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by: oneCNETuser January 15, 2010 2:17 PM PST

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re-register product key

by oneCNETuser - 1/15/10 2:17 PM

Hi everyone, I upgraded my Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit Gateway laptop two months ago by ordering the free Windows 7 Upgrade Kit, and all of a sudden today it asked me to re-register my Product Key, why does this window appear at all? Does it mean I installed my Windows 7 upgrade CD incorrectly?


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by TaraS_WinTeam Windows Outreach Team - 1/15/10 2:48 PM

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Do you mean you received an upgrade from the manufacturer of your computer? There was a upgrade available for people who purchased computers between July and launch, is this was you mean? Otherwise a "free upgrade kit" is likely illegitimate.

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Did you do these

by Dango517 - 1/16/10 1:27 AM

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http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.aspx?displaylang=en

click "Validate Windows" button

also:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

I'm not sure if it's the same in Windows 7 but in Windows Vista if it was not activated within 30 days or the original start up date the PC it would shut down and the OS had to be reinstalled.

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