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Read the first post by the d0m0 a little bit closer and you will see just why I was mentioning the utilty to create a recovery disk that works when the hidden recovery partition with the OEM data and prepackaged wares is present and intact.
The system originally came with Vista not 7. The 7 install was a custom install where the previous owner apparently copied the 7 media and handed that over not the original disk. The installation was legit but now a new product key/license would be needed since the transfer of ownership wasn't seen to through MS.So can you guys tell if this is a genuine copy? If not, I have the OEM Vista that came with it and a Vista product key sticker behind the battery, and I can install that. But I don't want the hassle if Windows 7 is genuine.
The burned copy is not legit for any clean install of 7 being a casual not from the sale onwards since d0m0 is not the owner of the original 7 media used. To make the present installation legit purchasing a new key for the present 7 Ultimate edition install would be needed or buying either retail disk if not through the MS online store for seeing any future 7 reinstall since the copy is bad news(dump it!).
For most selling a used system the first step is simply nuking everything off with a security tool unless they have an OEM disk to go with it whether branded or System builders. That wasn't the case there however where restoring Vista followed upgrade to 7 again later would be after a new purchase of 7 if not simply buying a new key to validate the present. These are the actual options.