Windows 7 Activation after hadware change and clean install later on


  1. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
       #1

    Windows 7 Activation after hadware change and clean install later on


    I while back I put a new hard drive in & swapped out a stick of Ram for a bigger one in a Toshiba laptop (OEM Key) at the same time.

    I had to re-activate it by calling Microsoft up and do the phone verification to get the confirmation ID.

    It has been activated without issues for a while.

    If I do a clean Windows install now will my original Product key work correctly or will I need to go through the phone verification again each time Windows is reinstalled on this machine?

    I don't have the conformation ID characters when I did the phone verification.

    Thanks
    Last edited by michaelrj9; 15 Aug 2015 at 19:37.
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  2. Posts : 21,482
    Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
       #2

    You normally only have to do the phone confirmation the first time you activate - and around the 5th time (end every 5th time after that).
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