So I installed windows 7 on my hp touchsmart tx2z about a month ago, because a friend had an extra valid copy, and lately ive been getting little pop ups by the taskbar that says that I only have two days left to type in a valid product key. I tried retyping the product key again, to no avail. So i dont know how 7 successfully installed if the product key was not valid in the first place?
However, since I bought my laptop within a certain time period this year, june - august i think, i recieved a free win7 upgrade cd that just arrived in the mail today. And i dont see a product key anywhere..
Is there any way to get the product key from the upgrade cds without reinstalling 7 again, and just type that one in?
and if not, will it work if I just follow the instructions on the upgrade cds while already having 7 installed?
I am considering installing ubuntu 9.1 right now to save any files that might otherwise be unreachable if windows doesnt boot at all after the two days is up
However, since I bought my laptop within a certain time period this year, june - august i think, i recieved a free win7 upgrade cd that just arrived in the mail today. And i dont see a product key anywhere..
Is there any way to get the product key from the upgrade cds without reinstalling 7 again, and just type that one in?
and if not, will it work if I just follow the instructions on the upgrade cds while already having 7 installed?
I am considering installing ubuntu 9.1 right now to save any files that might otherwise be unreachable if windows doesnt boot at all after the two days is up