Is it OK to use the product key from the back of my computer when I reinstall Windows?

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• By using the system restore before computer restart after updating Windows 10...

  I chose to try the upgrade of Windows 10 on my laptop primary.  Because of the long installation times, I started late in the evening then followed finishing (or almost) the update the next morning.  Until I sat down to 'start' I spoke with a friend who had just completed an installation of two heavy day of problems.    Although I am good enough to solve computer OS and software installation problems, I was very reluctant to go forward.   After serious soul searching I elected continue to use Windows 7, I don't really like.

  That's why I chose to use the system restore before restarting my computer needed complete Windows Update 10.  I chose the previous restore point before the update of windows 10 and ran through the entire procedure and then restarted the computer after the restore point.

  Everything worked fine and I was able to do the foregoing... Except that I can't do updates of security that have been uninstalled.   The Windows Update screen repeat "you must restart your computer...". "with the reboot by holding the active button.

  This window doesn't go away even after reboot, and I can not "check for Updates".

  Does anyone have any suggestions on how to reset this program if I can do all the updates except Windows 10 security.

  Thank you for any assistance.

  By using the system restore before computer restart after updating Windows 10...

  Sorry, System Restore does not cancel the major updates, that's why a lot of automatic updates delete all system restore points. The tool that is appropriate in this case would be a restore Image. If you have not created an image before the upgrade, then you are out of luck.

• Can I use a product key from my laptop Windows 7 Home Premium OA on the newly installed window.

  I want to restart my laptop. I have a copy of windows 7 Home premium since I bought it for my office of game. If I use the CD to install a new window on my laptop. I am able to use my laptop Windows 7 product key to this topic?

  If its licensed OEM System Builder that was never used, Yes. If his license OEM from another computer, no.

  As mentioned, the laptop must already include factory restore options that may allow you to reinstall the operating system from scratch.

  New computers that come pre-installed with Windows often have what is called a recovery partition. This is used to reinstall an operating system in the case of a system failure. To access it, you need to start when you start your computer by pressing a function key. This can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12 key DEL or tab. See the manual that came with your PC for instructions on how to reinstall Windows.

  This is how the recovery partition is accessible to most popular brands...

  For Dell, press CTRL + F11 directly after switching on the device

  For HP, press F11 directly after switching on the device

  For LG, press F11 directly after switching on the device

  For Toshiba, press and hold "0" BEFORE and during the power upward

  For Acer, press and hold ALT + F10, as soon as you see the logo

  For Asus, press F9, as soon as you see the Asus logo.

  For Samsung, press F4 to the power upward...

  For Fujitsu, press the F8 key directly after the power

  Advent, restart your computer. Then, press F10 repeatedly until the message "Starting system recovery"

  Sony VAIO, reboot and press "F8" or "F10" repeatedly until the screen "Advanced Boot Options".

• Use ultimate product key from computer defunct upgrading of hospitality on the new computer?

  Old computer has Win 7 Ultimate installed, but crashed. New computer has Win 7 Home installed OEM. Can I use Anytime Upgrade and the OLD ultimate product key to upgrade the new computer for Win 7 Ultimate?

  According to what I read in the forums, it seems it would work, but I would need to call Microsoft.

  Old computer has Win 7 Ultimate installed, but crashed. New computer has Win 7 Home installed OEM. Can I use Anytime Upgrade and the OLD ultimate product key to upgrade the new computer for Win 7 Ultimate?

  Yes, you can, but you may need to reactivate by phone:

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

  According to what I read in the forums, it seems it would work, but I would need to call Microsoft.

• Can I use my product key for Windows Server 2008 after the downgrade to Windows Server 2003?

  Can I use my product key for windows 2008 after it downgrade to windows 2003?

  Hello
  Your question of Windows 7 is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for the IT Pro TechNet public. Please post your question in the TechNet Windows 7 Server forum.
   
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en/category/WindowsServer/

• Can I use a product key Vista Business OEM with retail Vista Business install disc on the original OEM computer?

  In fact, I have two questions:

  [1] my niece has a HP laptop with a sticker of the OEM Vista Business product key on the bottom. She has no HP restore disks or something like that. The computer was demoted in XP and now there is something wrong and Windows fails to start (goes to blank blue screen with the mouse pointer, no further). According to the test material, the hard drive still works. I have a retail copy of Vista Business. Can I use its product key with my Vista disks professional retail to install Vista on her computer? It is the key to correct OEM, original to this computer product.

  If the #1 answer is Yes, is [2] possible to install without erasing its hard drive? Maybe by making an upgrade? She has files out there that are not backed up - mainly music and Word documents. Can I somehow save them because I install Vista?

