When you buy a copy of the Windows operating system (regardless of the version), you get a license number with it. In order to load the operating system onto a computer, you need to enter the license number during the installation process.
What happens if you miskey the license number?
Is there something on the CD which ties that particular CD to the license number it came with or will any valid license number work?
If a person has a legal copy of Windows on their PC and needs to format the HD and reload the operating system; but they have lost their Windows CD, can they load the operating system from another Windows CD and simply enter their license number? What do PC repair shops do when they need to reload the OS or just some system files?
Thanks for any replies.
What happens if you miskey the license number?
Is there something on the CD which ties that particular CD to the license number it came with or will any valid license number work?
If a person has a legal copy of Windows on their PC and needs to format the HD and reload the operating system; but they have lost their Windows CD, can they load the operating system from another Windows CD and simply enter their license number? What do PC repair shops do when they need to reload the OS or just some system files?
Thanks for any replies.