product key question


  1. Doxielvr3
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    product key question


    When you upgrade from a previously installed windows program such as XP to Vista or to Windows 7. What happens to the old product key? Is it just over written? Does it just go into limbo?
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  3. zigzag3143
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    Doxielvr3 said:
    When you upgrade from a previously installed windows program such as XP to Vista or to Windows 7. What happens to the old product key? Is it just over written? Does it just go into limbo?
    rumor has it deactivated. No one knows yet
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  4. Doxielvr3
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    Just wondered what happened to it.
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