Forum discussion: I'm trying to repair a laptop that has a Genuine Windows 7 key code sticker on the underside of the laptop. It is a 5 to 7 year old laptop that has. Key's mission is to assist troubled youth and their families with developing positive life skills. Key Program, Inc. 670 Old Connecticut Path.

I have read some threads about people buying Windows 7 product keys on ebay and they are prob no good. I bought 2 product keys for Windows Ultimate 7, but didn't buy them off ebay. Patch Antenna Mimo on this page.

But how can I find out if my keys are good keys? After I bought the keys I was given a link to what I think was msdn site to choose my language, and my product That I bought the keys for and I used easymule to download the Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit iso. Before I go through the trouble of formatting my drive and installing Windows Ultimate 7 I was wondering how to tell if these keys are valid and make Windows 7 Ultimate a good copy and get updates. But I dont want to post the keys here if they are good because I paid for them to use and dont want someone to use them before I could activate them. I have had the exact same difficulty as others here, and I'd like to know if each Windows 7 product key is tied to some kind of serial number or something (that is not the actual product key) that I can use to call MS and have them tell me if the Windows product key tied to it is really valid?

That way, the seller could simply provide the serial number without disclosing the actual key, so the seller could verfiy its authenticity in advance. I purchased a privated Win 7 Ultimate key, which I used MGADiag to verify as soon as I installed it and then again after I activated it. MGADiag initallly told me my key was 100% genuine, only to have MS inform me FIVE MONTHS LATER that I actually had a pirated product key -- which, unfortunately was much, much to late to return it and get a refund. I now know the key I bought was invalid, but shouldn't MS take part of the blame for my receiving inaccurate information from MGADiag? If MS cannot tell me that my key is invalid within 30 days of successfully activating the OS, shouldn't MS be willing to offer people who are scammed in this manner a free product key to replace your invalid one? Gh Bladed Version 3.6 User Manual.

After all, their software that bady misinformed me! Thanks in advance for responding to my question and comment! Joel Gayman, Director Do-it-Yourself IT, Los Angeles. If you bought only the keys without Windows 7 media there's a good chance they were illegally sold to you. This is incorrect - If you bought only the keys without the Windows 7 media, they are DEFINITELY counterfeit.

Never, ever, ever pay money for only keys. They are ALWAYS going to be pirated/counterfeit/leaked/etc. One reason that they keys cannot always be detected as such by the MGA Diagnostic is that they are legit keys that have been leaked beyond the environment in which they are meant to be used. After they start getting activated x number of times (x being a trade secret held by Microsoft), those keys are added to a blocked list and are then recognized as bogus.