Lost Windows CD key
I bought a laptop a few months and want to do a clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium it came out with. But the cd key sticker is dirty and I can't do 2 letters/numbers on the key. Unfortunately I only realized this after formatting, so now I'm sitting with a facility that has no cd key. No idea how I could get these two numbers? I don't want to buy a copy of any new? :(
Option 1:
If the COA sticker is damaged, you must use the recovery partition to reinstall Windows 7, it will be exempt from the need to use the product key to activate your installation of Windows 7.
Option 2:
If your recovery partition is not available or damaged, you must contact the manufacturer of your computer, and request that a defined recovery disk you can use to reinstall Windows 7. They could practice a small shipping and handling. This will exempt the need to also use the product key.
Option 3:
If neither options 1 or 2 is possible, then you will need to invest in a new license of full version of detail.
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