Following problem: A month ago I upgraded my grandmother's laptop from Windows Vista to Windows 10 using a USB stick. The 30-day trial license for full use has now expired. So where can I get a used product key to make the system fully usable again? When I set up my own new PC a year ago, I bought a used license on mmoga.de, but the item description says: "This product Can't be used to update your system directly from other Windows editions. " Now I'm unsure whether this product can even be used. Does anyone know about the problem?
You have to call the seller and possibly send screenshots by email with the error message when you register again
possibly send you a new key
Microsoft has subsequently declared keys to be invalid and is not ready to reactivate them even with proof that it was legally acquired. That means at the time of the sale the key was still valid… Not anymore. A reputable company will replace you.
Microsoft takes the position you could have set up an online account during the initial installation. Then it would have been possible now. However, it is not as easy to find intuitively as you can save your registration data online. There are tutorials on the internet. Search for it.
A used key? Not at all.
To do this, you would need a full version of Windows 10 that can be taken from one PC to the next.
The likelihood that people who buy such keys sell should tend towards zero.
But there are shops such as B. https://www.lizengo.de/ and others where you can buy Windows 10 licenses at a large discount.
You have to call the seller and possibly send screenshots by email with the error message when you register again
Why should he send the Windows Vista key?
There was no Windows 10 on the computer.
If Windows 10 had been on it, the questioner would not have the activation problem.
Windows Key (a year ago) so probably Win10 key was ordered from mmoga.de. Since he was still walking. The same thing happened to me with Lizengo. Get a new one free of charge after a phone call and email contact. But Lizengo Keys are also more expensive. I don't know if mmorga.de offers the same service.
Oh you mean the seller - all right - misunderstanding. 👍
I wouldn't spend any more money on such an old laptop.
I have the following alternative: The free operating system Cloudready. This turns the laptop into an extremely fast Chromebook. Here is the download: https://www.neverware.com/freedownload
You need the USB Maker and an empty formatted USB stick with at least 8GB. The USB Maker is self-explanatory. After you have created the stick, just boot it and follow the instructions of the wizard. The installer deletes everything and then installs Cloudready. A restart takes place after the installation is complete. Then comes the initial setup wizard. He sets up the WLAN and finally you have to log in with your Google account. All Chrome bookmarks are automatically adopted. If you don't have a Google account yet, the assistant also offers to create one.
All updates run fully automatically in the background. You don't have to worry about it yourself.
In the browser settings in the Media Plugins section, you can install Flash and Codecs with just one click. Then you can also use DRM-protected content such as Amazon Video, maxdome, netflix etc… This is also kept up to date fully automatically in the background.
Cloudready goes off like a rocket, even on devices that are over 10 years old. The browser and Chrome apps start without delay.
This is what Cloudready looks like:
