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Why does my Windows 10 OEM have 2 different keys?
My laptop came pre installed with OEM Windows 10.
To get rid of several bloat-wares that come with oem windows 10, I did a clean install of Windows 10 using downloaded ISO, installer created on Pen ...
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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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Where is Windows 10 activation key?
So, I'm having big trouble trying to fix my friend's computer.
She stopped a Window's update shutting down the computer (I know, it hurts just to read).
Now the PC is not booting. I tried everything ...
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How can I grab license-key from my pre-installed OS and use it to activate a virtual machine?
So I'm having problems virtualizing my preinstalled OS (yes it came already installed in this laptop), and I'm thinking of giving up: just starting the virtual machine from scratch, installing ...
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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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Unable to deactivate windows xp by modifying the license in the registry
I need to deactivate Windows XP so I can set it up with a new license. Every tutorial I've visited followed the same steps. (Example from eHow)
The tutorials state that the 00BE timer file located in ...
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Microsoft Basic Office 2007 Activation Keys won't work after re-installing on my Laptop
So, I've upgraded my hard-drive on my laptop, and proceeded to grab my trusty copper-faced Official MS Office disk to do an install. I have three licenses with the fancy green-blue paper that ...
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Can a key-less install be done with Windows 7 Pro from Digital River and enter later the product key for the Full version?
As explained below, I purchased a system builder Vista Home Premium (64bit) OEM install DVD, with free upgrade to Windows 7. However, I realized afterward that I needed Windows 7 Professional.
Can ...
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Why doesn't Microsoft show the Windows Product Key in System Information?
I have a MSDN Premium License and forgot which key (you get to claim 10 keys) I used to activate one of my Windows 7 installs.
I've always wondered why Microsoft don't show the current Windows ...
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