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    Windows 7 Suddenly My Windows 7 Is Designated as Not Genuine

    I have a Lenovo T430 laptop that came with MS 7 64. The only thing I changed out was the hard drive to an SSD and the single channel 4 gig RAM to 8 gig dual channel. Both were done over a year ago and I had no issues with these upgrades at all. Now I don't use my laptop for anything else than...
  2. Windows 7 Is it possible to reset my PC without the installation disk?

    I had my computer custom built for me about 2 years ago from Micro-Center, a computer store near me that sells every PC component you can think of, and they'll put it all together for you too. My PC is still running fast and does everything I need it to do, but I'm ready for a refresh! Overall...
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    Windows 7 Transferring Windows from one computer to another

    I'm in the process of building a new PC and I need to know if I can could uninstall windows on my laptop and use the same Product ID and use it on my new laptop. I don't care for keeping any of my old files. Just need to know if I need to buy a new copy of Windows.
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    Windows 8 Where is the Win 8 serial and how to get a Win8 DVD?

    I bought a notebook with pre-installed Windows 8. Unfortunately there is no Windows 8 DVD supplied with the notebook. Assume the hard disc or system crashes: From where do I get a windows 8 DVD for new installation? When I go to system info in Windows 8 I can see a Product ID...
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    Windows 7 I copied the incorrect windows 7 cd key and I have reformatted

    I thought the cd key was the product id so now I have lost the cd key. I purchased it as a download so I am out of luck as the email is gone. I have completely reformated the drive, is there any type of data recovery I can do to recover the cd key?
  6. Windows 7 Can't find XP Product ID for Laptop

    I have 3 computers here at home 1 64 bit Vista (newer laptop), and fairly beefy XP desktop, then my older but not too outdated laptop running XP. It is this 3rd laptop here that I'm worried about upgrading. I want to do clean installs on all 3 machines. I'm worried about what to do or what the...
  7. Windows 7 Multiple installs using upgrade media

    Sorry if this has been answered before, but I am new and could not find an answer I have 2 copies of the Win 7 Home Premium upgrades. I want to upgrade 2 different computers so do I have to use the DVD's that came with each package, or will one DVD work for both installs, as long as the...
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    Windows 7 "This computer is not running genuine Windows"

    Installed with a valid key. Every time I go to the control panel I get "This computer is not running genuine Windows"... Attempt to click "Resolve" and I get "an error has occurred" code 0xC004F055 "The Software Licensing Service reported that the base SKU is not available." Online Genuine...