Question i bought WIndows 7 Ultimate OEM key online can i format the ssd and reuse it?

[Dr. Tam]

hello i bought WIndows 7 Ultimate OEN key online on one of this key shops sites ther key worked. but in case my disk fails i wanted to understand fully how this oem key works? and if i can format the disk install windows 7 ultimate (on the same pc) and use the same code? i ran this cmd commend that tells you what key you have and it said retail if im not wrong but i bought oem key..

i would like somebody to please clerify how it works becasue i know that windows 10 key for example sticks to the mothermoard but i also seen oem keys for windows 10 i would like to know about these too becasue on new computers i just find cheap windows 10 key on these sites and alwyas get the retail option and it always works

 

[Dr. Tam]

also speaking of that, i have old hp 8200 sff with windows 7 home sticker on it. can i re use its code? / how?

 

[USAFRet]

hello i bought WIndows 7 Ultimate OEN key online on one of this key shops sites ther key worked. but in case my disk fails i wanted to understand fully how this oem key works? and if i can format the disk install windows 7 ultimate (on the same pc) and use the same code? i ran this cmd commend that tells you what key you have and it said retail if im not wrong but i bought oem key..

i would like somebody to please clerify how it works becasue i know that windows 10 key for example sticks to the mothermoard but i also seen oem keys for windows 10 i would like to know about these too becasue on new computers i just find cheap windows 10 key on these sites and alwyas get the retail option and it always works

With cheap licenses, there is no guarantee of current or future viability.
OEM is indeed tied to the first motherboard it is installed on. This goes for Win 7, 10, whatever.

also speaking of that, i have old hp 8200 sff with windows 7 home sticker on it. can i re use its code? / how?

No you cannot. That is OEM, and tied to that original HP system.

 

[Dr. Tam]

No you cannot. That is OEM, and tied to that original HP system

please can you tell me more about it? like do i need the original cd of the installation of the system or i need the exact same hard drive it came with?

 

[Dr. Tam]

OEM is indeed tied to the first motherboard it is installed on.

and what if it is still the same computer exactly the same hardware but just the disk is formatted?

 

[Dr. Tam]

and also about my original quesstion what happens if i upgrade cpu on that pc from i5 to i7 and adding gpu on the pc with the new key?

 

[USAFRet]

In the eyes of Microsoft, the motherboard is the key component.

You can change the drive, GPU, CPU....all is good. Use the same license for a reinstall.
Assuming that cheap license is good.

 

[Dr. Tam]

In the eyes of Microsoft, the motherboard is the key component.

You can change the drive, GPU, CPU....all is good. Use the same license for a reinstall.
Assuming that cheap license is good.

is there way to like check if "the license is good"?

and if so that means i can reuse it on the hp 8200? because it is the same motherboard

 

[USAFRet]

is there way to like check if "the license is good"?

and if so that means i can reuse it on the hp 8200? because it is the same motherboard

The HP came with its own OS license. You do not need to apply some other license to a reinstall in that system.

 

[Dr. Tam]

You do not need to apply some other license to a reinstall in that system.

so theortically if i download some random windows 7 home edition iso from the internet and put my hp sticker code it will work? (the pc upgraded to i7 and 24gb ram and i also bought it 2nd hand)

 

[USAFRet]

so theortically if i download some random windows 7 home edition iso from the internet and put my hp sticker code it will work? (the pc upgraded to i7 and 24gb ram and i also bought it 2nd hand)

Maybe.
No guarantees.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-numbers-35f6a805-1259-88b4-f5e9-b52cccef91a0

But since that is an OEM license, MS may not help.