| Windows 7: Old key reinstall WITH SP1? |
08 Nov 2012
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Old key reinstall WITH SP1? I was wondering on the page win7 activation errors it says
"You can't use a product key for Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) to activate a copy of Windows 7 without SP1."
I was wondering if it is possible to do the opposite though; To reinstall windows with sp1 using a product key that came with my computer where windows was installed WITHOUT SP1. Or will i have to find a Windows 7 copy of my version without sp1 to do the reinstall?
thank you for your time. | My System Specs |
| OS Windows home premium x64 |
08 Nov 2012
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#2 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
Welcome
It is possible to have a computer with Seven and if you have an CD with SP1, it can be used and you can be activited. If you do not have a CD with SP1, post and I or another member will get one for you.
I do not know of anyone who has actually tried this, however. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by richc46 Welcome
It is possible to have a computer with Seven and if you have an CD with SP1, it can be used and you can be activited. If you do not have a CD with SP1, post and I or another member will get one for you.
I do not know of anyone who has actually tried this, however. I made a bootable dvd using a ISO with SP1, however i dont want to use this if my product key wont work because the SP1 is included in the ISO when the key was originally used to install windows WITHOUT SP1 by the manufacturer and i STILL dont have Sp1 installed on it (it wont install, via update nor via manual install).
Thanks for your time | My System Specs | | OS Windows home premium x64 |
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#4 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
Downlaod and make an image with Macrium Reflect. If you do not work with SP1, use the image to reinstall, its free. Imaging with free Macrium | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Philadelphia, PA |
I've been able to use the same keys before and after SP1 without issue. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel Core i7-2600 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3 Memory 12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333 Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 470 Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp 2209WA PSU OCZ ModStream 700W Case CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced Cooling CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus Hard Drives OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS |
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#6 | | Windows 8 Pro (32-bit) Lethbridge, AB |
Can you activate once you run Window Update to install SP1? | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple 17" iMac MA199LL (Early 2006) OS Windows 8 Pro (32-bit) CPU 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo Memory 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (upgrade) Graphics Card ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory Monitor(s) Displays 17-inch TFT active-matrix LCD, millions of colors Screen Resolution 1440 x 900 Keyboard Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 Mouse Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 Hard Drives Hitachi 320GB HDT721032SLA360 7200RPM SATA II (upgrade) Internet Speed 4 Mbps Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Google Chrome Other Info WEI:
Base Score: 3.9 Processor: 4.4 Memory 4.7
Graphics: 3.9 Gaming Graphics: 4.1 Primary HD: 5.9 |
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I didn't have any trouble using the key that was originally with sp0 to clean install with sp1 integrated.
Yes, you can do the opposite | My System Specs | | OS Vista x64 / 7 X64 CPU E8400 Motherboard ASRock 1333 GLAN R2.0 Memory 2x1 gb 800mhz Graphics Card 9500gt 1gb Case Coolermaster Cooling Winpower 500w Hard Drives Maxtor 160gb-2mb cache |
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#8 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
A primary reason for SP's is to make a reinstall easy. You will not need to install hundreds of updates. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
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#9 | | Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit Jaipur |
A service pack is a collection of updates, fixes delivered in the form of a single installable package.
So you should not face any problems in activation in any case weather you are downloading it through Windows update or you are doing a clean install of SP1. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit |
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#10 | | Windows 8 Pro (32-bit) Lethbridge, AB |
Usually service packs include compatibility for new keys. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple 17" iMac MA199LL (Early 2006) OS Windows 8 Pro (32-bit) CPU 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo Memory 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (upgrade) Graphics Card ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory Monitor(s) Displays 17-inch TFT active-matrix LCD, millions of colors Screen Resolution 1440 x 900 Keyboard Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 Mouse Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 Hard Drives Hitachi 320GB HDT721032SLA360 7200RPM SATA II (upgrade) Internet Speed 4 Mbps Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Google Chrome Other Info WEI:
Base Score: 3.9 Processor: 4.4 Memory 4.7
Graphics: 3.9 Gaming Graphics: 4.1 Primary HD: 5.9 Old key reinstall WITH SP1? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:01 AM. | |