Old windows, lost key, where to get


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 10 x64
       #1

    Old windows, lost key, where to get


    Hi ppl,

    just had to reinstall my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 retail

    cant find the key...

    Have try the internet for keys but none working...

    Anybody know a place to find working keys,,,
    Maybe shared from people who dont use W7 anymore...
    or recoverd from trashed machines...

    Thx
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  2. Posts : 3,904
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
       #2

    Here you go buddy :)

    Link here

    Is there a sticker on the machine?
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  3. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #3

    The key for your PC is on the COA sticker. On a laptop it is on the bottom or in the battery compartment, on a desktop it is in the rear.
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  4. Posts : 5
    Windows 10 x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    HarriePateman said:
    Here you go buddy :)

    Link here

    Is there a sticker on the machine?

    Nop...

    Thanks for your effort... ;
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  5. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #5

    COA


    Where is the packaging that came with your W7 Ultimate dvd, where did you store the disc ?

    No key, then you have to buy windows.

    COA
    Last edited by AddRAM; 22 Apr 2015 at 17:47.
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  6. Posts : 5
    Windows 10 x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    whs said:
    The key for your PC is on the COA sticker. On a laptop it is on the bottom or in the battery compartment, on a desktop it is in the rear.

    Thanks for the info,,, i'll turn it over once again (its 345 time i'll do it)
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  7. Posts : 5
    Windows 10 x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    AddRAM said:
    COA

    No key, then you have to buy windows.
    again??? wel... thanks for the help!!!
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  8. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #8

    You can call Microsoft, they will ask you for some numbers that are on the retail disc, they may give you a key, Good Luck :)
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  9. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #9

    IBITZEE said:
    AddRAM said:
    COA

    No key, then you have to buy windows.
    again??? wel... thanks for the help!!!
    Well, it`s pretty darn foolish to loose the retail packaging, it should have all been kept together.

    A retail Windows 7 is like Gold
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  10.    #10

    You should protect the Product Key for Ultimate like any other valuable worth $200. Why didn't you?

    If you had asked before you reinstalled we could have told you how to extract the key from the install using Belarc Advisor.

    I would buy the cheapest version available since most consumers dont' need the few extra expensive features in Ultimate other than which its the same exact OS. Compare Windows 7 Editions - Windows 7 Forums
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