jacksknight

OK so i got a new HP laptop a while back that has vista 64bit on it and it came with a coupon to get win7 for free. The upgrade finally came in the mail, but i think i want to use he win 7 for my desktop. The disk i got is for HP computers only, but will the CD key work for any copy of windows 7?

Just wondering if anyone else has tried this? thanks for the help!

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blupupher

It is probably an OEM Key, so it probably won't work with a Retail disk.

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Lefty67

I had an OEM key and had to download windows 7 retail from a torrent because my dvd drive died. I installed it with a USB. I read that the OEM key will work on retail. I tried it and it worked.

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TheGrayNobleman

I wanna agree and say the OEM key will work with 7 distros.

It worked for me when I was installing XP and Vista on customers computers so I don't see why it wouldn't work for 7.

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