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Does changing language invalidate the licence on W7?

11-10-2015 12:15PM

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mrtom

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Does changing language invalidate the licence on W7? I was given a laptop with W7 in French & did a full reinstall with my W7 retail disc using the key on the laptop. Now 2 months later I'm getting “Not Genuine” message.

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#2 11-10-2015 10:34PM

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Have you tried running the activation again?

Strictly speaking, the OEM licence only allows you to use the language that the OS came with, unless it's Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate.

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#3 11-10-2015 11:56PM

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Yeah windows oem is one language only. OEM is the key on the laptop.

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