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Windows 7 Home Premium Product Key

Anonymous
2020-07-29T10:58:59+00:00

I purchased a refurbished computer some years ago and requested that it had Windows 7.

I want to upgrade to Windows 10 but I can't because Windows 7 Home Premium has not been activated.

I have have clicked the 'Activate Now' option but it says that the activation key cannot be used to activate Windows 7.  The product key showing is an OEM key.

Does anyone know where I can purchase a product key so I can activate Windows 7 and upgrade to 10?

Many thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-08-03T14:18:35+00:00

    windows 7 bit 32 product key

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-03T21:09:18+00:00

    windows 7 bit 32 product key

    @abhaylodhi

    You start your own thread here.

    These are NOT chat rooms.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-07-29T11:35:14+00:00

    Thank you so much :)

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-07-29T11:12:32+00:00

    Warning:

    You do not buy a Product Key by itself, as they are normally stolen/pirated, Volume Licenses which are not for private use, or MSDN keys which are not to be sold by the original subscription holder.

    Make sure that you buy the complete sealed package (DVD, license)

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Shop.aspx

    Read Section: Beware of Product Keys sold separately.

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    What prompted you to start even looking into activation, as you say you have had it for years, apparently with no problems?

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    IF you can find an honest deal to buy Windows 7 from, it will be more expensive than buying Windows 10.

    Why don't you check your system's compatibility for 10 and if it is good to go, buy 10 instead.

    First thing to do is to make sure that you have the correct system requirements and that your Computer Manufacturer supplies the correct Drivers for 10 for your Model Number.

    Driver Downloads:

    Acer:

    http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers

    Advent:

    http://www.adventcomputers.co.uk/product-downloads

    Alienware:

    http://support.alienware.com/Support\_Pages/Restricted\_Pages/driver\_downloads.aspx

    Asus:

    http://www.asus.com/support

    Dell:

    http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/ProductSelector

    eMachines:

    http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers

    Fujitsu:

    http://www.fujitsu.com/us/support/

    Gateway:

    http://us.gateway.com/gw/en/US/content/drivers-downloads

    HP:

    http://www8.hp.com/us/en/drivers.html

    Lenovo:

    http://support.lenovo.com/en\_US/downloads/default.page#

    LG:

    http://www.lg.com/us/support/software-manuals

    Samsung:

    http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads

    Sony Vaio:

    http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select-system.pl?DIRECTOR=DRIVER

    Toshiba:

    http://support.toshiba.com/drivers

    "Windows 10 System Requirements"

    https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/3884/windows-10-system-requirements

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/windows-10-specifications#sysreqs

    If you read those Microsoft's system requirements for 10, you will find that if you only go on them you will be sadly disappointed in performance.

    For reasonable performance should have at least:

    2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor.

    4 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 8 GB for 64-bit

    500GB hard drive

    DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver

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    Detailed information on Minimum hardware requirements:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/minimum-hardware-requirements-overview

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    Some Manufacturers have listed Model Numbers tested with 10 at their website:

    Acer - Windows 10 Creators Update

    Dell computers tested for Windows 10 November 2019 Update and previous versions of Windows 10

    The following Gateway laptops, desktops and tablets have been tested as being suitable to install Windows 10 Creators Update

    HP Products Tested with Windows 10

    Lenovo devices tested for Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018

    Samsung - Find out if your system runs Windows 10.

    Sony - What do I need to install Windows 10 on my PC?

    Toshiba - Models tested

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    How to buy Windows 10:

    http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en\_US/cat/Windows/categoryID.70036700

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