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computerlostk

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    need windows 7 help please?!
    « on: June 04, 2015, 11:17:35 AM »
    I'm going to try to make this sound as less complicated as possible.  I have a hp all-in-one pc that originally came with win 7 pro oa (according to my coa sticker located on the bottom of the computer).  I am currently using win 7 home, and it is giving me some problems such as not loading my integrated webcam and keyboard drivers.  When I go to device manager, I can see the drivers, but the software is nowhere to be found on my computer.  I am also getting "windows 7 not genuine errors" and a black screen b/c my product key is not valid with win 7 home.  I guess my question is, is there any place I can get a valid and real copy of win 7 pro oa (x16-96076) for free and redo my computer using my product key that I already have?

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    Re: need windows 7 help please?!
    « Reply #1 on: June 04, 2015, 12:42:51 PM »
    No free locations to get it. Only option I can think of is that if the Windows 7 Pro key is real, you can use someone elses Windows 7 Pro installation disc and then use your key vs theirs to install clean with a genuine key.

    It sounds like you bought this system used and inherited problems with the purchase. Its very strange that a system with a genuine 7 pro key would have been installed with a non genuine Windows 7 Home Premium. So I question if the Pro key is any good.  :-\

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    Re: need windows 7 help please?!
    « Reply #2 on: June 04, 2015, 08:54:25 PM »
    This link is from Microsoft
    How to Tell if product key is real.

    Let me guess.
    The owner crashed the system and used  a Windows 7 Home to fix it.
    And he did not fell you.  :(

    You will have to find the drivers on the web site of the maker of the computer.
    Sad to say, most PC makers no longer include the Windows install DVD.