Recent content by djworza

Thanks to all. I picked up a copy of W7 Professional 32 bit (What the OEM CD was) and will try the activation routine tomorrow. Thanks!!

As stated 3 times now, I have no problem buying W7. I need to know what it will do to my current installation as I don't want to loose everything already installed and how I have W7 configured. Has any one made their copy of windows genuine by following the prompts and doing this online? What...

I agree. I will buy whatever I need to buy. What I am asking is what to buy. The Windows window that pops up will let me make the copy that is installed genuine will charge the cost of W7. No problem with that. But what will I get and what if I have to reload the OS later? Will I have the same...

It is genuine, but it came with a Dell PC...OEM version. I think thats the problem. I'm willing to buy another copy, but want to make sure I can fix the problem without loosing my W7 setup as it is running now.

I have installed W7 Professional with a Dell OEM CD that came with a Dell Optiplex PC, on a clone PC, as the Dell ended up with a burned up Main Board and was scrapped. It worked fine for a while and I now get the message "This copy of Windows is not Genuine". Do I have to buy a new copy of W7...