Irate I Beta-Tested Windows 7 Ultimate, then purchased Windows 7 Ultimate/__ which De

I'm fairly sure I activated them after the installation it erased my hard drive to do yet another clean install. I do love Windows 7, by far and the most user-friendly/coolest MS OS ever.

Using the 25 digit code of the box that I purchased, which had two disks, one for 32 bit and one for 64 bit. Both my computers are 32 bit.

Now I'm getting messages that my Windows 7 is not a valid copy why I paid over $200 closer to $300 for and could not haggle with Dell at the steep price. I've tried the suggestions for cookies and lower security to no avail.

What the heck is going on? There are 25 digits to the Product Key and I have stored it in a notepad file to keep repeating the process. Any idea as to what is going on? Did Dell lead me astray in buying Windows 7 and not an OEM version from them??



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