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No xelzd - Cannot find xeldz in all drives. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
Today my windows 7, after download a not-so-secure file (a good prank from an University friend to show me that the SO is really outdated), the windows license was deleted. (I have a buyed license, ...
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How to determine a Windows 7 license type from files under C:\?
I need to create a repair disc for a machine running Windows 7 Professional x86, but first I need to find out the exact license type before burning the only DVD I have, because (believe me) all USB ...
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Proper way to reinstall Windows [duplicate]
So I have a laptop that originally had Windows 7 installed on it-which was upgraded to Windows 10 when Microsoft offered it for free.
I want to replace the actual hard drive with an SSD.
However, I'...
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Using an old Windows 7 on a new laptop (and upgrading to Win 10)
I am currently looking to buy a new laptop on a somewhat tight budget. In order to get a bit better parts I have the option of buying it without a Windows license. I need Windows however and after ...
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Using Win7 key to activate Win10 is valid for clean instalations?
I installed Win10 Pro using my Win7 Pro license key in my laptop with Win10 Home Basic when it was free to do it, making a new clean installation, and now I have Win10 Pro activated with that key. ...
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Windows activition after boot drive change
Recently I have bought a new SSD , I'm trying to boot from that SSD I had the installation disk of a legit version of Windows 7 that I upgraded from to Windows 10 but unfortunately the sticker with ...
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Disable a Windows OS installation
I have temporarily removed my old 1TB hard drive which has Windows 7 on it. I have upgraded the system to a new 256GB SSD drive and have done a fresh install of the same OS (from the same DVD in fact,...
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With two seperate licences, can I switch from Windows 10 to 7 and back to 10 again?
I have two valid licence keys for Windows:
Key A - originally Windows 7, but upgraded to Windows 10
Key B - not yet activated for Windows 7
I'm running Windows 10 with key A now.
My plan is to ...
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Reinstalling windows 10 free upgrade, which key should i use [duplicate]
Hello my parents updated their laptop with Windows 7 to Windows 10, apparently by mistake. Since they do it themselves, I did not see the terms of conditions nor any information displayed before the ...
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Windows 7 professional license key not accepted
I have "Windows 7 Professional N" from the Dreamspark webstore and Installed it on a new PC. Now when I try to activate it the key is refused with a message: "Please enter a Windows 7 Professional ...
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Is it possible to use a Windows 10 product key to activate a Windows 7 installation?
This question is the opposite of the problem that most people have, and I haven't found a good answer for it yet.
My company has custom hardware configurations on shipped systems, and we are ...
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how to recover win7 licence to update to win10
I have a DELL laptop pc, coming from a company (free) so no DVD or paperwork available, just the hardware. I have a perfect legit win7 pro 32 bit version running on it just fine. I whant to keep this ...
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how many Windows 7 I can install with one key obtained from Bizspark [closed]
Am only a newbie to Bizspark. I was able to download Windows 7 ultimate from Bizspark using MSDN subscription. From there I can get keys for windows 7 too. I can claim upto 2 keys from Bizspark ...
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Do I need to need to deactivate Windows before re-installing [duplicate]
If I would like to reinstall Windows 7 on the same laptop as 64-bit instead of 32-bitusing the original key, would I need to deactivate Windows first using the process shown here or could I just ...
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Windows 7 edition from serial? [duplicate]
I have a product key from a Windows Checked build that I'd like to use on a Free version, but the source didn't state the edition the key is bound to. So I don't know what edition should I install.
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Do I need a Windows 7 SP1 key to use an SP1 installer?
I'm performing a fresh install of Windows 7 Pro on a machine with an associated product key, but there's no longer a windows partition (can't create a recovery cd) and I don't have the installation ...
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How to determine what program installed Syncrosoft License Manager?
I have the Syncrosoft License Manager installed, and as far as I can tell, this is a dongle-based licensing scheme. I do not have any software that requires a dongle, nor do I have a key dongle.
I ...
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How to activate Windows 7 with BIOS license
I got a new DELL Latitude E6440 laptop, and after finding what I thought was the licence key I habitually reinstalled it using a vanilla Windows 7 disc in order to get rid of bloatware.
The ...
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Audit Windows Server/Desktop Product Key usage
The company I work for has a fairly big domain of Windows Desktops and Servers. We also have standalone servers that are remote to our site but we have direct access to.
We need to audit our license ...
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Will a win 8 OEM on a win 7 OEM
When I bought my hardware it was shipped with Windows 7 Professional. After a while I got an offer to upgrade and purchase a Windows 8 OEM license.
Now comes the question, is it possible to use this ...
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Can you use one Microsoft Office 2007 key on multiple devices?
Example:
I have an Ubuntu box running wine, and a Windows 7 VM.
Can I install Office (Student/Home 2007) in Wine, see if it works well, then uninstall it, and re-install it in The Windows VM?
If so,...
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Where are Windows 7 activation file stored?
Where are the activation file stored?
Eg when you enter your Serial number, and then activate via the internet or phone, where are the resulting file stored?
The reason im asking this question, is ...
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Download Windows 7 and use HP's product key? [duplicate]
My Hewlett Packard computer came preinstalled with Windows 7 Home Premium x64. It did not come with a Windows 7 install DVD.
I need to reinstall it because its full of viruses and whatnot.
Can I ...
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Windows Product Key doesn't work on other Windows
My situation is as follows:
I have three license keys for Windows:
(A) 1 Windows 7 Professional
(B) 1 "Microsoft Windows 7 Professional with Service Pack 1 32/64-bit (German) - DreamSpark"
(C) 1 ...
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Is there a way to establish what version a Windows 7 product key is?
I have a Windows 7 product key that I foolishly did not label. Rather than downloading and creating disks for however many different ISOs exist (Basic, Pro, Ultimate, 32-bit/64-bit, upgrade, full ...
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Any legal/Microsoft way to make Windows 7 installation legal by purchasing a key for it [duplicate]
I searched a lot and there are resources which point to e-bay and others but all that is third party.
I would like to buy JUST THE KEY for Windows 7 NOT the media, so I can make the already working ...
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Microsoft Windows Licensing, transferring from old to "complete" new PC
In an question i asked, it seems that one phone call will help to transfer the licensed copy of windows to the replaced hardware
Windows Licensing: Validity of transferring between burnt/working ...
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Format PC without losing Windows 7 license [duplicate]
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Windows activation with planned reinstall
I have a windows 7 intallation that I got from MSDN. The thing is that I want to format my PC and reinstall windows 7.
At first I ...
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Can Windows-7 Home Premium 32bit retail full install be used with a Window-7 Home Premium 32bit Upgrade license key?
Can Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit retail full install be used with Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit Upgrade license key?
I bought a Windows-7 32 or 64bit Home Premium Upgrade DVD (upgrade from Vista). I ...
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Use existing license key with new Windows 7 ISO?
I have a netbook which came with Windows 7 preinstalled and a recovery partition. I would like to put a SSD in the netbook (and reinstall Windows). The idea is to create a bootable USB stick and ...
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