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I have a laptop which used to have windows 7 (and xp when it was originally purchased). However, I formatted the disk and now have Ubuntu 14.04 on it. I heard that the product key is embedded somewhere in the bios, so is there still hope to retrieve it?

Thanks

Rushat
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If, as you've stated, the product key you're trying to recover:

  • Isn't on the COA label affixed to your computer
  • Isn't accessible on-disk due to your having formatted the disk
  • Isn't written down anywhere

Then, you've lost the product key.

I heard that the product key is embedded somewhere in the bios

What you're referring to is known as Digital Entitlement. This activation method is not available for Windows 7.

I say Reinstate Monica
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