Win 7 activation?

ocilfa

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I bought a refurbished Lenovo desktop from newegg and it came with a Win 7 Refurbished license. Windows was installed, but the key was not activated(It was asking for one). Can I use this license on a different pc in the future?
 
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No, the activation key is only good for the computer it came with. The key is attached usually to the motherboard that is installed in your computer. I have heard you can use it for other computers if your computer malfunctions. Then you can usually contact Microsoft and they will give you a new key code #.

ticktoc

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No, the activation key is only good for the computer it came with. The key is attached usually to the motherboard that is installed in your computer. I have heard you can use it for other computers if your computer malfunctions. Then you can usually contact Microsoft and they will give you a new key code #.
 
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ocilfa

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Even if the key was never activated on that machine?