WTB : Windows 7 Pro legitimate serial no

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Redsbaron

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I need to purchase a serial (legal/lawfull) for an installed Windows 7 Pro please.

Where will I be able to purchased this at the cheapest price please?
 
http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/downgrade_rights.aspx

Downgrade rights are an end-user right, documented in the Software License Terms that customers accept upon first running Windows software. Thanks to downgrade rights, end users who have acquired a more recent version of the software (such as Windows 8 Pro) can use a prior version of the software (such as Windows 7 Professional) until they are ready to move to the more recent version. Not all products include downgrade rights. But if a product includes downgrade rights, the license terms for that product will indicate which prior versions of the software may be used.

Steps to downgrade Windows software
To downgrade Microsoft Windows 8 or Windows 7 software, customers must:

Purchase a PC preinstalled with Windows software.
Accept the End User Software License Terms.
Perform the downgrade or authorize a third party to perform it on their behalf.
The downgrade process
Follow these steps to downgrade to a previous version of Windows software:

Obtain genuine Windows media and a corresponding product key for the version of Windows that is eligible for downgrade.
The media should come from a prior legally licensed version from the OEM or retail channels.
End users who are licensed separately through Microsoft Volume Licensing (VL) may provide their VL media and key to a system builder to facilitate the downgrade on their own systems.
Insert the downgrade-eligible version of Windows media in the CD drive and follow the installation instructions.
Type the product key.
If the software was previously activated, you will not be able to activate it online. In this case, the appropriate local Activation Support phone number will be displayed. Call the number and explain the circumstances. When it is determined that the end user has an eligible Windows license, the customer service representative will provide a single-use activation code to activate the software. Please note that Microsoft does not provide a full product key in this scenario.
Activate the software.
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I normally just install Windows 7 and use Windows Loader for home activation for business use I would recommend the legal route on obtaining a key. (That is if the Win 8 one doesn't work)
 
Nephew said:
But he did not mention that he needs to downgrade? :confused:
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Well it is easier to find a Win 8 licence than a Win 7 one, hence the mention, Also its most likely, that he or a customer of his bought some device be it a PC/laptop that came pre-installed with 8 on it that they want to downgrade.
 
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