Window's Vista Product Key


  1. jdog8460
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    Windows 7 64 Bit
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    Window's Vista Product Key


    So my mom got my little brother a pc to play games on like minecraft, He's 8. So I want it to be a suprise. for his birthday soon and I cant activate it was a window vista when I got it now I upgraded it to a windows 7 64 bit, off a disk. and its not accepting the key I tried everything recreating / rebuilding the licensing store. really everything it just saids Invalid product key. I have the coa sticker on the tower and everything it's a "x13-04657" on the sticker thanks hope you can help me :)
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  3. Layback Bear
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    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
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    Exactly what Key are you using and where did you get it?

    Some examples of a Windows 7 COA KEY sticker from Microsoft.

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  4. jdog8460
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    Im using the windows vista one with this x13-04657
    and the product key the pc was from my mom's friend she bought it from microsoft.
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  6. AddRAM
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    Windows 10 Pro x64
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    You can`t use a Vista key to activate 7.

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  7. ThrashZone
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    Hi and welcome to SevenForums,
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