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‎12-12-2013 06:28 PM

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I have a DV-6 ( pn#WA781UA#ABA ) and my harddrive crashed. of course i never made a recovery disk, so I tried to install a fresh copy of windows, but now  it says my product key is invalid. I assume i got the wrong version. 

 

is there any way for me to tell based on my windows activation number or my part number or serial number?

 

 

thanks

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‎12-12-2013 06:34 PM - last edited on ‎04-20-2016 10:54 AM by HP Administrator

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Your COA attached to bottom of laptop has the license key-plus the Windows version imprinted on it.

 

Your Specs page here states Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit:

 

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02029512


You can order Recovery Media for less than $20. Scroll down the list of Drivers to see the option:

 

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4063&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=4121...

 

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‎12-12-2013 06:34 PM - last edited on ‎04-20-2016 10:54 AM by HP Administrator

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Hi,

 

The following link shows specs of your machine:

 

   http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02029512

 

Its original OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

 

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‎12-12-2013 06:34 PM - last edited on ‎04-20-2016 10:54 AM by HP Administrator

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Your COA attached to bottom of laptop has the license key-plus the Windows version imprinted on it.

 

Your Specs page here states Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit:

 

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02029512


You can order Recovery Media for less than $20. Scroll down the list of Drivers to see the option:

 

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4063&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=4121...

 

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‎12-12-2013 07:00 PM

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hm. thats what i used. do i need the OEM version? do i need the non SP1 version?

 

thanks for the quick reply

‎12-12-2013 07:17 PM

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Activate by phone:


http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/how-to-activate-windows-7-by-phone.aspx


OR_order Recovery Media for less than $20. Scroll down the list of Drivers to see the option:

 

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4063&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=4121...

 

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‎12-12-2013 07:34 PM

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ummm oops. typed in key wrong

 

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‎12-12-2013 08:15 PM

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So all is good now?

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