activation key

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    Question Can I swap out the C drive from another similar PC ?

    If i have a Windows 7 computer that is happily running with its own installed drive and the Key activated and i swap out another C drive from a different PC into it with the same OS type, will nothing happen OR will it only ask for "click" to activate or fully lock up and tell me to call MS as...
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    [SOLVED] How to buy windows 7 activation key online in 2021 legally

    Hello, can I still buy windows 7 activation key legally in 2021, I understand that I should upgrade to windows 10 but for now I still wanna stay with windows 7 for several reasons, and one of the main reasons is my pc is weak. so is there any legal way to do that? thanks.
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    [SOLVED] Questionable Amazon Seller Suspect Copy of Windows 10?

    Newegg wants $140 for a full version Retail copy of windows 10 Home with the activation key. After looking on Amazon for a retail version, I find a Pro full version with key for only $125. Now here is where it gets interesting. I emailed the seller to find out about his return policy and i also...
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    Question New Build - Windows 10 activation - Don't have Windows 7 key....

    This is pretty ridiculous in my opinion. I have my perfectly working (before I wiped my hard drive and did a fresh install) Windows 10 product key. Tried to enter it twice thinking I made a mistake, and it wouldn't work. So I called Microsoft and apparently because it was part of the "free...
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    Question Medium-priced OEM packages: safe?

    This is a variation on the old question “What about all those cheap copies of Windows on eBay?” I bought two cheap copies of Windows 7 on eBay a couple of years ago. I installed both on homebuilt machines that I used mainly for testing add-on hardware. Both worked for about a year, then...
  6. scrubs2708

    [SOLVED] Windows asking for 'Activation' after Motherboard Swap.

    So, Recently had had en issue where my [Motherboard was not accepting 2 ram sticks] (Only 1). I ended up going for an RMA, but now as i have my new motherboard windows have decided that it doesn't like it. It gives me that 'Activate Windows' watermark in the bottom right corner, i read at...
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    [SOLVED] Need some help about windows 10 key for re install

    so lately my hard drive seemed to be dying and i planned to swap it with new hard drive soon and add an ssd as the boot up is quite slow sometimes, but i'm a bit confused about the activation key, i bought the laptop with windows 10 pre installed. if i want to re install the windows to the ssd...
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    Can i have external gpu in ASUS Q325UA

    If i can have e GPU in My laptop
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    PC Fan produced burning wire smell

    My custom PC is fully assembled and working very well. One of my case fans has a 3 pin connector and a MOLEX power cable. the fan was working very well. but i realized that I had connected only the molex and the 3 pin was not connected. I connected them both. the 3pin as well as the molex...
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    Looking for CPU for build

    so i have 120$ (Cant get anymore), and i want to record (I have a gtx 1050) what cpu should i buy (CAnt be APU) https://pcpartpicker.com/list/38q9hq I want to record minecraft and csgo with high quality https://pcpartpicker.com/list/38q9hq
  11. Thepigdude

    Can the NZXT Kraken x61 use two 120mm fans instead of 140mm?

    So I plan on using this cooler but I have heard that the fans are VERY loud and I am going for a quiter build, so I was planning on using 2 Noctua 120mm nf-f12 fans instead of the stock fans. Would this work?