When now purchase Start8 and start used on my laptop now, I'll be able to use it in future on other device (I plan to buy convertible notebook/tablet)?

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I have one question regarding the purchase Start8 and method licencing this application.

When you purchase Start8 application and install it Now on my laptop with Windows 8 RTM, and after a time + - 2 months I buy convertible notebook/tablet this my buy version will work in a newly purchased convertible notebook/tablet, too?
or will I have to re-buy again Start8?

I ask because I noticed that activates Start8 over the Internet and nowhere I have not read if you bought version pairs with hardware or not, or how it is licensed.

Thank you in advance for your answer.


one user on another forum said me that I would have to buy the application twice. (it would be the worst option :( )

someone else, told me he was just only unchecking licence Start8 on my old machine (notebook) and thereafter install it normally on my new device convertible notebook/tablet ... and I will not have to buy again. (it would be better :-))

but I prefer to ask here, hopefully will be true in the second version or the best option to use application on my both devices. (but so it probably will not :-D)

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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks Neil for your fast reply, I've read all in thread https://forums.stardock.com/433361
So when i will buy and install start8 in my notebook and I will create snapshot so I will use it in future in my convertible notebook/tablet. I understood it correctly(?), that yes.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

The snapshot bit related to virtual machines, but the general point was two machines shouldn't cause a problem as long as they are both owned and used by you.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Ok big thanks Neil. That's what I wanted to know:)


just a small question, my point is that I would like to use Start8 on my desktop and on my laptop.
   (but my laptop I will soon be replaced with a new one but not notebook but tablet) so I ask if I could permanently activate one license on a desktop computer (forever) and activate one license on my laptop.
and when I bought the tablet and deactivate version on the laptop and activate (this the deactivate version from notebook) on tablet.
   but from what you says and was wrote in thread I'll probably have to buy start8 twice it, well at least according to how I understand it, because the possibility of at least one of the two licence will not be possibility deactivated and then the activate forever, too as in desktop computer.
   (will must activate forever from start only on a desktop computer, and to activate on portable computer will must wait, after I buy new convertible notebook/tablet, otherwise it probably will not work think so)


now I'm just thinking, and when will one license forever activated on my desktop computer. But, for example due to failure of windows (example system windows not boot crach bootmgr etc.) and I'll just have to reinstall on the same computer windows 8 hope this does not count as a use of a second activating it? or yes? (if something like this happened, as if it could happen (you know operating system windows:D) nowhere is described how it then goes.)

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Reinstalling on a failed computer should not cause any issues unless it happens often.