Prodct Key Online?

Number · October 26, 2015

I recently searched my product key online and found out that other people have the exact same key as me. Its used for Acer Windows 7 Home Premium. Why is this?

LarsReviews · October 26, 2015

Just a Acer OEM Key, that probably works on more then 3 devices. Nothing to worry about.

LogicalDrm · October 26, 2015

It could be OEM key like said above. You and others can use it on that laptops/desktop its installed currently but not on any other machine.

Number · October 27, 2015

It could be OEM key like said above. You and others can use it on that laptops/desktop its installed currently but not on any other machine.

Strange thing is. When I reinstalled windows using the image directly from Microsoft the product key didn't want to active. Why is this?

LogicalDrm · October 27, 2015

Strange thing is. When I reinstalled windows using the image directly from Microsoft the product key didn't want to active. Why is this?

Laptops usually provide recovery media for reinstalls. Those get key directly from system recovery partition. When you use some other installer they have to do activation process which re-checks if key is already in use via online verification. Maybe thats why.