15 Sep 2010 at 14:25 #1 Bassmansam Bassmansam Soldato Joined 22 Nov 2007 Posts 4,360 My hard drive recently died, i've bought a replacement will i be able to use the same windows 7 key ? Or will i have to buy a new one (expensive) ?
My hard drive recently died, i've bought a replacement will i be able to use the same windows 7 key ? Or will i have to buy a new one (expensive) ?
15 Sep 2010 at 14:28 #2 thedoc46 thedoc46 Soldato Joined 18 Jan 2003 Posts 5,995 Location Expat in the USA Bassmansam said: My hard drive recently died, i've bought a replacement will i be able to use the same windows 7 key ? Or will i have to buy a new one (expensive) ? Click to expand... yes, you'll be fine.
Bassmansam said: My hard drive recently died, i've bought a replacement will i be able to use the same windows 7 key ? Or will i have to buy a new one (expensive) ? Click to expand... yes, you'll be fine.
15 Sep 2010 at 14:29 #3 Philtor Philtor Soldato Joined 20 Nov 2009 Posts 7,050 You'll be able to use the same key even if it's an OEM copy, although you might have to activate over the phone which is easy enough.
You'll be able to use the same key even if it's an OEM copy, although you might have to activate over the phone which is easy enough.