The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Having problems find my Windows 7 Product Key?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by alittlemonkish, Nov 19, 2010.

  1. alittlemonkish

    alittlemonkish Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    251
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    So my HDD died. I've got the replacement and I am trying to install Windows 7. Everything is fine except I don't know which set of numbers on my sticker is the product ket.

    I've got 2 sets of numbers on my sticker. Both of which are 22 or 23 characters long... NOT the 25 needed?

    Either I can't count and I have mistyped multiple times. I am completely confused where else to look.

    How to Tell

    I have the sticker at the top of that page.
     
    alittlemonkish, Nov 19, 2010
    #1
  2. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

    Reputations:
    2,275
    Messages:
    3,990
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Are you trying in install Windows 7 with a Windows XP key? You cannot do that.
     
    gerryf19, Nov 20, 2010
    #2
  3. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

    Reputations:
    1,059
    Messages:
    1,663
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Yeah, if your trying to install it with the key like the one on the top of the website you provided, that would be Windows XP. For Windows 7, you should have something like this:

    [​IMG]

    Unless you do have something like that? :confused:
     
    Joel, Nov 20, 2010
    #3
  4. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

    Reputations:
    1,571
    Messages:
    8,107
    Likes Received:
    126
    Trophy Points:
    231
    what is the full model no. of your T400? xxxx-xxx?
     
    lead_org, Nov 22, 2010
    #4