Dead Laptop and using the Win 7 activation key

[Moontrash]

This is my situation...My laptop died recently and it's far too expensive to fix but I thought maybe I could use the serial number that came with it to install Win 7 onto another desktop. Can I use my Win 7 HP 64 serial number on a new pc build? I do have a purchased Win7 HP 64 retail disc with a key but it's not what came with the laptop. So basically I have 1 disc with a key and the dead laptop with another key that came with it. Can I install Win7 HP 64 onto 2 different pc's since I have 2 keys or no? I'm not quite sure how this works so I thought I'd ask first.

thanks

mt

[jagabo]

Probably not. OEM licenses are usually locked to the OEM BIOS. It might work if the new motherboard is from the same OEM.

[Nelson37]

Does the authorization code have "OEM" in it? If not, it might work and is worth a shot. I have recently used a number of old Dell auth codes for XP, their install disks are keyed to a Dell mobo but at least some of the auth codes are not.

[Moontrash]

it says "windows 7 home premium oa"....from reading online i don't get to install it on anything but this dead laptop...whatta jip lol

oh well...thanks for your input guys...it put me in the right direction

[ranchhand]

whatta jip lol

You got that right, bud!

[TBoneit]

Try it, what do you have to loose?

[chicken264]

any thing hp is oem and may work fine with any hp computer (bios) that support win7/vista.

try it out

best of luck

[Cauptain]

Moontrash, look this link: Backup Activation



Claudio

[bigjimmpls]

I can tell you that I had a dead asus all in one that I parted out but I kept the coa. I installed it on another computer and it works great. I had to call microsoft through there automatic register system but it authorized it immediately. Hope that helps.