Windows 10: Reinstall Win10 from Win7. New hard drive; microsoft won't accept Win7 key

Discus and support Reinstall Win10 from Win7. New hard drive; microsoft won't accept Win7 key in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Trying to reload Windows 10 Pro on machine with new hard drive but same MOBO. Win10 originally loaded via free upgrade from valid Win7 product key.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by JeffSlusher, May 14, 2020.

  1. JEFFSLUSHER
    JeffSlusher Win User

    Reinstall Win10 from Win7. New hard drive; microsoft won't accept Win7 key


    Trying to reload Windows 10 Pro on machine with new hard drive but same MOBO. Win10 originally loaded via free upgrade from valid Win7 product key.


    Using MediaCreationTool1909.exe to download/load reload but I get an 'invalid' response after entering original Win7 product key.

    :)
     
    JeffSlusher, May 14, 2020
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  2. LARSERIKSSON3
    LarsEriksson3 Win User

    Re-install Win10 on a free upgrade from Win7 computer with crashed Harddrive

    My hard drive crashed, and I need to reinstall Windows on a new hard drive.

    I've got a Win7 license and used the free upgrade to Win10.

    1. Is it possible to reinstall?

      I'm uncertain about the process:
    2. Should I download Win7 with another computer? if so, where?
    3. ..and then put it on a USB? if so, wher?
    4. ..and then install it on my new hard drive?
    5. When do I put in the Product Key?
    6. When do I upgrade to Win10? and how?
    Please let me know how to go about this.

    Regards

    /Lars
     
    LarsEriksson3, May 14, 2020
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  3. TERRY LINRANDALL
    Terry LinRandall Win User
    new hard drive has win7

    My old laptop has a new hard drive in which I had installed win7. This was a few months before getting notified about the termination of updates to win7. laptops. Anyways what I want to know is if installing win10 software on my laptop would be better
    than buying a laptop that I can't even afford
     
    Terry LinRandall, May 14, 2020
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  4. TIM B285
    Tim B285 Win User

    Reinstall Win10 from Win7. New hard drive; microsoft won't accept Win7 key

    Win10 on new hard drive, how to activate

    • Installed Win10 to new hard drive, but Win7 code does not work.
    • Tried online (slui.exe 4) activation:
      • entered numeric codes online - which failed,
      • talked to 1st line tech who entered Win7 code - did not work,
      • transferred me to 2nd line tech and no one came on the phone line after 2.5 hours.

    Win7 was pre-installed on HP computer with no media provided and HP support has no process to supply replacement media or ISO (last HP purchase). Tried to install Win7 to new drive using Recovery Disks I created, but it could not find system image.

    Not willing to return to old hard drive as the new one has SSD and is at least 3 (7?) times faster.

    QUESTION 1: Is my only option now to buy either Win7 or Win10?

    QUESTION 2: Without activation, when will Win10 no longer boot? If 12 months, I can retry online activation later.
     
    Tim B285, May 14, 2020
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