Factory Default??? Need major help please??

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  1. jumanji
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    Does it read like xxxxx-OEM-xxxxxxx-xxxxx. Then it is not. Does it say Windows is activated above that in Control Panel>All Control Panel Items> System. Then you still have the OEM activation intact.

    Since you cannot read the COA key on the sticker, your only option if you want to do a clean install is to backup your OEM activation from your current OEM install and restore it after a clean install or use the OEM Reinstall disk which self-activates.

    Please explore ways and means of backing up and saving your OEM activation before you or your friends muck up your system any further.
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  3. SIW2
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    I think that is a bit complex for the op.

    Sorry, but a product ID is not the same as a product KEY.
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  4. jumanji
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    SIW2 said:
    I think that is a bit complex for the op........
    Not really.
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  6. ICIT2LOL
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    Just a suggestion but how about getting hold of a Ubuntu boot disk - boot from it pull up the net > download SIW > check licences and that should bring up any of the drive records of the previous / original install?
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