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‎08-31-2016 04:02 PM

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Product: Z240
Operating System: Linux

I'm running Linux on an Z240 workstation. I want to use the Windows license that came with this workstation to run Windows 7 in a virtual machine inside my Linux host OS. I no longer have the original contents of the hard drive. Unlike a notebook PC, there does not seem to be a sticker showing the Windows product key that I need for activation. I read there may be a Digital Product Key in the BIOS, but I have searched the menus without finding it.

 

I had written down what I thought was the Windows Product Key before erasing the hard disk, but it turned out to be the Product ID instead.

 

Any ideas?

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