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1. #INSTALL WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC HOW TO#
2. #INSTALL WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC INSTALL#
3. #INSTALL WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC UPDATE#
4. #INSTALL WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC SOFTWARE#

#INSTALL WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC HOW TO#

Further to the link mentioned above, there's an excellent, illustrated guide to the process: How To Activate Windows 7 by Phone Step-by-Step Guide. Activation over the phone is usually quick and painless. (OEM versions often lock to the BIOS chip, but your Mac doesn't have one.) When online activation fails, you should be offered a Microsoft phone number to call. WGA checks that the key code isn't already in use, and I think creates some sort of hash value for the system on which it's running. Windows 7 should prompt you to download Windows Genuine Advantage, if it hasn't already done so, and this should provide a way to activate the software.

(You are the OEM system builder, so you have to provide the customer - your good self - with support.) The main ones are that (a) Windows is locked to a single motherboard and can't officially be transferred to another PC and (b) you don't get any support from Microsoft. OEM versions are sold at a reduced cost and have a number of limitations. See How to know you're buying genuine Windows for help with this.

#INSTALL WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC INSTALL#

You are allowed to install Windows 7 Pro OEM in a virtual machine, as long as it is a genuine copy.

#INSTALL WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC SOFTWARE#

When I typed in the Activation key, obtained from the software wrapper, I was informed that the product key could not be used to activate Windows on that computer, and the software is now referred to as being not genuine. The software installed OK, but later I got the message about it requiring Activation. I am trying to install a copy of Windows 7 Pro OEM operating system software on a new Apple iMac running Parallels. If you continue to use it, add some regular scans with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Unfortunately, it seems that Microsoft does not regard updates to its anti-virus product, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), as critical.

#INSTALL WINDOWS 7 FOR FREE ON MAC UPDATE#

If the activation system fails, you will need to call Dell for support.Īlso note that Windows Update should work in one respect: you should be able to download critical security patches, but not non-critical or optional updates. Microsoft has no way of knowing what Dell shipped or how it set up Windows on your PC. Note that you have not bought anything from Microsoft: you are a Dell customer. If not, you can go to Start and type slui.exe into the search box. If so, there should be a link that says "Activate Windows Now" in System Properties. It seems it's being seen as a new installation. Microsoft gives you 30 days to activate your copy of Windows 7, with increasingly frequent prompts, which is why it has become a real problem now. Only if that fails will you have to describe the problem to a human being. Follow the instructions on Microsoft's website: Activate Windows 7 on this computer. When online activation fails, you should be given the option to choose a phone number to go through an automated activation process. You should also be able to use the COA SLP key to activate Windows 7, but this will probably involve a phone call to Microsoft. This is the key on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) sticker that should be on the back of your laptop, or possibly hidden inside the battery compartment. Your Dell should also have a second (different) Windows key, known as the COA SLP.

If your created recovery media or backed up the hidden partition, you could try using those. Certainly, the built-in SLP key should work if you re-install Windows from Dell's recovery partition.

This key is usually locked to the BIOS chip on the motherboard, so it should automatically reactivate Windows even if you change the hard drive and other parts. In these cases, Windows is pre-activated in the factory using an OEM SLP (Original Equipment Manufacturer System Locked Pre-installation) key.

Also, Windows Updates no longer work.ĭell and other PC manufacturers license the cheapest form of Windows, where it is integrated into the PC and can't be moved, though it can be upgraded. I cannot even get Microsoft to verify my licence because their exe won't run. I have tried re-activating with no success. All went very well until yesterday, when I started getting a message that my version of Windows is not genuine. A month ago, I changed the hard drive on my Dell laptop using an image of my previous drive.