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    Do all T420s have the Windows license sticker on the underside?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Amn, Apr 2, 2012.

  1. Amn

    Amn Notebook Geek

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    I have just bought a T420s off eBay. There is Windows 7 Ultimate installed, listed as OEM and activated, but I cannot find the license under the machine. There should be one, right? No drivers are installed either.
     
    Amn, Apr 2, 2012
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    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    The COA sticker should be underneath the battery bay, drivers can easily be retrieved from the Lenovo Support site or by using the Lenovo Thinkvantage Update application.
     
    PatchySan, Apr 2, 2012
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  3. Amn

    Amn Notebook Geek

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    I cannot use Internet, because the drivers are not installed. Shouldn't new computers come with some sort of CD?
     
    Amn, Apr 2, 2012
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    The person whom sold you the machine may have used a Lenovo recovery discs to install the OS.

    If the laptop doesn't have the Win 7 ultimate license stickers, then the OS is not factory shipped and is installed aftermarket.
     
    lead_org, Apr 2, 2012
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    rabbitz Notebook Consultant

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    See if the recovery partition is intact.. on start up press the blue thinkvantage button and see if there is an option to reset your windows installation. That 'backup' install of windows should come with some drivers (most importantly, the wifi ones).

    You will need to make your own recovery disks. If you want to make a recovery usb key, you will need at least 16gb (tried it with 8gb... not enough space)
     
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    Ultimate would have been installed by the user.

    But most machines will have a COA, and it's under the battery.
     

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  8. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Some ThinkPads are sold with DOS and will not have a COA. You can find the key and do a clean install of Windows if that's what you wish.
     
    ZaZ, Apr 2, 2012
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    That's why I said most. There are very few machines sold without a Windows license. Since the most recent generation of Thinkpad's there have been a number of users like Amn that didn't know it was relocated to under the battery and weren't able to find it.
     
    vinuneuro, Apr 2, 2012
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  10. ZaZ

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    I was not directing my reply to you, but the OP's original question.
     
    ZaZ, Apr 2, 2012
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  11. Thors.Hammer

    Thors.Hammer Notebook Enthusiast

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    Quoting avoids this confusion. Just sayin :D
     
    Thors.Hammer, Apr 2, 2012
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    Or the person removed the sticker.... Probably not the most likely reason, but it's certainly possible. I remove all of the stickers from the underside of my laptops, and if I were to sell my T420 the recipient would have no COA despite the machine shipping with Windows 7.
     
    ThinkRob, Apr 5, 2012
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    graytotoro, Apr 5, 2012
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