Windows 7 OEM license

think2

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I have a custom built desktop machine running OEM Win 7 Pro 64 bit. I've just bought a new Dell laptop from an online auction site that came with a Dell Win 7 Pro 32 bit installation CD and a COA product key.

Can I use my OEM 64 bit CD to install the 64bit version of Win 7 Pro on the laptop and activate it with the product key that came with the 32 bit version of the O.S. ?

TIA
 

pcgeek11

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I have a custom built desktop machine running OEM Win 7 Pro 64 bit. I've just bought a new Dell laptop from an online auction site that came with a Dell Win 7 Pro 32 bit installation CD and a COA product key.

Can I use my OEM 64 bit CD to install the 64bit version of Win 7 Pro on the laptop and activate it with the product key that came with the 32 bit version of the O.S. ?

TIA

You will probably have to call to activate because the OEM X64 disk doesn't have the SLIC included for the Dell BIOS Activation...