How to reinstall windows 8 in new HARD drive using the old product key?

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  Hello

  Recently, I had a hard drive failure. The drive is about 7 years so I understand he lived a life busy for a long time, and I plan replace it. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make the recovery discs and I don't have a windows CD, because it is installed on the disk hard when I bought the computer. If I had to buy a new HARD drive, how would I reinstall Windows on it without re-purchase a copy? I was told there would be a product key on the chasis somewhere but I couldn't find the model and serial number for the bureau, nothing to do with Windows. I also searched HP website to see if I could order recovery disks, but this option is not visible anywhere. Help, please!

  Thank you, Alex.

  Alex, welcome to the forum.

  Unfortunately, because you did not the system recovery media when you bought the computer, you will need to buy a full copy of Windows 7.

  Here's a guide to help you try to order the HP discs.  However, I believe that it is very unlikely that they are always available from your computer is more than 7 years old.

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• Upgrade a new empty hard drive with the old product key Windows OS Windows Y Ultimate 32 bit is possible, if so how?

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  OT:

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  You will need to borrow a disc of Windows 7 Home Edition Premium or borrow a disk upgrade or full version retail and create a bootable copy with option to select Windows 7 Home Premium during installation. To learn more:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/wiki/Windows_7-update/how-to-what-are-my-options-for-obtaining-Windows-7/528163c1-0b2e-4AD2-a26d-7112851d1dc2

• I got my product key Windows 7 enabled on my computer, then my hard drive crashed, so I had to reinstall Windows on a new hard drive. He is now not letting me turn it back on.

  original title: activation problem

  -I got my product key Windows 7 enabled on my computer, then my hard drive crashed, so I had to reinstall Windows on a new hard drive.  He is now not letting me turn it back on.  What should I do?  I don't want my computer or Microsoft thinks I use a version of Windows

  It is Windows 7 Home Premium, and I my here in front of me activation code.  But it is to say that it is not valid.

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  When you reach the desktop, click Start, right-click on computer

  Click on properties

  Scroll down to the Windows Activation

  Click the link x days before activation.

  Click on the link that says: "show me other ways to activate.

  Enter the product key

  Click next

  Select the Activation of the phone

  Click Next when you enter your key page

  Select your country

  Click Next, call the number listed

  Be sure to explain your situation to the Appeals Officer.

  Provide the installation generated when ID requested by the call agent

  They give a confirmation ID in return, enter it

  Click next to complete the activation.

  However, the requirements for the media upgrade is that you have an operating system already eligible such as Windows XP or Vista installed to use it. Since the Windows 7 end user license agreement.

  15 UPDATES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade. After the upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software that you upgraded. After upgrade, you can no longer use the software that you upgraded.

  So, if you are always denied, you will just have to reinstall Windows XP or Vista and let it do the verification of eligibility.

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  The message says:-since first, windows has been activated on this computer, the computer hardware has changed a lot. Because of these changes, Windows must be reactivated within 3 days. You want to reactivate Windows now?

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  -* in your own thread *, please

  Please also state the Version and edition of Windows cited on your COA sticker (if you have one) on the case with your machine, but do NOT quote the key on the sticker!
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  telephone activation.
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• Can I do a fresh install of Windows 7 Home and use the old product key?

  Hello

  I got a laptop from a former employer who removed the hard drive before give me the computer.

  I installed a new hard drive and you want to do a fresh install.

  The previous operating system was Windows 7 Pro OA Enterprise Edition and I have the product key for it.

  Can I do a fresh install of Windows 7 Home and use the old product key?

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  Concerning

  Regrow72

  If you have plans to upgrade to Windows 10 Home, I would skip trying to reinstall Windows 7 and go directly to Windows 10.

  You can use your family Windows 7 product key to install Windows 10, learn how:

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  Step 2: how: perform a clean installation of Windows 10

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  I recommend to go to Windows 10 now while you can, because Microsoft will stop the free upgrade offer at the end of July:

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  If you still want to reinstall Windows 7 Home Premium, please see:

  For 5 years, Microsoft made it fairly easy for users of the Windows 7 operating system to get reinstall media. If you have lost your support disc or installation retail collection; either it has been damaged or defective; You can download a copy of the edition that you have licensed from a membership site called Digital River. More recently, Microsoft ended the availability to reinstall media that you can download as a. File ISO in Digital River, which is a digital reproduction of an optical disc.

  It was particularly convenient for people who could not easily get the manufacturer's recovery media, did not want to pay the fees required to get or preferred a clean configuration without the software packaged manufacturers or even a recovery partition does not work. It's easy to use, all you had to do was reinstall and reactivate using the product key located on the certificate of authenticity and download all the drivers on the manufacturers website.

  Given that this option is no longer available, what are your options? See the article for more details:

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  Make sure you scroll down and read the section:

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• How to transfer windows on a new hard drive

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  Hello

  There are different ways to do

  hard drive manufacturers will normally provide the cloning software to move your operating system installed from the old to the new hard disk

  Search for information on this subject on their Web site

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  and read this on how to back up your data and also make a complete pc backup

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  Contact HP and ask them to send you a set of recovery disks.

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  Hello

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