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‎02-06-2017 10:55 PM

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mr paul thank alot ; pls help am finding it dificult activating window7 professional on my hp pav 4800ea ze pre installs in xp. i cant see w activation at propwety. pls help
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‎02-07-2017 08:45 AM

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@blackiam

 

You said your laptop came preinstalled with XP, therefore, you would need to purchase a license in order to activate Win7 on it.  That license will come with a key that you need to enter manually to activate Win7.

 

This thread shows different ways to activate Win7:  http://www.wikihow.com/Activate-Windows-7

Good Luck



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