Avtrician Does your computer have just a small Windows label without the key?
I have a vague recollection of someone thinking the Key might be in the Registry. But that's strange if so, as I thought the registry was just part of the OS, and that's the very thing that might be lost if away from base - even if one carried a replacement HD. * Yes, one could be prepared if clued up about the problem in advance.
It was also suggested it might be in firmware, but no one would let on.
At that point in time Belarc could not see the key. (Conversation with horse's mouth'.) I heard a rumour that Dell was permitting the Key to be known as customers had complained. Not confirmed.
*One of the things I learned while trying to create the ISO is that it's permissible to carry a spare ISO on a Stick/DVD. Just one. MS rules. So one could do a HD change 'down the route'. However, MS knew just how many Office seats of my 3 had been used, so it is possible one would have to have seats available to be sure of Big Brother not being unpleasant.
TFP, I've seen several explanations that almost seem to do the job, but frankly most are above my head - or at least, I can't devote that learning time to the issue. It's a slow process these days.
However, this what I'd hoped to find:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...ne-to-another/
When I ran it, it was NOTHING like that. The above was exactly what I wanted, though I was not sure if they would migrate to a different OS. The above seems to say it will sometimes.
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