Windows7validation.co.uk

RedTop89 · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:04

Right i am looking to upgrade my CPU and motherboard but come to a problem, I installed the OEM Windows 7 premium to it and i now found out i will not be able to use the key again after i upgrade.

Now i know overclockers uk sell windows (and doors

) but do they just sell the key?

I have found this site that says they just sell the key for £18 but i don't know if its legit, has anyone used it?
http://www.windows7validation.co.uk/

what do you guys think?

Dano · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:05

At £18 I'd say not, the disc is about 50p of the cost.

Macky · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:10

Probably uses some decent pirate keys so no. Not legit IMO.

Burnsy2023 · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:12

You need a new fraud detector. I wouldn't go anywhere near that site with card details.

RedTop89 · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:13

If it is illegal then they have put some hours into sorting their website out and starting Twitter pages etc. I just need the key but i am not going to rush into the first thing i see.

Macky · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:16

I think we bought an XP CD a while ago from some dodgy looking some but to this day it still says it's legit. Cost £30 2 years ago I think.

RedTop89 · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:17

taken from their site:

"Our product keys will only work with RETAIL disks, they will not work with OEM disks (DELL, ACER, HP, TOSHIBA etc).
They will not activate any BETA installation or ACADEMIC download."

right but don't retail keys have unlimited use as long as its only on one computer at a time? i think i will avoid. i have OEM anyway, looks like a full £70 retail for me then.

Deleted member 77746 · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:26

Whois query for windows7validation.co.uk...

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Domain name:
windows7validation.co.uk

Registrant:
Liam Russell

Trading as:
os software

Registrant type:
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Registrant's address:
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United Kingdom

Registrar:
Ekm Systems Ltd t/a Ekm Systems Ltd [Tag = EKMSYSTEMS]
URL: http://www.ekmsystems.co.uk

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Registered on: 06-Apr-2011
Renewal date: 06-Apr-2013
Last updated: 06-Apr-2011

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RedTop89 · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:49

I don't trust any Liam's lol.

scrlk · 29 Dec 2011 at 16:58

Let me guess, he's flogging MSDN or pirate keys? :rolleyes:

horrorwood · 29 Dec 2011 at 18:21

I think he gets them from laptops at a purple shirt store with his phone camera

Mattus · 29 Dec 2011 at 18:58

Ha. That's blatantly a bloke in his bedroom hawking keys obtained through illegitimate means. If it looks too good to be true, then it probably is.

The keys might well activate the software for now, but if they're not genuine then you're no more licensed than someone who's running a cracked copy from a torrent site - and you've paid for the privilege! Plus they could stop working at any point down the line when MS discovers whatever scam he's pulling.

muon · 29 Dec 2011 at 19:40

Probably a new keygen around.

OCdude · 29 Dec 2011 at 19:54

The second I saw that domain name I lust lolled

Deleted member 77746 · 29 Dec 2011 at 19:59

Reported.

I get around · 29 Dec 2011 at 20:58

Yep, total nonsense, steer clear.

Bint Box · 30 Dec 2011 at 23:21

RedTop89 said:
Right i am looking to upgrade my CPU and motherboard but come to a problem, I installed the OEM Windows 7 premium to it and i now found out i will not be able to use the key again after i upgrade.

Try binting the BIOS SLIC to match the product key

Mattus · 31 Dec 2011 at 00:24

Bint Box said:
Try binting the BIOS SLIC to match the product key

What I said earlier applies to that as well. Might well work, but you're no more licensed than if you were using a cracked copy. The only circumstance in which you're allowed to install an OEM version on a new motherboard is where the old mobo has stopped working and you're installing it on a direct replacement.

ashmanuk67 · 31 Dec 2011 at 00:33

OMG I have just installed a new MB,CPU and Memory and I have the same problem :confused:

I find this very annoying I paid ood money for my Win7 and now I have to pay again

Ok I may be silly for not knowing this but I have had my win7 disk since it first came out and this is the first time I have ever come across this.

So what do I do ?

Mattus · 31 Dec 2011 at 00:35

The only legal thing you can do is buy another copy! Anything beyond that can't really be discussed on these forums