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Hi everyone, A few years ago I purchased Windows 7 OEM and installed it on my laptop. Now I am thinking of buying a new laptop. I was told that OEM version can be installed only on one computer. Is that right? If so, maybe there is a way to somehow deactivate it on my current laptop and then...

Hi, my friend let me use a old windows disk so I could try out windows 7. After using it for a few months with it being unactivated it gave me the black screen and told me my trial was over. I went out and ordered windows 7 and planned on just putting in the activation key and being ready to go...

I need to reformat my windows 7 PC, but I don't have a PS/2 mouse, only wireless/USB. When reformatting in the past I've gotten stuck before the USB drivers installed, when a USB mouse would not work. Previously I usually had a corded PS/2 mouse around and just plugged it in and kept going, but...

Hi, I'm a computer noob. I have a 12 year old retail-purchased PC that came with WinXP Home pre-installed on the 160GB hard drive. The original OEM hard drive squeals terribly loud and sounds like it's going to die. I'd like to replace it, but not sure how to get WinXP installed on a fresh hard...

Hi guys, I recently purchased a new custom built computer from a local computer store. Everything was already set up, but I wish to do a system recovery. There is no system recovery option. I can't access the recover folder in my C: drive. I've asked windows support for help. It turns out my...

Hello there, This form is hidden as part of the normal execution of OEM client. The standard method of hiding this is: 1)set opacity to 0% 2)set shownintaskbar=false 3)in a timer calback,set from visible=false. This is on my screen every time i start my windows 7 computer.what do i have to do...

I've been out of the PC market for a long time. Right now, I've got an old, assembled AMD/ASUS desktop from 2007, which my dad bought and helped me build for personal use. It's been running XP ever since and I've painfully upgraded the hardware over time. More recently, I've used Windows 7 at...

I recently tried to install open suse with a dual boot. But it failed and I can no longer access windows. I would like to know if installing an OEM copy of windows 8 will help.

I'm thinking of upgrading my laptop that came with Windows 8 x64 O.E.M. and has been upgraded to 8.1 x64 to 8.1 Pro x64 over the weekend.Can I do a clean install of 8.1 Pro with the product key that Microsoft give's me with the 8.1 Pro upgrade. I already have 8.1 Pro on a usb flash drive that...

Hello everyone. I have an older self-build computer which is several years old. It has an ASUS P5Q Pro mobo and an old Intel Q9400 processor. I originally had WinXP Pro installed on this computer. I went out and bought an OEM copy of W7 Pro and installed it. So I had installed an OEM version...

I expect the answer to this is that I'll have to install Windows again, but I wanted to make sure before I open the disk case and waste $80. Details: -Gets to the loading windows screen and crashes just before the four colored balls make contact. The screen freezes for about a tenth of a...

Been looking at a Lenovo laptop that is one of those ones that has Win 7 Pro 64bit installed when you get it, but has Win 8 license embedded I guess on the mobo so it's ready to upgrade to 8 which I'm not interested in doing. My question is this... how do I obtain the license keys for the copy...

I'm getting a new Lenovo G510 (or possibly Z500) in a few days, and was trying to decide how to manage the operating systems I'm going to install. What I would like to do is: Primary Partition - Ubuntu or Mint (Most Frequently Used) Primary Partition - Storage Extended Partition 2 logical...

ohk this might sound dumb, but my mate has an oem version of windows 7 on his pc but his hard drive has failed and i was just wondering if it can be wiped of the broke drive then installed onto a new drive with same product key? thanks

My Dell Vostro 3700 laptop original purchase allowed me an update to win 7. I had separate 32-bit update and 64-bit win 7 updates OEM discs sent to me by Dell and updated it to win 7 32-bit. Then I put in 4 more megs of ram (now have 8) but realized that I can only use the original 4 unless I...

I was wondering if anyone knew about what time of year newer Models for all-in-one type OEM systems would start showing up. I have been checking some sites and some models are out of stock which would lead me to believe they are about to release a new model. Or it could just be a slow time of...

Quick question: Is there a limit on how many times you can use an OEM product key to activate a clean installed windows OS on the same machine it was originally pre-installed on? Thanks!

I picked up a used Toshiba Satellite Pro L830 but the operating system is mashed, also there's no DVD. So, I thought I'd buy a new OS, preferably Win 7 Home premium or Wind 8.1 (both 32bit) The problem I'm having is difficulty buying a retail copy of either. The only ones that seem to be...

I have an OEM copy of Windows 7 from a few years ago. The computer I had used it on has been recycled and no longer exists. Can I install this on my new homemade computer by purchasing a new license? If so how do I do it?

I have a HP laptop Running Home Premium. I purchased what I thought was and upgrade disc, turns out it is a OEM full install. Being the GENIUS that I am I opened package with out verifying and cannot return My question is can I install this with out losing my current set up such as Programs and...