| Windows 7: Reuse product key after reinstall? |
26 Mar 2010
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium Australia |
Reuse product key after reinstall? Hi,
Is it possible, to use the product key twice, so if i need to reinstall 7, and i have activated it, can i use the product key again on the reinstalled system?
-Hamish | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite A300D OS Windows 7 Home Premium CPU AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-72 2.10GHz Memory 2 GB Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3100 Hard Drives 296 GB |
26 Mar 2010
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#2 | | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit |
As long as you are using a full version disk for the reinstall and you are reinstalling to the same computer you will be able to do so. If for some reason you cannot use the product key, you can call Microsoft to activate: Activate Windows 7 by Phone.
Cheers,
Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP/p6207c OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit CPU Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @260GHz Sound Card RealTek High Def Audio Monitor(s) Displays HP 2159m Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 x 60 Mouse HP M/N: M-U0009-HP1 Internet Speed Broadband |
26 Mar 2010
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#3 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
If the OS can preinstalled on your computer when purchased, it is probably an OEM, and can be installed only on the original computer.
With a little planning that reinstalling scenario will never be necessary. Install your OS, when running just the way you want, make a system image and save on a separate hard drive. If you ever run into major problems, no need to reinstall, just use the image. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
26 Mar 2010
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#4 | | Windows 7 Home Premium Australia |
Thankyou both, i got the student download, and its not been very reliable, but this try has been and im about to put in the key, and just wanted to check that first.
Thanks again,
-Hamish | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite A300D OS Windows 7 Home Premium CPU AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-72 2.10GHz Memory 2 GB Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3100 Hard Drives 296 GB |
26 Mar 2010
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#5 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
Glad that we were able to help. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
27 Mar 2010
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#6 | | |

Quote: Originally Posted by richc46 With a little planning that reinstalling scenario will never be necessary. Install your OS, when running just the way you want, make a system image and save on a separate hard drive. If you ever run into major problems, no need to reinstall, just use the image. I second this. I use Acronis True Image to make the image. I also burn one or more DVDs with the image file as additional backup. Actually, I make several Acronis backups during the initial installation so that I can restore to any point in the process. This is nice if you no long wish to use a particular application, you can just restore from a point prior to that install. Works great!
Pete | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Professional |
21 Aug 2010
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#7 | | |
Greetings,
Just wondering if you gents would be able to help me out with my scenerio. I have Windows 7 Pro installed on my custom computer. However, I bought a new ssd drive so i'd like to set that as the boot drive and install Windows 7 onto that and use the previous harddrive as storage/backup. Question is, would I be able to use the product key again? Its on the same computer, just different harddrive.
Cheers. | My System Specs | | |
21 Aug 2010
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#8 | | Windows 7 Ultimate The Southern Hinterlands |
You shouldn't have any problems, so long as its not an OEM version of Windows...Then you might have to make a robo call for activation... | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number ASUSTeK Computer INC. CM5675 OS Windows 7 Ultimate CPU Core(TM) i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer INC. CM5675 Memory 6.00 GB Graphics Card Intel(R) HD Graphics Sound Card Intel HD integtrated Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 24' Screen Resolution 1900/1020 Hard Drives (1) INTEL SSD SA2M120G2GC ATA Device (2) ST31000528AS ATA Device Internet Speed 30mb |
21 Aug 2010
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#9 | | W7 X-64 RTM,SUSE 11.1, XP PRO SP3 as a VM, VMware ESXi Hafnarfjörður IS |
Hi there
I have often re-activated a product on a NEW computer -- no problem but you'll normally have to do it by phone --just say you've got a NEW computer and you need to transfer your OS to your new machine since you don't have the old one anymore.
You will need a FULL product not a Windows OEM version as Tews and others have said.
Cheers
jimbo | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built OS W7 X-64 RTM,SUSE 11.1, XP PRO SP3 as a VM, VMware ESXi CPU Q9400 QUAD Motherboard P5QL-CM Memory 8GB Graphics Card On Motherborad Sound Card Realtek HD audio Monitor(s) Displays Apple Cinema display Mouse Toshiba wireless laser Hard Drives 4 X 1TB SATA Internet Speed > 20MB up Reuse product key after reinstall? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:53 PM. | |