Win8 - Entering genuine key after installing from unauthorised disk.

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Ok. One friend got **** disk 64-bit Win8 & installed. He liked Win8 so he went & bought genuine for laptop which was having Win7 OEM 32-bit 3 GB-Ram. 1 GB RAM failed so he got new 2 GB Ram. so total now is 2+2=4 GB Ram. But Win8 downloaded is 32-bit & is not recognising 4 GB Ram. Even full format & install doesnt work, shows only 3 GB. Laptop supports 64-bit. Windows helpline says buy DVD it will be ship with both 32 & 64 from which he can install. my question can he install from that *** 64-bit disk but instead of doing unofficial work, enter genuine key which he got when he install 32-bit. will it work. otherwise unwanted he needs to spend on dvd. also what if someone has genuine dvd & he installs using it and enters genuine key. will that work. friend wants to fix this ASAP. any help is good. thanks in advance.
 
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First of all keys are same for x86 and x64. Second as you mentions he bought it over an Windows 7 OEM copy. So is the key he had bought is OEM key or a retail version? If its a retail key then there is no problem. But if its a OEM key he needs to perform lot more steps than the retail.
 
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I used a Win 7 64 bit genuine key 2 weeks back which was lying around UNUSED with my friend from the date of its release:baby:. But the original disk is lost so i used a pirated disk to install windows. After all the update my desktop went black after 24 hrs displaying the following...



I re-entered the product key and till date no issues.:thumbup1:

P.S. The screenshot isn't mine.


Windows 7 has build issues, so you need to get the dl link/dvd when buying key.
 
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Can you be specific what build issues are you talking about?

There are different builds, I can't say its exactly the build number but yeah there are version with which the key may or may not work. Windows 8 on the other side can be activated with any key purchased online/offline as sushubh told.
 
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First of all there only one build which is RTM and the build number was 7600.16****. Other builds that you found on internet are either preactivated or infected with worms or might even be pre release builds.If you meant different versions like starter,home basic,home premium, professional, ultimate, enterprise then in that case every key is version specific. Same is with windows 8 every key is version specific and channel specific but not architecture specific. Windows 8 can be activated by 3 methods.1. Online- Includes retail and Multiple Activation Keys2. KMS-- This is for the big companies3. OEM-- Is for the OEM manufacturers like Dell and HP.
 
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