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Product Key?

  • 09-08-2008 12:54pm
    #1
    Gillie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,640 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    A mate has a HP laptop that he purchased last year. It's got Vista Home Premium on it. Been working fine until now.

    When he starts it up he gets asked to go online to purchase a product key for Vista. If you choose to cancel it logs you back off.

    The laptop had vista on it when he bought it so unless MS have introduced some sort of annual subscription with Vista, I don't know what this is?

    Is there a way I can find the original product key in windows or the registry and try and re-enter it? It does give me an option to enter a " new" product key.

    Thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    There should be a sticker on the machine with the product key. There have been a few problems where people were falsely told they have illegitimate product keys. If your man happens to be an affected user, get him to call Microsoft. Nothing to worry about as long as it's a legit licence. They'll sort it out.


  • #3
    Gillie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,640 ✭✭✭Gillie


    Cheers. I'll do that.


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