How To Check Windows Serial Key On Pc
- Windows 10 retail/digital product key and activation: If you bought retail license of Windows 10, or got a digital product key either from Windows Store, MSDN, DreamSpark, TechNet and the likes, you obviously have a unique product key that you can enter in Windows setup during clean installations.
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Windows 10 tip: Find your PC's original product key. If you've purchased a new PC with Windows pre-installed in the past few years, chances are it has a product key embedded in its BIOS.
Selling my Windows 7 as used to someone, however, I have lost track of whether the product key is still used on an old PC of mine.
Is there any quick way to check whether a product key has been used or not? (Without going through the install and activation process).
N.B: It's all a legitimate purchase from Microsoft!
EDIT: I have found a piece of software which checks if the product key is valid, but not sure if the information displayed shows if the product key is already activated (refer to screenshot section on the link).. The link to the software I found is at http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/Windows-7-Product-Key-Checker.shtml
2 Answers
- Go to Control Panel
- Click System and Security
- Click System
- In the bottom-right corner click Change Product Key
- This verifies the key without having to start a Windows installation
You can use a utility like
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on your machines and compare them.
Unless you mean it may be used elsewhere and you have no idea where
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You can find out what version of Vista you have by installing Vista on your new Hard Drive.
Read the info below:
How to obtain Vista recovery Media and/or use the Vista Recovery Partition on your computer.
There is no legal free Vista download available.
Contact your Computer Manufacturer and ask them to send you a set of Vista Recovery disk/s.
They normally do that for a small $ cost.
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Or borrow a proper Microsoft Vista DVD(not Dell, HP, etc).
A proper Vista DVD contains all Vista versions.
The Product Key determines which Vista version gets installed.
There are 2 Vista disks: one for 32bit Operating System, and one for 64bit Operating System.
If a clean install is required with a proper Vista DVD (not HP, Dell Recovery Disks):
How To Check Windows Serial Number
Go into your Bios/Setup, or Boot Menu, at startup, and change the Boot Order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the Boot Order, then reboot with the disk in the Drive.
At startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, to go into Bios/Setup, or F12 for the Boot Menu
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/918884
MS advice on doing clean install.
http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm
A Tutorial on doing a clean install
Get Windows Serial
Windows Vista Installation Super Guide
After installation > Go to your Laptop/Computer Manufacturer's website > Drivers and Downloads Section > Key in your Model number > Look for latest Vista Drivers for it > Download/install them.
Cheers.