Factory setings and windows OEM problem


  1. slovas
    Posts : 3
    Win 7 64
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    Factory setings and windows OEM problem


    Hi all,

    3 years ago I bought Gateway laptop with Win7 Professional 64-bit OEM installed.
    A week ago my hard disk started to work with no stop, I guess I caught a virus or something. I decided to reinstall the system. I started with 'Restore your computer to factory settings'.
    Everything started well, language selection, partition choosing etc. However, the process stucked on 82% for next 2 hours and then reported an error - something like can't load a language file.
    I tried it 2 times more but the same happened.
    I decided to install a windows from cd and i did it, but i don't have an serial number and i don't know how to activate it. Is there any way for me to do it? Find a serial in recovery partition or any other way?
    Thanks
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  3. Golden
    Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
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    You must use the product key on the COA sticker attached beneath the laptop.
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  4. slovas
    Posts : 3
    Win 7 64
    Thread Starter
       New #3

    Oh, thanks, I found one. How can I activate my windows with it again?
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  6. Golden
    Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       New #4

    Follow this:
    Activate Windows 7 Online
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  7. slovas
    Posts : 3
    Win 7 64
    Thread Starter
       New #5

    Thanks :)
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  8. Golden
    Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
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    Activated OK?
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  10. theog
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    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
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    I would also Check the hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tools.
    Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
    Hard Drive Diagnostic Procedure
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