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Replace Laptop HDD with SSD, can i use same windows key?

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  • 17-06-2017 1:19pm
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    One More Toy
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    Hello

    Work are letting me keep an old laptop for personal use; but they kept the hard drive

    Can i install an SSD and use the windows 7 professional key that comes with the laptop (on sticker underneath)

    Many thanks in advance!


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Yep. The key is tied to the motherboard (SLIC in the BIOS) so changing drive won't matter.

    Sometimes you will be required to phone a Microsoft answering machine to activate it. Takes 2 mins.


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    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    ED E wrote: »
    Yep. The key is tied to the motherboard (SLIC in the BIOS) so changing drive won't matter.

    Sometimes you will be required to phone a Microsoft answering machine to activate it. Takes 2 mins.

    Thank you!


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    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    ED E wrote: »
    Yep. The key is tied to the motherboard (SLIC in the BIOS) so changing drive won't matter.

    Sometimes you will be required to phone a Microsoft answering machine to activate it. Takes 2 mins.

    So the key is for Win 7 professional (Dell), the windows site that contains the iso wont let me download the iso,it says to contact the manufacturer.

    Any ideas? :confused:


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    ressem
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    Can you try
    http://www.dell.com/support/home/uk/en/ukbsdt1/Drivers/OSISO

    with the laptops service key?


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    Phonicks
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    One More Toy wrote: »
    So the key is for Win 7 professional (Dell), the windows site that contains the iso wont let me download the iso,it says to contact the manufacturer.

    Any ideas? :confused:

    You could use the media creation tool to make a bootable windows 10 installing usb drive

    Much faster then Dvd

    Win7 is only supported for about 2.5 years

    Your windows 7 pro key will activate windows 10 pro


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    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    ressem wrote: »
    Can you try
    http://www.dell.com/support/home/uk/en/ukbsdt1/Drivers/OSISO

    with the laptops service key?

    That worked mate thank you so much!!


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    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    Phonicks wrote: »
    You could use the media creation tool to make a bootable windows 10 installing usb drive

    Much faster then Dvd

    Win7 is only supported for about 2.5 years

    Your windows 7 pro key will activate windows 10 pro

    is this still working? i thought that period was over no?


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    Joeface
    Registered Users Posts: 2,870 ✭✭✭Joeface


    One More Toy wrote: »
    is this still working? i thought that period was over no?

    It is still available, did that a few days ago. Worked perfectly.


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