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‎12-27-2017 07:50 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion dv4305us
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP

Hello again!

 

I have just a quick question about the way restore CDs work. As listed, I have an HP Pavilion dv4305us with Windows XP Home Edition. It was released in 2004 (at least that's what the COA says) before recovery partitions were used and uses restore CDs if any of you saw my previous question. When you use a recovery CD, does it pull the OEM Windows XP product key from the motherboard? Thanks in advance!

 

-pavilion_dv4305

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‎12-27-2017 08:57 PM

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@pavilion_dv4305 wrote:

Hello again!

 

.., does it pull the OEM Windows XP product key from the motherboard?...

@pavilion_dv4305

 

No, you have to use the key on the CD or on your machine. Only Windows 8 and laters have Windows keys embdded in BIOS.

 

Regards.

BH
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‎12-27-2017 08:57 PM

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@pavilion_dv4305 wrote:

Hello again!

 

.., does it pull the OEM Windows XP product key from the motherboard?...

@pavilion_dv4305

 

No, you have to use the key on the CD or on your machine. Only Windows 8 and laters have Windows keys embdded in BIOS.

 

Regards.

BH
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