  Monday, October 4, 2010 20:08:21 + 0000, kerasmus wrote:

  In fact, I have two questions:

  [1] my niece has a HP laptop with a sticker of the OEM Vista Business product key on the bottom. She has no HP restore disks or something like that. The computer was demoted in XP

  No, this is not possible. I guess that you don't really want
  "retired", and that XP has been installed clean.

  and now there is something wrong and that Windows will not start

  Something new, or it never does to start XP?

  (empty blue screen with the mouse pointer, not go further). According to the test material, the hard drive still works. I have a retail copy of Vista Business. Can I use its product key with my Vista disks professional retail to install Vista on her computer? It is the key to correct OEM, original to this computer product.

  No. an OEM product key does not work with a retail CD. The CD and the
  product key must match with respect to retail vs OEM, complete vs.
  Upgrade and family or professional.

  If the #1 answer is Yes, is [2] possible to install without erasing its hard drive? Maybe by making an upgrade? She has files out there that are not backed up - mainly music and Word documents. Can I somehow save them because I install Vista?

  Whatever you do, you must first copy the Word documents and music
  files from external media: CD, DVD, USB keys, eternal hard drive
  etc. Even if could do an upgrade (which you do not have a key for) you
  should do it because there is always a risk of losing everything.

  Ken Blake (MS-MVP)

• Can we use this product key on the back of the laptop for the activation and the windows 7 Professional 32-bit to windows 7 Professional 64-bit upgrade?

  I have a laptop HP originally shipped with windows 7 32-bit professional. Now I want to upgrade to windows 7 professional 64 bit. I don't have with me installation disk. So I thought that it is possible (and legal) to resume an installation of windows 7 professional 64 bit disc from a friend and use this product key on the back of my laptop computer to activate windows after the installation of 64-bit? I'm a bit confused.

  NOTE: This sticker on the laptop has windows 7 pro oa, and a product key to 25 digits (xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx) written on it.

  In addition, the product ID in the information system in the control panel is OEM.

  Yes, you can use the product key located on the COA sticker with a full retail version or the version upgrade Windows 7 Professional disc.

  You will need to do a clean install, there is no place on the way to upgrade Windows 7 32 bit to 64 bit.

  Using the disk of 64-bit Windows 7, install Windows 7 Windows Easy Transfer Utility from the DVD (to find it, simply navigate to x:\support\migwiz, "x:" is the name of your hard drive. (In this case, you will see a collection of files, the important"that you must search for and double-click is 'migsetup'.) run it and create a DAMP (Windows Easy Transfer file), if you have an external hard drive, you can access it later when you perform a clean install of Windows 7 64-bit disk so you can stored there.

  Once you have done this, just do a clean install of Windows 7 64 bit disc. In Windows 7 64 bit disk, start Windows Easy Transfer, follow the wizard screen, tap on which is stored the WET file (external hard drive) and it will restore your personal files and settings. Reinstall the applications needed.

  http://www.notebooks.com/2009/10/07/using-Windows-easy-transfer-in-Windows-7/

  Boot from the DVD 64 bit Windows 7
  Click Install now
  Accept the license agreement
  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)
  Select the disk partition where you want to install Windows 7 click Next.

  You will receive the following warning:
  The partition you have selected may contain files from a previous Installation of Windows. If so, these files and folders will be moved to a folder named Windows.old. You will be able to access the information in Windows.old, but you will be able to use your previous version of Windows.
  (At all costs, do NOT click on anything in Format, deletion or Partition name.) So even do a custom installation, your personal files are still kept. Click OK

  The installation program will now begin installation. During installation, your computer will be restarted several times.

  Once the installation is complete, you can complete the Out of Box experience as the choice of your laptop, create a username, password, your time zone. You can then proceed to download the latest updates for Windows and reinstall your applications and drivers.

  You can then retrieve your personal files from the Windows.old folder and reinstall all of your applications and drivers.

  http://notebooks.com/2010/11/09/how-to-recover-documents-music-and-email-after-upgrading-with-the-Windows-old-folder/

  See also:

  http://techingiteasy.WordPress.com/2012/04/13/how-to-activate-Windows-7-OEM-license-using-a-retail-disc/

• How many times can I reinstall windows 7 on the same computer by using a product key?

  OT: Reinstall Windows 7.

  How many times can I reinstall windows 7 on the same computer by using a product key?

  How many times can I reinstall windows 7 on the same computer by using a product key?

  You can reinstall on the same computer as many times as you want.

  Eventually you may need to activate by using the telephone option.

  Concerning

• I bought a pc used with windows 7, however, the product key is not valid. I would like to get Windows 8. What would be my best course of action?

  I bought a pc used with windows 7, however, the product key is not valid. I would like to get Windows 8. What would be my best course of action?

  In my opinion your best course of action would be to buy and clean, install a license of system builders.

  You never know what comes with a pirate windows.

• I had to redo my computer why can't use my product key when I installed windows, the first time

  I had to redo my computer why can't use my product key when I installed windows, the first time

  How to solve the error codes on Windows 7 0xC004C008 Activation of Volume
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/Windows-7-activation-error-0xC004C008

  Have you tried to restart by phone?

