Thread: Windows 10 - free upgrade to those with PC using Windows 7 or 8
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Old 08-09-2015, 10:03 AM   #1454
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Originally Posted by orlok View Post
The only glitch was that it wouldn't accept my Windows Validation key, and I had to skip this part. Not sure if that will come back and bite me. The key is genuine, but was bought from an educational retailer (at a discount) as I installed this version of Win 7 Ultimate for my daughter.
Repeating some information from earlier in this long thread: Keys for prior versions of Windows cannot be used to activate Windows 10. You need to perform an upgrade on an already activated Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 installation and Microsoft will activate the upgraded system automatically. You don't need and shouldn't use a product key during this process.
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