Windows 10: What is Trial Activated OEM windows 11?

I am buying a replacement windows 11 media PC. The seller has told me it comes with 'Trial Activated OEM windows 11', so **** is that! My old media PC that I am planning to put in the bin has a genuine Windows 11 Pro and a little Intel and Microsoft sticker. If this Trial activated OEM windows is some micky-mouse Lite version, can I simply re-register it with my old serial number and it will auto-upgrade to a real windows system?

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activate windows 7 oem key

There is no difference between the OEM disc and the Retail disc with Windows 7. A retail disc will accept a OEM or Retail key, and vise versa.

If the OEM Key wasn't going to work with the disc you have, it would have stopped you during the install when it first asked you for the key, not during activation.

What is likely the problem is that, since the OEM version has already been activated once, it is failing activation again. Activate it over the phone using the option given to you on the failed activation screen, and you shouldn't have a problem activating it.

 

activate windows 7 oem key

You cannot activate a retail version of Windows with an OEM key.
The retail version should have it's own activation key.
If you just borrowed the Win DVD from someone who is using the key, that won't work with your OEM (OA) key.

pwned by newtekie. lol My bad.
It does work in Vista and 7, just not in XP.

Have you looked on the ASUS website to see if you can re-download the driver/diag disk, or at least everything you need to make one?

 

activate windows 7 oem key

*Frown

Not yet, that's the last thing I wanted to try. But seems I have to.