Solved: lost product key for 2009 Compac DC5800 - HP Support Community

Whooinhell2000 · ‎01-22-2018

I upgraded to windows 7/64 for the user per his personal request and found out that the product key has been removed by tech who set up puter originally. How do I get the product key. User wanted win/7 because he is familiar with it. The original O/S was Vista 2009

IT_WinSec · ‎01-22-2018

Hello @Whooinhell2000

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If the computer originally had Windows Vista, then it has a Vista key, not Windows 7 key.

The key for Vista and 7 can only be found from the COA sticker attached to the PC (usually on the bottom of a notebook, or the side of a desktop PC). If the COA sticker is gone, no way to obtain the key

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IT_WinSec · ‎01-22-2018

Hello @Whooinhell2000

Thank you for posting in the HP Support forum.

If the computer originally had Windows Vista, then it has a Vista key, not Windows 7 key.

The key for Vista and 7 can only be found from the COA sticker attached to the PC (usually on the bottom of a notebook, or the side of a desktop PC). If the COA sticker is gone, no way to obtain the key

Your FEEDBACK is important. Use the interactive buttons below and let me know if the post helps ;
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Whooinhell2000 · ‎01-22-2018

Thank You I/T

lost product key for 2009 Compac DC5800

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