reinstall question for win7

weeder · 2010-06-11 20:46:07

ok, so this may brush on piracy a little but its not the case i can assure you. got a new pc for christmas with a win7 home prem preinstalled but i formatted the hard drive(and recovery partition, woops) Can I simply install using any oem windows 7 disk like i could with xp and enter my own COA and get it activated…

11-06-2010 08:46PM

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ok, so this may brush on piracy a little but its not the case i can assure you.
got a new pc for christmas with a win7 home prem preinstalled but i formatted the hard drive(and recovery partition, woops) Can I simply install using any oem windows 7 disk like i could with xp and enter my own COA and get it activated properly?

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#2 12-06-2010 06:34PM

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Alot of the Manufacturer OEM disks will check the hardware type to make sure it is from that manufacturer; Id personally take the hit, ring the manufacturer and get a disk re-issued. (normally between €15-25). You potentially may be able to install using some OEM media and use the product key off your COA sticker.

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