I get a message that my disk key is not valid. He has worked the last time I started.

When I enter the code from the back of the drive, I get a message that the code is not valid. The operating system worked this am. What gives?

What part of the installation are you get the invalid key error? Installation of Windows 7 is a bit different from Vista. Vista allows you to ignore enter a product key when you are in the early stages of the installation. Windows 7 lets you skip entering your key when the facility is in its final stages of installation.

If you're running Vista and you try to do a clean install using upgrade disc, do not enter a product key and complete the installation.

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.

They will give a confirmation ID, enter it

Click next to complete the activation.

You said that the license came with your old computer, please note, that would mean its OEM license. OEM licenses are not transferable to another computer, they are related to the computer, they came with, so if you try to use it on another computer, this may be why you encounter this error message.

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