Ok so i have a toshiba laptop that i bought about 2-3 yrs ago that im going to be selling so i want to reformat and start fresh for the next owner...anyways the windows sticker on the bottom has since worn off and i can only see the last 8 characters of the vista key...so i downloaded two different "key recovery" programs and they both found a key on this laptop for vista, and athough the programs keys match, they don't match at all with the original key...i have never reformatted this laptop before and i don't recall ever getting a backup disc with the laptop or if i did where it would have gone...so my question is, is the key that is on the laptop that the programs found going to work when i try to reload windows vista again? does it matter that they don't match the orginal key on the bottom?
Laptop: lost key recovery not matching orginal key?
- Thread starter lunercrab
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Most Large manufactures image a mass amount of new computers with the same Product key.
Usually when you use the Computers original Recovery Software you don't have to worry about entering the Product Key, and the Computers are usually preactivated.
The Key under the Laptop is not normally ever used.
Usually when you use the Computers original Recovery Software you don't have to worry about entering the Product Key, and the Computers are usually preactivated.
The Key under the Laptop is not normally ever used.
