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You can use the updated media for your licensed version no matter what the source, sku or age of a retail license: Windows 7 Direct Download Links.
Retail license is Full, Upgrade, Builder's OEM, and Student versions.
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DreamSpark keys are mostly Volume License Keys - and require either a private server for activation, or that the number of activations allowed the issuing organisation hasn't been met/exceeded.
So far as I know they aren't SP-level-dependent, but it's a possibility that MS changed the checking algorithm with SP1.
If it's not retail then I'd contact the Dreamspark program or MS Customer Service to ask how you go about reinstalling your property. They should have a way to do this.
Let us know what you find out.
Yes, if it activated with a Dreamspark Product Key then it should be retail as opposed to VLK which I believe has another process. But I've never seen a retail key not able to activate either pre-SP1 or with SP1.
Last edited by gregrocker; 03 Apr 2014 at 15:39.