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  Recovery of your computer (Windows) using "Recovery Partition" of the Manufacture

  To get there, start your computer and then pressing the appropriate function key. It can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12, DEL or tab key. Check the manual for your make and model.

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  Gateway: https://support.gateway.com/s/software/microsof/vista/7515418/7515418su531.shtml

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  LG: Press F11 directly after switching on / to start the computer

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  http://support.Lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?docid=HT062552
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  Samsung: Press the F4 key to the Samsung logo when you turn on first of all of the computer.

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  Toshiba: Press on F12 or the value 0 (zero) key on the top of the keyboard (not the zero on the numeric keypad key)
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• I've upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 last week. I reinstalled Microsoft Office Standard 2007, but the website says that my product key is not valid.

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• My windows product key is not valid.

  Hello

  My windows product key is not valid. It shows that I don't ' have a genuine windows, and so I entered the product key to activate

  and its not to validate. It was workiing before, just do not know what happened.

  Help, please.

  Thank you!

  I wanted to tell the name of version (e.g. Windows 7 Home Premium) printed on the sticker.  Is the version currently installed on the PC of the same version?  Check in Control Panel > system page.  The number is the ID of the product that is not supposed to be the same as the key.

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• After update Win OS is not genuine and my product key is not valid

  Hello

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  Iain

  I raise reading Microsoft license Validation could be responsible for such messages.
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  I think that to avoid popping up this message, you must remove this License validation tool.
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• Error input installation product key is not valid

  Original title:  Product key problem

  I reinstall Windows XP (got a new hard drive) and when I enter the product key for the packaging, I get an error message that I entered the product key is not valid.  I made 3 times - I entered correctly all 3 times.  What can I do?

  Hi Wade_1217,

  1. Where did you buy the Windows XP installation CD?
  2. You have formatted the hard drive before reinstalling XP on the computer?
  3. What is the full error message that you receive?

  Refer to the article below and try the steps mentioned, check if it helps.

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

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

• Says Windows product key is not valid, is there a phone number, I give the floor

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  Had to reinstal my windows xp but informs me that my product key is not valid.all the key details are on the side of the computer on a legal sticker. How it can be valid as they are the only CD that I have all the others are vista?

  If you are activating, then try to use the activation of the phone to fix this problem. You can refer to the link below for more information.

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

  However, if it is setup, then you can contact our Team of Microsoft in the United Kingdom. You can check the link below to connect with them.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/worldwide/phone/contact.aspx?country=United%20Kingdom

• XP product key is not valid.

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  What type of drive you are using to install XP?

  You can use the recovery disk that came with the PC (or created from the original installation), or OEM System Builder drive with the key on the case. Disk and the key must also be to the same edition of XP (Home or Pro)

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