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PUT A HDD OF TOSHIBA LAPTOP ON MY COMPAQ LAPTOP SAY .SAY WINDOWS NOT GENUINE
« on: August 17, 2011, 10:52:01 PM »
MY COMPAQ HDD WITH WINDOWS VISTA HOME AND IS (X32 BIT)  REPLACED IT WITH A TOSHIBA (X64BIT)HDD RUNNING ON WINDOWS 7? I DO OWN BOTH BUT THE TOSHIBA'S SCREEN WON'T TURN ON AND THE COMPAQ WONT START UP SO I TRIED THIS . THE LAPTOP WORKS AND SURFS THE WEB BUT KEEPS TELLING ME WINDOWS NOT GENUINE. PLASE HELP
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Re: PUT A HDD OF TOSHIBA LAPTOP ON MY COMPAQ LAPTOP SAY .SAY WINDOWS NOT GENUINE
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2011, 11:30:10 PM »
Welcome to CH.
Please do NOT use all caps. Unless your terminal is a model 33 teletype, which only has caps.  ::)

Yes, the version of Windows on the Toshiba was sold to the manufacture as a OEM and nuns on Toshiba with no problem.

For a Compaq you need the HP OEM version of windows. If you do not have it, you can contact Microsoft and they will sell you a product key for your computer.

Also, what you did is not recommended. The chip drivers for a Toshiba and a Compaq are different. You will need to go to the HP site for the night drivers.
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