![]() ![]() ![]() If you bought a new version of Windows, it will have come with its own product key, and that's what you should use, not the one of the sticker or the one used by the original manufacturer. The CD must be for the same version of Windows (e.g., XP Home) as that shown On the other hand, if you reinstall Windows using a "generic OEM" CD (one not specifically for your brand of computer), you need the product key from the sticker in order to activate. That method of restoring gets the computer back to the way it was when it first left the factory, i.e., "pre-activated" (all of theįree trial software, however, will have expired, even though it will be re-installed). If you reinstall Windows using a special "hidden partition" on the hard drive, you don't need to activate the computer at all. The specific machine you bought has its own individual license, and that's what's on the sticker. That key is what will be shown by a keyfinder utility. If you have a computer that came with Windows pre-installed, the "original equipment manufacturer" (OEM) almost certainly used a special generic product key that Microsoft allows the big OEMs to use in order to make and "pre-activate" their thousands of
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