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soonwai
post Apr 29 2022, 03:01 AM


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QUOTE(plumberly @ Apr 27 2022, 10:24 AM)
Bingo, got Win 7 product key sticker on my old laptop!

Hope this route is possible:

install win 11 on my new PC, later use the Win 7 key to register and activate.

Possible? I cannot do that on the laptop as it has been dead for some years now.
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Yes, it's possible. You'll know when you try it. I used the Win 7 Pro OA (OEM) key from a Lenovo M73 and applied to a fresh Win 11 install on my recently upgraded PC.

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soonwai
post Apr 29 2022, 10:40 AM


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QUOTE(plumberly @ Apr 29 2022, 09:33 AM)
Excellent news.

Just to be sure, you installed Win 11 on a new PC and later entered the Win 7 key, and activated the OS?

Mine is just Win 7 home. Hope it will work too.
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Yes, I installed Win 11 on the new PC. Skipped entering a product key.
After installation, in Activation Settings, it would say Windows can't be activated because there'e no product key.
Then I entered the above mentioned Win 7 Pro OA key and activated successfully.

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The COA on the Lenovo looks like this.

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soonwai
post Apr 29 2022, 04:55 PM


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QUOTE(plumberly @ Apr 29 2022, 04:27 PM)
Thanks.

I was planning to enter the key during installation. I will try to do that via activation setting.
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Entering key during installation also should be ok.
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post Apr 29 2022, 10:06 PM


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QUOTE(plumberly @ Apr 29 2022, 06:10 PM)
Thanks. I hope they allow Win 7 home version as well.
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Win 7 Home also can.
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