purposes of Plugin Alliance when you are migrating to a new set of hardware? Moreover, I don;t get what is it that you are worrying about unless something here is not kosher. What is so hard about authorizing the new machine? If you are the legit owner of the licenses, I dont know what the problem is. It takes 2 minutes. If this is some monkey business, you should say so in order for us to help you better.

 

True that is how i run it but that is not what how he has it, therefore, it is of no use for him. He wants to clone and have whatever is activated on old machine work on new one. No way Jose. To me it sounds like someone trying to clone a machine that someone else owns and taking advantages of the licenses in it.

 

@The Pirate, oh well, when you put it that way.. I assumed the OP has total access to PA account. Don't want to jump to any conclusions, but it is indeed a bit strange, as PA has one of the most user-friendly and varied activation options..

 

No need for you to do it, as you know @The Pirate is hated worldwide because @The Pirate is an outspoken member of this forum. As you said, PA has so many options to activate its plugins, and it is such a smooth process that i don't see the rationale behind the OP worries. Of course, that should be none of my business but it certainly is too strange for the old me to overlook.

 

Thanks for the Usb advice.......i can deactivate and the reactivate on a Usb right ?
Sorry Pirate ,,,.just thought it might work that way 1 license 2 Pcs...
That`s why i asked here .....only wanted to save money.......

 

You can activate 3 vro. PA has limited deactivation but they will work with you. Whatever you do deactivate first. You can always put your licenses in a USB. It is a very easy procees. If you get stuck, PA will walk you through it.

 

thanks

 

YW