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Last edited by Brink; 13 Mar 2016 at 17:46.
Yes, the family pack comes with a product key that can be activated on up to 3 separate computers at the same time.
My laptop has Windows Pro 7/64 SP1 OS installed.
I recently had some infections, rootkits, that got into my system. My malware scanners picked them up and quarantined them. I deleted those infections and reran several malware scanners thereafter with no traces of infections. Some of those infections and issues are listed in the below thread I started.
Windows Updates won't install, Error Code: 80070005
I was told that a clean install would be the best thing to do just to be safe. As my system may have been compromised, ie; my online banking account/credit/debit cards and passwords may have been stolen. So it is something to be concerned about.
I'm not sure which way is the best to handle this issue?
I have the original Win 7/32 & 64 bit Upgrade disks and activation number. I'm not sure how many times I can use these disc's to reinstall/clean install/repair any corruption issues on my current OS?
I believe I read somewhere that you can use these discs to install Win 7 on up to 3 computers?
Or if I can use the Win 7/32 bit Pro Upgrade disc to upgrade a neighbors outdated Windows 32 bit OS XP3 laptop?
If I did a clean install on my laptop using the Win 7 discs, I would have to format my current disc before reinstalling Win 7, correct? My HD is a Seagate 750GB SSHD.
Could I follow the "Clean install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version" tutorial to reinstall my OS?
Any answers appreciated, thanks!
Hello Vista32toWin7, :)
Unless you purchased a retail Windows 7 Family Pack like below to be able to activate up to 3 computers, you can only use the product key to activate Windows 7 on one computer. It would have to be removed from that computer before you could activate on a different computer.
https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Win.../dp/B002MV2MG0
You can use this tutorial with the upgrade installation disc to clean install Windows 7 on any computer, but each computer will need a different product key to activate with.
Thanks, Brink
So if I understand your response, I can only use my 64 bit disc and activation key to reinstall Win 7/64 on my machine, correct?
And I can use the "Clean install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version" tutorial to reinstall Win 7.
I should format my disk before reinstalling Win 7, correct?
Thanks, Vista-Win7.
You could use the installation disc to install W7 on any computer, but the key can only be used to activate one computer and not multiple computers.