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‎05-16-2017 09:48 AM

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Product: HP 2000
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

I have an HP G72 with a busted screen that had several expensive programs on it that I need to use.  I've swapped out the HDD from the G72 and put it in an HP 2000 that I have.  Of course, with the different hardware, Windows wants new activation.  How can I do this to be sure that everything runs properly on the HP 2000 machine? 

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‎05-16-2017 10:27 AM

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You should have a COA label on the bottom of laptop with Windows license key.

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‎05-16-2017 11:55 AM

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Will the COA from the G72 work since it's the same HDD, but a different machine?

‎05-16-2017 12:17 PM

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You should have a license key on the HP 2000 also which will work.

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