OEM locked partition, new laptop


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 x64
       #1

    OEM locked partition, new laptop


    Hi, I just bought a new laptop, that came with no OS, and I installed Windows 7 on it. All good and nice, and when I use the product key to activate it, it says something about OEM locked partition idk idk idk

    So how do I unlock the OEM partition?
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  2. Posts : 7,100
    W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insider ring
       #2

    Hi HellNoRo,
    please run this tool, copy/paste the results

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=52012

    Roy
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  3. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    torchwood said:
    Hi HellNoRo,
    please run this tool, copy/paste the results

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=52012

    Roy
    Thanks, I will give you the results tomorrow, because the laptop isn't actually mine, it's my friend's and I can't access it right now.
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  4. Posts : 708
    Windows 7 x64
       #4

    HellnoRO said:
    Hi, I just bought a new laptop, that came with no OS, and I installed Windows 7 on it. All good and nice, and when I use the product key to activate it, it says something about OEM locked partition idk idk idk

    So how do I unlock the OEM partition?

    This means that the new laptop do have Windows installed.
    The laptop will not have any physical DVD Windows.

    There may have 2 partitions hidden.
    First partition is for booting up, hidden.
    Second partition is C: drive
    Third partition is the original Windows, hidden.

    Hence that 2 hidden partitions are secured and locked.

    Laptop do have pre-installed Windows OS.
    For desktop, it is optional.
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  5. Posts : 2,774
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #5

    It is best that your friend, with the laptop standing by, write into this forum. Trying to third-party this is going to be difficult.
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