Product Key Number for Windows 7 - Find and See

Could be Roy anyways I have swapped out the SSD for the original and although the bloody thing won't let me install and now activate from the ISO I have and I did it on the day I installed the ISO. Anyhow I have most of my speed back after tweaking the cloned drive.

So wretched annoying though because the key was the exact one the original spinner - I made sure before trying the ISO. Mine is not an isolated case either a friend used an ISO from me and it has gone south too.

You'll most likely need to activate by phone.

Activate Windows 7 by Phone

Ok well seems a bit draconian but if that what it takes and makes me wonder why it has been tightened up so much now cos I have done it a few times in the past only once can I remember phoning when a mobo went south.

I also wonder why what the fuss is about as they are pushing to get rid of everything but 10. Certainly isn't the Microsoft one used to trust and really put above all else eh? Plus I don't know about anyone else but phoning them usually ends in some call centre from hell where they cannot understand you properly - I don't know about the US or UK but it's usually the Philippines for us and while I have no feelings about race I do wish they could at least speak English with some smattering of clarity.

I'd have to say it was due to what Roy posted. Since the key is used to activate both, swapping drives could have tripped a red flag thinking you have the key activated on multiple installations at the same time.

Yep you don't want to have a internet connection doing that

I still have (and can read) the sticker on the bottom of my laptop but I'm having some difficulty identifying one of the characters.

Mate try the Magic Jelly Bean software from within this tutorial Product Key Number for Windows 7 - Find and See

If the result comes up with the majority of the rest of the code then it will ID the letter you cannot quite see.