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• Reinstall Windows 7 pro using the existing key

  I want to reinstall Windows 7 pro on my laptop. There is no change in the material, I have to purchase a new license or can I use my existing key?

  You can reinstall using the same product key if it is a retail license or if it came preloaded with your laptop.

  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

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  If it came preloaded on your computer:

  New computers coming often pre-installed with Windows 7 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".

• Mac with bootcamp to format and reinstall windows, can I use the same cd key and product?

  I want to reformat my mac...

  I want to reformat my mac with bootcamp and I want to reinstall windows. can I use the same cd key and product? or do I have to do something with the current activation? Windows will recognize that it is the same computer after I repartition it?

  I want to reformat my mac with bootcamp and I want to reinstall windows. can I use the same cd key and product? or do I have to do something with the current activation? Windows will recognize that it is the same computer after I repartition it?

  If it worked the first time, there is no reason that it will not work the second time on the same computer, as long as the Windows 7 is a full version.

  If this is an upgrade version, you must have the qualifying OS installed and enabled before you upgrade and it will work.

• Tecra R850 with Windows WXP - cannot use the FN key

  Hello

  On a Tecra R850, I can't use the FN key. I installed all the drivers for toshiba and they does'nt work

  Help

  Thank you

  Hello

  All this is a bit complicated with WXP and it is important to install everything in the right installation order. After some base such as chipset, display and sound drivers you need to install the common modules at the beginning and continue with Toshiba-specific tools and utilities like controls, screen, energy saving and so on.

  You can use a combination of FN keys or none of them does not work?

• My Pc crashed and I need to reinstall windows, but it indicates the product key is already in use

  It gives me the msg of error that my product key is already used, but I do not use the old hard disk which is crushed for anything other than back up now, so it doesn't matter if I can't start Windows on this drive.  I bought a new drive and want to install windows on it.  My question is: How do I disable my last windows installation so that I can activate it on the new?  I am running windows 32-bit Home Premium.
  Thanks for any help.

  You can reactivate your Windows Vista installation by doing the following:

  1. click on the Start button and in the box, type search: slui.exe 4

  2. press the Enter key on your keyboard.

  3 select your country.

  4 follow the instructions for the activation of the telephone (toll-free).

  Carey Frisch

• Reinstallation of Windows Vista by using the upgrade media

  I'm trying to fix my friends computer. Each time it starts up, it says Windows could not load the NLS being missing or corrupted data. Reinstall Windows Vista. When I try to reinstall vista using the CD there that said to use use this product key you must start Windows installation while running your existing version of Windows. What does that mean? What should I do? The computer used to have XP and it has upgraded to Vista using this CD.

  If Vista is an upgrade, so it must be installed as an upgrade.  Install the original XP operating system and turn it on.  Then upgrade to Vista and which to activate.  You can't ignore all during the first stage.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Cannot use the upgrade key that was purchased a long time ago

  Hi there, I have a upgrade key that is 2 or 3 years, (Finally he told me to keep safe) incase I want to reinstall windows, ive tried Threading on windows upgrade but its not letting me?

  Original title: key to upgrade

  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.

  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.

  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

• Reinstalled Windows 8 and now the product key will not work.

  Original title: about product key

  I upgraded from windows 7 Home Basic for wondows 8 pro.

  n the day before my bones broken coz I rights os partition, then I installed again by making the USB bootable iso file of windows 8.

  and now the quiality key that I brought does not work...

  What to do!
  Help!

  Hi James,

  I suggest you to see the following link on how to install Windows 7 using the recovery disk.

  Installation and reinstallation of Windows 7 (Windows 7 reinstallation)
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7

  Once you install Windows 7 on the computer, then you can perform the upgrade to Windows 8 and then activate Windows 8.

• Reinstall windows xp but used the installation of 2nd hand disc

  How can I get a license my windows when I used a 2nd hand windows xp disk that I borrow? I thought I could use my key # my label to reinstall my windows when the computer crashed on me... i a presario v5000 compaq...

  have you used an OEM drive?

  is the disc of the same version of XP that had been initially installed on the pc?

  the disc was an installation cd or a recovery cd?

  You can use another cd, as long as it's the same as your pc and then use your product key.

• Hi I need help to uninstall Windows xp by using the F keys.

