Been looking at a Lenovo laptop (W530) that is one of those ones that has Win 7 Pro 64bit installed when you get it, but has Win 8 license embedded I guess on the mobo so it's ready to upgrade to 8 which I'm not interested in doing.
My question is this... how do I obtain the license keys for the copy of Win 7 that is running on the laptop?
I want to do a fresh install to eliminate the bloatware without having to go out and buy an OEM copy of Win 7.
Is it possible to find out what the Win 7 license keys are? Surely they can be found somewhere on the system.
Any ideas / directions on how to do this would be greatly appreciated...
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Fresh install Question...
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I see in my son's eyes, each day, the wonders I have squandered fortunes to possess and have sought my entire lifetime to attain. jrr 09/2011
T400's and T500's
T400's and T500's
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Why? Lots of people doing fresh installs on PCs with no COA?
Jus curious whassup over there...
Jus curious whassup over there...
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W500x3 with T9900, , T400 highnit 1280x800 with P9600, X61sx3, X61Tx3.
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