Windows 7

[Btmarshville]

Hello,
My computer wouldn't boot up and I used a Dell bootable disk. It booted back up, but now it says my windows 7 is not genuine. How do I get this off?

 

[Max1s]

Give in your key.

 

[RetiredChief]

Is your computer a "Dell" and the windows disk you used came with that computer???

The Dell windows 7 disk is an OEM version that is only Licensed to be used on the computer that it came with.

 

[game junky]

Is your computer a "Dell" and the windows disk you used came with that computer???

The Dell windows 7 disk is an OEM version that is only Licensed to be used on the computer that it came with.

Agreed - if the OS was pre-installed by Dell, it's likely an OEM license. If you purchased a retail copy, the key is likely on a sheet inside the DVD case or on a sticker on the sleeve depending on whether you bought it from a retailer or from Microsoft directly.

 

[Btmarshville]

Agreed - if the OS was pre-installed by Dell, it's likely an OEM license. If you purchased a retail copy, the key is likely on a sheet inside the DVD case or on a sticker on the sleeve depending on whether you bought it from a retailer or from Microsoft directly.

No - my computer is an HP desktop. I've had trouble booting up this computer before and had to reinstall everything after it crashed. I ordered the dell boot-up disk from Amazon and apparently it installed a bootleg copy of windows 7 on my computer when I used it. Will I have to reinstall it back to the factory status?

 

[game junky]

No - my computer is an HP desktop. I've had trouble booting up this computer before and had to reinstall everything after it crashed. I ordered the dell boot-up disk from Amazon and apparently it installed a bootleg copy of windows 7 on my computer when I used it. Will I have to reinstall it back to the factory status?

See if you have a license key on a sticker on your chassis - you might be able to reuse the key, but it might require a call to MS.

 

[yoji]

I ordered the dell boot-up disk from Amazon and apparently it installed a bootleg copy of windows 7 on my computer when I used it. Will I have to reinstall it back to the factory status?

Come on - are you serious? If you are - you need report it to Amazon and get your money back and the supplier banned. Amazon is not e-bay... (or wasnt when I last checked).

I smell a rat!!

Cheers

 

[RetiredChief]

You cot burned - You need either an oem or retail version