I received the order from a well-known man to upgrade his old laptop to Windows 10 because Windows 7 will soon expire. Have now installed Windows 10 via installation media, but Windows is not activated now. On the bottom is a key but it doesn't work because it is probably intended for Windows XP. Can you somehow manage to spend other than 150 euro on a license?
You can get a key for less than 10 euro on various sites
I recommend you to buy a key https://www.mmoga.de/Software/Windows/Microsoft-Windows-10-Professional-OEM.html?ref=392&affiliate_subid2=dynamic_de_full_dynamic because thanks to our EU in Europe it is allowed to resell used OEM keys. 😊
The laptop may run quite slowly with Win 10 if the hardware was intended for XP?
Maybe a new device would be better, or Ubuntu Linux…
My very old Dell Inspiron 6400 runs even better under 10 than with 7 …
Really? OK, then I don't want to have said anything! 😁
Win7 to Win10 usually works too… My old Win7 does not run properly with Win10 due to hardware compatibility… If the computer was here for XP, it becomes even more difficult with the hardware drivers…
My Inspi was also for XP… Everything still works…
Found one for 6 euro on Ebay that worked directly, thanks.
According to the chip, it should still work:
https://www.chip.de/...05018.html
The product key / COA should also stand for which version of Windows it is. If there's XP then of course it does not work.
But before you simply buy a "super cheap" product key from the Internet, you should know a little about these keys.
The reference that providers make to this EU judgment is often misleading.
Of course, OEM versions can be resold, but the EU judgment also says that the Liezens must be sold as a whole.
Now a trader can write a lot if the day is long, it does not necessarily have to be right.
Quite cheap codes often come from some dubious sources.
That can be key generators
or volume licenses.
Selling both as a single license is not permitted. The sale from a key generator is still a valid license.
Even from a volume license for large companies, the sale of a single use right does not represent a valid single license. The sale would have to take place over the entire volume and not as a single use right. That would also be covered by the EU judgment.
The sale of licenses originating outside the EU may also not be covered by this EU judgment.
For cheap keys, the keys often come from volume licenses from the Eastern Bloc (should have occurred at Lizengo). Neither the dealer nor you as a customer has control over how often such a key is actually used, because all buyers of a volume key use the same key.
I have already used such dubious keys at some acquaintances at their express request, although it has happened more than once that a key sent was subsequently blocked or was invalid from the start.
My advice is therefore, if you buy a key, don't use the cheapest one, but take one from a trustworthy source.
In the past I have had good experiences with Softwarebilliger.de, especially if the key is sent with a COA or comes from the MAR program (new unused key). These keys cost a little more (35-50, - €) but are usually Permanently reliable.
