Solved After Activating windows, will the old serial be available for use?

iMoonWalk

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I was installing a new graphics card a while ago for my PC and was pretty sure that I did a good job. Anyways Something wasn't right, because my computer refused to load windows after i started the PC up. As if windows wasn't even installed. it was asking for a CD/DVD to boot from. I checked the BIOS settings and made sure that it would boot from the hard disk first. I was looking around for someone with similar issues and it was suggested that it simply might just be a loose cable. I double checked everything and all was well. Except the fact that I couldn't find my original windows CD, so I purchased another. After a couple of weeks I happened to stumble upon my old original windows 7 CD, but I already used the new serial number from the new one. Now my question is, can I still use the old serial that is no longer used on another computer? I mean, will the old serial be still available since it's no longer used? or is it gone?
 

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Yes, if it is a retail version, you can use it on any PC. If it is an OEM version, it will only work on the PC it was first installed.
 

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Thank you for the swift simple reply. Much Appreciated.
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64Intel i7 920 Quad10 GBGigabyte Radeon HD5870 + Sapphire Radeon HD58...
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Windows 7 Professional x64
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Intel i7 920 Quad
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Gigabyte X58A-UD7
Memory
10 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Radeon HD5870 + Sapphire Radeon HD5870 Crossfire
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster
Hard Drives
WD 1 TB
PSU
Gigabyte ODIN 800 Watt
You are welcome.
 

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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
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HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP w2207
Hard Drives
5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Keyboard
with trackball - no mices
Mouse
Trackball mice
Internet Speed
DSL 6000
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