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

• Activation key is invalid when you try to use the windows product key in the back of a computer in conjunction with a Windows 7 installation disc. What can I do?

  "Activation key is not valid" when you try to reinstall Windows after a crashed hard drive. I have a disc of Windows 7 Home Premium and I am using the product key from the back of a computer (it was originally an installation of Windows 7 Home Premium). Why do not match the keys, and what I have to report the earlier installation somehow is no longer active before attempting to reactivate?

  Skip entering your product key Windows 7 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.

  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.

  or

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

• Can I upgarde Windows Vista (if it's a PC of Europe) of Windows 8 by using a product key bought from the United States?

  To upgrade my Vista Ultimate to win 8 can use any DVD (disc & key) or the KEY (without DVD) for example if one can use a USA KEY or DVDROM EUROPE PC VISTA or XP SP3 &?

  Original title: TO UPGRADE TO WIN 8: If a VISTA or XP SP3 PC EUROPE can use a USA KEY or DVDROM &?

  Moved from Vista to install, upgrade and activate Forum.

  Hi Ise,

  Welcome to the Microsoft Community forums.

  I understand that you want to know if you can upgrade your computer Windows vista at Windows 8.

  I recommend you check out the link for the detailed description and the configuration required for windows 8.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/upgrade-from-Windows-Vista-XP-tutorial

  You can also contact the manufacturer of your computer to check if Windows 8 drivers are available for your computer.

  I hope this helps. If you have any other questions, we will be happy to help you.

• Get "the product ID you entered is invalid. Please try again. "I'm in the product key from the sticker on top.

  Reinstall XP Pro

  Get "the product ID you entered is invalid. Please try again. "I'm in the product key from the sticker on top. Why do I get this error msg?

  Double check you type the product key exactly as written on the license. A few letters and numbers look like.

  Main typical product problems

  http://www.ehow.com/about_5394042_microsoft-product-key-problems.html

  For more information, see Microsoft...

  You receive an error message after you enter the product key when you try to install Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310637

  Note: The product key you use must be used with the correct disk version. You must use the disc that came with your license.

  For example, if you have an OEM license, then this license can be used only with a Pro XP OEM disc. OEM licenses are licenses that come with your computer, usually the product key is stuck on the side or at the top of the computer, or a laptop.

  If you have a retail license, you must have a retail XP Pro Version. Retail licenses are FPP (full packaged product) and often have the license on a yellow or orange sticker.

  If you have an enterprise license (Volume License), you must have a Corporate Version of the XP Po. These are usually only available for large networks.

  The license sticker will be a version, it is an example for an OEM version: X 11-37156

  

  Make a note of your version and find the disk corresponding to this version.

  A product key can be activated a limited number of times, if your product key has been activated before it can be reactivated as long as it is to be reinstalled on the same machine. Reactivation must be made by phone, if not, you need to change the product key.

  How to activate Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307890

  How to change the product key on Windows XP

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-GB/Windows/help/genuine/product-key

• Cannot install clean Windows 8.1 get pick up the product key from the BIOS

  I have Acer S3-391 with a pre-installed 8 Win. First, I thought that I would like to downgrade to Win 7 Pro as I am used to Win 7. So, I

  remove the recovery partition from Acer Windows 8 on my hard drive and installed Win 7 Pro (with my own product key) on this subject. Also, I've updated to version 2.17 UEFI BIOS.

  Now I decided to reinstall Win 8 on my laptop, but I am running into a problem:

  As I deleted the original recovery partition which included all the bloatware is it came with, I use a Windows 8.1 cleaning ISO image trasnferred a FAT32 formatted USB flash drive. It's actually an ISO Windows 8.1 Professional, but I added the file 'ei.cfg' "basic" settings and "OEM" inside. So he installed a clean Windows 8.1 with UEFI BIOS setting, but it will not pick up a product key from the UEFI BIOS. It assigns a generic key and I can't activate it with Microsoft.

  Any suggestions to make it meet on the embeded BIOS product key without ordering a recovery DVD set for $45 at Acer?

  Thank you.

  You're right, it comes with 8.0 OEM. Last night, I found Win 8.0 ISO, modified with the folder $ $OEM and activated!

• I'm trying to re - install Windows XP and I was wondering if I could use my Windows XP CD friends but use my product key?

  My desktop with Windows XP computer cannot connect to my Iphone. So I would like to reinstall my Windows XP, but I lost my original CD, can I use Window XP Home Edition SP3 CD my friend to install but key in my original product key of window XP Home(first edition)?

  original title: Window XP reinstallation
  Hi Evelyn82,
   
  You cannot use your product key with the other CD. You can order for the replacement CD from the Microsoft Supplemental Parts team instead.
  For more information, see:
  How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals