Therefore you can not use a Windows 7 retail "Upgrade" procuct key to install and activate an OEM version. Using this method does require phone activation. How to activate Windows 7 or Vista manually activate by phone 1 Click Start, and in the Search box type: slui.
If so, you can format the drive during the installation of an upgrade version of Win7. You don't have to install it as an upgrade-in-place. If there's no "qualifying" OS present, you'll have to use the methods given by another responder.
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To all saying you can still use it, and that should be enough to say it is ok to do so. Well anyone can rob a store that doesn't make it ok or legal. Eventually audits will start checking this. Same people say it is ok to. Use that software for educational purposes. Jono Apr 27, at UTC. Chris pop down to the server room and turn that confusing server off will you! Edited Apr 27, at UTC. DSLevantine This person is a verified professional.
Thai Pepper. WillNB This person is a verified professional. DSLevantine wrote: MS should fix their activation server and block the unauthorized activation, I would say MS is partially responsible for this. Oh fuddle sticks! Guess my hope against hope wasn't enough. If I roll back to 7 it would be fine though? If you have a legit license for 7 Pro you can certainly run 7 Pro.
Tim Apr 27, at UTC. I have a question on this one. Many of our in house hardware came with a Windows 7,8 or 8. Tim wrote: I have a question on this one. Maybe a good topic to post outside of this current thread. Tim Jalapeno. Then run the activation troubleshooter and select I recently changed hardware on this device. After linking your Microsoft account, run the Activation troubleshooter to reactivate Windows To use the Activation troubleshooter: Sign in as an administrator. For more info, see Create a local user or administrator account in Windows Open Activation settings Select I changed hardware on this device recently, then select Next.
Enter your connected Microsoft account and password, then select Sign in. The troubleshooter will only work with the connected Microsoft account.
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An interesting note though is that on my laptop, which I'm pretty sure has an OEM as most laptops do, has a product key ending in OEM, however my desktop does not.
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