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For curiosity I did look on the disk for a PID.txt and didn't see it. Would it be in the main directory or in a folder on the disk?
Re-Install of DELL OEM Windows 7 Home Premium
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New #12
The 64bit Says Operating System Already installedon your computer. Reinstallation DVD Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit (32bit for the other one). This software is already installed on your computer. Use this DVD only to reinstall the operating system on a Dell PC.
Melissa
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New #13
The PID.txt (Product ID) would be for the factory Install, you should not use it now you have found your key under the battery, unless you reset to factory defaults in the future, when it will again be automatically inserted.
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New #15
No I wasn't planning on using it now, just wondering if it was on the disk. I didn't see it.
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New #16
I didn't see AUTOUNATTEND.XML either.
Don't know why it didn't automatically activate either.
Melissa
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New #17
Just a minor quirk I'd say. Please image the install using either the builtin backup/restore utility or something like macrium or acronis. That way if things go wrong, you can just restore from the image without bothering about reinstalling drivers/apps or reactivating.
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New #18
I did find a OEM.xrm-ms in the set up files which does have the product ID.
Melissa
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New #19
I have already planned on doing that. I bought Acronis already so I could back up mystuff
Thanks again for all the help.
Melissa
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New #20
That's what I do
After installing all the necessary apps and customizations, it is to follow the tutorial Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup .
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