  My question is the same as above, I can not understand how to uninstall windows xp with the F keys or if I should go to Mode without failure before I can do like that please help me. I checked the places of response and they tell you a whole different way in this way and I tried but it won't work.  I also tried to restore my computer back before that I was thinking when I got the Virus, but that only goes so far I'm crazy to go.  Please help me I need my computer for work.

  Thank you very much

  Thank you

  auntsands50,
  Thanks for posting on the Microsoft answers Forum.  I need to get the details on your situation.  You say that you want to uninstall XP?  It will be the only way to install another operating system or use a program that will allow you to erase the hard drive.  You mention that you got a virus and you tried to do a restore.

  So my question is what are you trying finally to accomplish?  Do you want to just get a virus on your system or you want to wipe the drive and reinstall XP.

  If you want to remove a virus, then here is a link to a program free antivirus that you can use to help clean your system: http://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials/

  If you want to restore your system to factory default then you will need to boot from your XP cd or use the OEM solutions provided with your PC.  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316941 Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
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• Re-install Windows 7 HP used the activation key.

  Hello

  I had a problem with my computer and I had to reinstall my windows 7. However, when I start my computer it asks me to activate it, but I can't because it says I have already used my product key. I have the product key, CD and everything that came with the box.
  Can you help me to recover my old key?

  Concerning

  Marek

  You should be able to use the same product key, simply 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

• Re: Unable to activate Windows Vista Business using the Microsoft key

  I am facing difficulties to activate the microsoft package, whenever I enter the product key printed on the label attached to my pc, it says wrong key.
  Help, please.

  The key to Microsoft, that you can find on the lower side of your laptop is not a kind of universal key and this key belongs to Vista preinstalled on your laptop. You got your laptop with Vista preinstalled. With your laptop, you have paid a license and an operating system.

  After recall of Toshiba you must create Toshiba Recovery DVD or this facilities you can use if often you want with your laptop. This version of Vista belongs to you and can only be used with your laptop.

  If you are using Microsoft facilities DVD you must have the key for this version. If you do not, you must purchase a key online and activate a preinstalled Vista version.

• System was originally shipped with Windows 7, I had fixed it, but the operating system has been changed to XP. Can I use the product key on the side to reinstall Windows 7?

  Reinstalling windows 7 after re-start of windows xp

  I bought my Asus computer came with windows 7 installed, earlier this year, I encountered a problem with the blue screen to come and I was unable to fix it, when I had my computer repaired they changed the operating system to windows xp, I was wondering if with registration # or whatever is on the side if I could download and reinstall Windows 7

  If the product key on the side of your machine is for Windows 7 and where-ever you guessed it "repaired" installed Windows XP - the real question becomes where they got a product key for Windows XP?

  You have the installation media for the copy of Windows 7 OEM which is preinstalled on your computer?

  If not - you will probably need to contact Asus (this laptop?) over media restore and/or check to see if the "repair" left any which restoration method should have been used intact.

• If I uninstall Windows 7 and then reinstall it on the same computer, using the same key/copy register?

  Need a quick answer here! I'm selling my older HP laptop that has Windows 7 above. I intend to uninstall the operating system, and then reinstall it to wipe all my data. The copy is just a simple upgrade from Home Premium (the laptop came with Vista). When I reinstall, can I still register by using the same key? I have heard that it is installed on a computer at any time then you can, but I'm not completely sure.

  Enable is the right term, Yes. Now what happens if I simply select "Custom" when I try to install the upgrade of Windows 7 since I don't have a Vista disk?

  If your Windows 7 is an upgrade license any system move to must have a previous operating system eligible before you can use it elsewhere. You may also 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

• Reinstalling Windows Vista tells me to activate windows, but don't let me use the same key

  I had to erase and reinstall and now it tells me to activate windows, but don't let me use the same key... I don't want to buy a new key, I always use the same program Windows Vista... HELP Please!

  Original title: the windows product key

  Hello

  How do you re-install?

  Do you have or use a sale at retail or OEM DVD?

  Do you have an error message: "key already in use"?

  If you re-installed the same operating system on the same computer and you receive an error message, you will normally need to make a phone Activation > ignore the automatic prompt > and brace yourself for a real person explain.

  "How to activate Vista normally and by Activation of the phone '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html