OEM Windows 7 Key on OEM Machine which Originally was Windows 8

Craggles

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This laptop was supplied to me by my department with Windows 7, though originally the machine was windows 8. I installed windows 8 but a lot of the drivers I needed to use werent 8 compatible so i tried going back to 7. I backed up my key using jellybean or something similiar, however that key (which i suspect is oem) isn't activating Windows. Help?
 

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You need to use the OEM recovery media.
 

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What version of Windows 7 was installed by your department? And did that PC ever come with Windows 7 pre installed? I'd contact "Your department" and let them reinstall 7.
 
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Find out how WIn7 was activated by the department. It might have been Volume License (organizational) key which is different than the retail Product Key audited by Magic Jellybean. If you find this out for us, we can better advise you. But the department should tell you what you need to know.
 
I would say, downgrade rights version.
 

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I'll try and reinstall Windows 8 then downgrade back to 7, thanks.
 

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Windows 7 64 BitIntel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-CoreCorsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit
CPU
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core
Motherboard
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155
Memory
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer V243HAJbd 24.0"
Hard Drives
Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" SSD
PSU
Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V
Case
Fractal Design DEFINE R3 (White) ATX Mid Tower
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM
To downgrade back to 7 you would have to clean install 7 so why go to the trouble of installing 8 again? Windows 8 Pro has downgrade rights (if the manufacturer offers it). To actually downgrade though you have to reinstall Windows from scratch.
 

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Windows 10 Education 64 bitAMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 MemoryZotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial M100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink and fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M570 Trackman Wheel
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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