J John_108 Estimable Sep 12, 2015 1 0 4,510 Sep 12, 2015 #1 I replaced my hard drive on a HP 2000 . And misplaced my p roduct code . Do I have to hyahave
S Suztera Estimable Mar 18, 2014 97 0 4,660 Sep 12, 2015 #2 Do you have a recovery disc with your HP 2000? If you do, just boot it up and it should install whatever OS it was factory shipped with, no need for to type product key. Upvote 0 Downvote
Do you have a recovery disc with your HP 2000? If you do, just boot it up and it should install whatever OS it was factory shipped with, no need for to type product key.
Dark Lord of Tech Retired Moderator Aug 18, 2009 3,991 11 27,115 Sep 12, 2015 #3 You will need your OS KEY on some occasions. Upvote 0 Downvote
penguintech Distinguished Feb 25, 2011 517 0 20,510 Sep 12, 2015 #4 You will need the key for activation if you do not have the original disks and use a Retail version of the OS to load it. Upvote 0 Downvote
You will need the key for activation if you do not have the original disks and use a Retail version of the OS to load it.