Need Easy Explanation on Re-Install Windows that was done for me

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Papi Chulo

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hey guys, this is my current machine

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...n&product=5327849&serialnumber=CZC24578HB#N54

now my hard drive got corrupted and i didnt know what to do to recover my stuff so gave it to the computer shop to which i said do not re-install windows but just recover my data and you guy select the recovery option that i had on the system but from the looks of things on the link..it says i couldnt have reinstalled it anyway as it was an oem windows key.

theyv installed windows 8.1 for me, i had 8 previously but im slightly afraid that theyv installed pirated copy and got a product key elsewhere which wasnt my original product key that i had

what i wanted to ask was:

1) on a oem machine can i found out what my previous product key was, even aftr the re-install?

2) i dont think the install or the product key is geniune but im hoping you guys can school me on this, i just want a legit computer running, if this isnt the case shall i buy another product key if thats possible?

please help guys...my mind isnt resting over ths for some odd reason lol

cheers guys
 
Windows 8 keys aren't like previous versions of Windows where there is a product key on the side of the machine. The key for Windows 8 is stored in the BIOS. All you need to do is install Windows 8 and it automatically inserts the key and activates Windows. No need to worry about that.

On OEM machines, they usually use a volume key to activate the original copy of Windows, so even if you found that product key, it wouldn't work for you to activate. But like I said above, it doesn't pertain to you anyway.
 
Papi Chulo said:
so from what your saying is that my current product key thats on my machine aint geniune then?
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No, that is not what I'm saying. Please re-read.

voyagerfan99 said:
The key for Windows 8 is stored in the BIOS. All you need to do is install Windows 8 and it automatically inserts the key and activates Windows.
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They installed Windows 8 and then ran the upgrade to 8.1.

What makes you think it's pirated?
 
my bad my apologies, so otherwise iv got the same product key then, but i had windows 8 before and they installed windows 8.1, so the same product key can be used for 8.1?

jus to confirm also updating to 8.1 is free right?
 
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