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Cant activate, Reinstall of win7, worn off product key
I just did a clean install of windows seven using my OEM disk purchased a few years ago for this laptop. The sticker with the product key, has been damaged and I cannot read 6 characters. The laptop came from HP with vista, win7 was installed on a new hard drive using the same OEM disk. I am unable to activate windows 7. Is there any way to retrieve the activation code? or possibly a replacement? Any help would be appreciated.
UPDATE: Solved
I called Microsoft at 1800-642-7676 and explained the situation. They kindly generated a new key free of charge after approval from their supervisor.
Last edited by hike156; 30 Jun 2012 at 12:19.