Can Windows 7 tolerate changes in partition sizes?

[Kevin Cozens]

Greetings, all.

My father has asked me about installing Linux on his computer. I'm not sure 
what sparked the request but I'm happy to set it up to dual boot. His 
computer is running Windows 7. I booted the machine using a live CD of 
Ubuntu and verified that everything appeared to be working including the 
printer and the WiFi adapter.

My concern is about whether the OEM version of Windows 7 that came with the 
machine is going to complain about the change in partitions and/or partition 
sizes and think it may not be an authentic install of the MS OS.

I am hoping it is ok but I read about issues with recent versions of Windows 
and how some (a few?) system changes can lead to requiring the purchase of a 
new copy of Windows as it will no longer accept its a valid copy running on 
the same system.
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