COA in recovery discs?

I had to re-install Windows7 on a Pavilion dv6. Start-up would try to install something like 45000 updates! At the end she fail updates and cancel all. I tried the discs of recovery, bought specially for the event, but they would not copy the files on the hard drive. I finally from a download Windows7 and ran who, having first formatted the drive, as I strongly suspected that something nasty was hiding there. Windows has loaded a dream. Problem is twofold. I can't read the COA on the bottom of the laptop; In addition, I discovered since the site used may not be the Microsoft Gold partner, it claims to be. Even if the system has been verified by using the key which seemed embedded in the download, I prefer to revert to the original. HP would have a record of it, and how would I go about obtaining it? Might I recommend to all users of portable computers, write your COA a safe place, just in case.

As says Mumbodog , if it is enabled and functional I wouldn't change the key.  Just keep in mind that this is probably a commercial version, unless it was specifically an HP installation.  Even if you try to install a HP OEM key, there is more need than the key to finish the activation.  Just for info thread, when you check the activation in the system Prpoerties windo has OEM as part of the activation key information?  If Yes, then it may be a legit installation.

BTW: Windows 7 must have installed SP1.  After the SP1 installation, avoid a large number of necessary updates.

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