Transferring Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit OEM

LewisHolcombe said:

Yes but you can't use them more than twice can you? And it has OEM in it? That's not normal. I got this from someone the other day. I know it's a fully legit pc.
Let me add this.
I passed that screen and now I'm on this screen :I

You still have not mentioned the application you are using.

You can use the OEM Product Key again, as long as it is a valid key and you have not changed motherboards.

If I had a valid Product Key, I'd just do a clean install, rather than move/clone/image.

A valid Product Key is typically found on a Certificate Of Authenticity sticker on the PC and will have 25 characters in 5 groups separated by a hyphen, like this:

xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

You can even call Microsoft and have them tell you if it is a valid Product Key.

Well do I have to uninstall the one on this hard drive?

LewisHolcombe said:

Well do I have to uninstall the one on this hard drive?

No.

Okay. Right its not on the pc cause it was a windows vista pc.
The person/company before me put W7U on it. But you can find it in system properties and it's not quite like yours due to it being OEM it's something like xxxxx-OEM-xxxxx

LewisHolcombe said:

Okay. Right its not on the pc cause it was a windows vista pc.
The person/company before me put W7U on it. But you can find it in system properties and it's not quite like yours due to it being OEM it's something like xxxxx-OEM-xxxxx

That's not a Product Key.

Most likely, that is a Product ID.

Product Keys have 25 characters.

I'd be talking to whoever owned this PC before you and ask about the Product Key.

You can do a clean install without a Product Key, but you need the Product Key to activate.

I'd guess the prior owner will be no help, which leaves you with cloning or imaging or buying a new license.

Ahh I get it. Theres soft ware out there right? It tells you the product key?

There are applications like Magical Jelly Bean that will attempt to locate your product key.

But that doesn't mean it is a valid product key.

Microsoft is the authority on what is and what is not a valid product key. If you recover the key, call them and ask.

It's anybody's guess if your key is recoverable or valid.

Sound risky. The only problem I wanted this on a bigger drive is cause I can't put a seccond one in my graphics card covers slots 2,3,4

LewisHolcombe said:

Sound risky.

You don't have a lot of choice.

Attempting to get your product key and calling Microsoft to see if it is legit has no risk.

As for the rest of it, you can take some risks or buy a new Windows disc.