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- Dec 14, 2010
I had someone that recently asked me if there was anywhere they could buy a legitimate license key for Windows 7. Does anyone know if such a place still exists where consumers can buy a license key on its own? I know Microsoft used to have a web address for this, but they've stopped selling them, so the search is on for some other legitimate retailer. The only option I could think of was buying an installation disk with a key from somewhere like Newegg, TigerDirect, Amazon, etc, but they're a bit steep at $140 for a Win 7 Pro key.
Basically, they said they had bought a PC from someone with Windows 7 pre-installed, but just recently it started saying that the OS was unable to activate because the key was not legitimate (and can't receive updates). (Basically, the seller punched in a key that had already been used or a fake key, and the buyer got stuck.)
Basically, they said they had bought a PC from someone with Windows 7 pre-installed, but just recently it started saying that the OS was unable to activate because the key was not legitimate (and can't receive updates). (Basically, the seller punched in a key that had already been used or a fake key, and the buyer got stuck.)
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