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Hey my pc need to get win7 base new installed, just have a cd and no key. is it taking the old key out of my pc system if i start install new? or do i need a key to type it into it ?? acctualy its original system with key installed but like i said no idea where is the key.+ ty

What is the advantage to purchasing Windows 7 on a CD versus simply downloading the file and inserting the license key?

Hi everyone, I am happy to join the forums :) I would like to format my ACER desktop, which has a WIN8 on it. Afterwards, I'd have to reinstall the WIN8, and I assume that I'd need the License Key to reinstall it, right? I have 2 questions please, 1. Could I use the same license key? 2. is...

I apologize if this post isn't categorized correctly but it's my first time posting on well any forum for that matter. Recently on my 2 year old Gateway FX6860, an issue occurred where after installing anti virus software, said software caused my computer to be unable to boot up, safe mode would...

Hi I don't know if this the right place to post this, so sorry if it is not. Well on to my problem, I have a dead hard drive in my Laptop and was wondering could i run Windows 7 or other Windows from a CD like you can with Linux, Linux is great for going on the web, but a little bit hard to run...

I installed TurboTax using a cd - it installed okay, but when I tried to launch I got this message: Link Removed I connected with TurboTax support and they walked me through downloading the software from their website. Again when I tried to launch, I got the same message. I then installed the...

i would like to know whether i can use windows 7 ultimate CD to repair windows 7 home basic

I am running Windows 7 64-bit and have a legal copy of Call of Duty (original) that I'd like to play. I installed the game (seemingly without error) and tried to run it, and got a buffer overrun error. I used the Windows 7 troubleshoot feature to run the program using Windows XP...

Hello, I am having trouble installing Windows 7 (currently using XP). I am booting off from the CD and it passes the "Loading Windows Files" (with the gray bar) and also passes the "Starting Windows" black screen with the logo. But after that, only the blue screen background pops up. The...

Hello, Guys, I must have a solution for that because I'm treating with this installation for about a week (and a lot of re-installations). I'm trying to install Win7 on my PC. I'm getting a black screen right before the language screen is suppose to be shown. This is happen right at the...

My issue, no matter what source, or what ram I use, Windows 7 will freeze during install at random points (Mostly during expanding windows files, however, also occurred before even selecting a partition to install on). When I say freeze, i mean the mouse is not able to be moved, and waiting...

Hey guys im running a completley fine version of Vista 64 but i want to upgrade to Windows 7 64 since i tried it out on my laptop and i preferred it to Vista. Anyway I have 1 Hard Drive split into 2 partitions, one been 70gb - 10gb free space (Windows Vista) and the other is 300gb - 60gb free...