2011-02-21, 11:16 PM
So today, my lenovo y550'd hard drive crashed, so I want to get a new hard drive for it since my warranty ended two days ago (>:C). The replacement hard drive from Lenovo costs $150, while the one from newegg costs $45. I figure the Lenovo laptop has a copy of W7 on it, but since I already have a copy of W7 I figure I can buy the cheaper one.
My question is this: If I reinstall W7 on the laptop and use the activation code on the bottom of the laptop, can I re-use the code? And if not, will calling Microsoft work? I ask because I remember having a bit of trouble activating windows when re-activating W7 on a laptop with it pre-loaded.
My question is this: If I reinstall W7 on the laptop and use the activation code on the bottom of the laptop, can I re-use the code? And if not, will calling Microsoft work? I ask because I remember having a bit of trouble activating windows when re-activating W7 on a laptop with it pre-loaded.