license key

I am a real dummy with this stuff. I bought 2 used computers at auction. They are Dell OptiPlex 760, 3.16 GHz, Core2Duo, 4Gb Ram. They have been sanitized and have no operating system on them. They originally had Windows Vista on them. I have been to EBay and there are a lot of products...

I am unable to find my original post...Link Removed replied to me and I followed the instructions provided for activation of Windows7. After spending much time on the telephone with MS support (blah). I am still unable to activate. I know the problems lies with my trying to activate my Win7 Pro...

I'm trying to find a means to install this hard drive monitor, which I got free from O&O quite some time ago. I can't now remember whether it was installed with a license key or not, but if so I guess that I didn't copy it to my archive. I tried to copy/paste the directory from the old...

I'm preparing to do a clean re-installation of my OS, but I've only been able to locate one of the two licenses that I have, and I'm uncertain to which computer it belongs to. Therefore, I want to check what the license key is on the current installation. I've tried several programs that are...

I bought a notebook Acer V3-771g 6851 with windows 8 installed in it. My doubt is should I enter the windows 8 license key when I reset it to factory settings? I didnt get any windows 8 key with my notebook. Thank you

Hello all, I have a Dell XPS M1530 which was ordered in 2008 with Vista. Eventually something happened and I wiped the system and replaced it with Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. Recently my laptop has kinda died on me and I don't think it's worth the money to fix it, so I am looking for a new laptop...

I am having a problem isntalling windows 7 64 bit . I did everything . It restarts once before completing installation and after that it gave the blue screen and an error on it that windows needs to restart or something. It just can not finish the installation idk why . Everything is ok but idk...

Hello, I have an Acer that had Microsoft home Premium on it but no disks. I had to re install so I used the key that is on the sticker under the laptop but after installation I got the message that it wasn't the right key. So i followed the prompts that led me to a phone call to activate by...

Hi, i want to re installmy windows , my laptop has WINDOWS 7 HOME installion / repairing files by factory , i have WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE in it now.I want to re install it. how i can re install it. if i use the factory (dell) defualt drive for installing i am afraid that it will become HOME edition...

hello i have a HP laptop and it came with a windows 7 orginal DVD and key. my Question is im thinking of buying a new dell laptop which also comes with installed windows 7 but i wont get a free copy of windows 7 DVD. so should i burn my existing HP's win7 dvd to a blank disc and use that dvd to...

Hi, new to the forums. I am looking to integrate IE9 into a retail image of Windows 7. I've already done this once successfully, however the version of IE9 that I have is outdated. If you peruse the internet, you'll quickly see several direct links to IE 9's msu version directly from...

Hi, I have installed Professional but the key I purchased is a dud. It was a MAC key but when I types it in it turns out it has already been used. I had no luck getting a valid one from the seller. It turns out I only really need Home Premium. If I buy a Home Premium one and authorize with...

I've installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit intomy Toshiba Laptop. Before I activated the Windows 7, the Hibernate feature is working fine. After I've keying in the License Key, the Hibernate Feature is keep going to Sleeping Mode. The exact output when I type this at an elevated command prompt...

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Hi every one, I tried to find solution to my question but didn't help much. so I'm starting ne.w thread. I already have Home premium installed on my laptop. I want to upgrade to win 7 pro. the windows tool " upgrade any time " doesn't help me because I already have the disk. what should I do...

Apologies if I'm p[osting this in the wrong place, but I would be really gratful for any help you might be able to offer me. I'm currently running Windows 7 professional on my laptop. I purchased it as an upgrade from the digital river ultimate steal site last year. I now need to do a fresh...

Hey everyone, so heres my situation. I am trying to format and reinstall windows on a clients computer, which normally is no big issue. This case is special though. Client has Windows 7 Installed, but the sticker on the case is for Windows Vista, ok no biggy. I call him up and ask him to...

I puchased a windows upgrade for my two home computers (laptop and desktop) from Costco a few months ago. It had the 64 bit version which I needed for my laptop and the 32bit version for my desktop. The laptop was running Vista and the desktop XP . I upgraded both machines and all was well...

I know you can upgrade 32 bit to 64 bit using a custom install. My question though, is I installed Windows 7 32 bit using a retail upgrade disk. I've now decided I want to try 64 bit. Since the upgrade box contained 2 discs (32 & 64 bit), am I free to install the 64 bit on the same computer or...

I recently did a clean install of my system. I had previously used the Family Pack key 3 times on 3 separate computers. I did the clean install on one of those three computers but now it won't recognize the key, even though it is legit. Is this a known issue? and is there a way to fix it?