OptiPlex 760 reinstall Windows 7

I have an Optiplex 760, which had originally Windows Vista. I bought another Dell from a friend who has installed Windows 7. I used it for a long time, but a year ago, he was struck by lightning. So I used the installation disk, which is Windows 7, to upgrade the Optiplex 760. It worked perfectly, without any problem. About 3 weeks, the motherboard has failed in the Optiplex. I bought a new one and installed it and it wouldn't start. I searched the forum to find answers and more were the same, which, with the help of an operating system Windows 7 on a new motherboard is almost impossible, and it is best to reinstall the OS. I did that last night and it works fine. But now it says my copy of Windows is not genuine and I don't know what to do. I don't have the original PC which had the Windows 7 operating system. I don't know what it was. How can I make my genuine copy of Windows 7? Thank you!!

Strictly speaking, the license is OEM and is not transferable. We could tell you to buy a new license, however, it is cheaper to buy a second hand OptiPlex 780 (superior material) with a Windows 7 Pro OEM license is to buy a retail Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 license...

On the other hand the 760 OptiPlex with Windows Vista was sold just before Windows 7 was released and was entitled to a free upgrade...

The system BIOS revision is A00 (August 26, 2008) and was released before the release of Windows 7. If the system's MBR (non-UEFI) BIOS A16 review (September 3, 2013) the Dell Windows 7 reinstallation DVD turns to this subject:

http://downloads.Dell.com/FOLDER01655581M/1/O760-A16.exe

See here:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=UpQxjpRXrjc&index=1&list=PL1RkaknDn7v-Ucth4gt0U3BHVSY7oNkWr

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/updating-the-BIOS/

You need to clean reinstall Windows 7 after update BIOS to A16 or use the program ABR reapply generic Dell OEM Windows 7 System Locked Preinstallation:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/the-activation-backup-and-recovery-program-Windows-Vista-7-version/

An alternative route after updating the BIOS to A16 is to use the Windows Build 10130 Insider as a springboard to make your system a 10 Pro TH2 Windows device:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/Windows-XPVISTA-%E2%86%92-Windows-10-free-upgrade/

https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PL1RkaknDn7v8RDvZUZBKQnuIVM_cqbgs3

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