I Bought A Laptop Aroun 4 Years Ago

It is aDell Latitude 6100 E with all theaccessiries(Win7) I ha destroyed yhe battery section when I dropped Mlaptop bad. It runs off the power supply full time.I tried Win 11 before the accidentIt was not compatible with the keybard ligh, When I uninstlled it the OS crased. My son who is moving out to live in California in afew days reinstalled Win7, which is fully compatible with this machine. Last nobth I started getting the not genuine flag. on this computer.I am noquite flat broke but very close Microsof does not seem to br maintaining thier gunuine Windows websites, so how do I make this computer legit?

 

If what your son used to re-install Windows 7 was the OEM DVD, your Product Key should be on a sticker somewhere on the computer. If it was a Retail DVD, as TimW said it should have a Key on it or a sticker with the Key enclosed that you would place on the laptop.

 

It was a latitude e6400, I am probably screwed. No disk, no sticker on the computer. Right no I' m shopping online for a new one,will probably be cheaper thab buying a Win registration.

 

I, too, have a Latitude E6400 that came with Vista Business 32-bit. I've sine installed Win 7, 8.1 and 10 on it - all three run fine. You can purchase a Win 7 Product Key online for much less than a "new" computer. BUT, the Key has to be for the exact version of Win 7 you have installed (Starter, Home Premium, etc.).

 

Thank You!Iwill ask my caretakers for help/ I no longer control my finances.

 

Actually I was looking for a produxt keyy. Didn't know what to ask for.

 

I looked after yhe fact, Pro

 

Thank you , One byte gone, Now the question is whether this computer is worth maintaining or start fresh.

 

I think it's worth maintaining and even upgrading the RAM to it's max of 8 GB and investing in an SSD.

The battery can also be replaced as long as the contacts for it inside the laptop weren't damaged when you dropped the laptop.

I'm visually impaired and the screen resolution of my Latitude E6400 (1440 x 900) makes it a little hard to see but, the computer works great. It's faster in all aspects than my quad-core Inspiron.

 

My son gave me a thumb driver Win7 installer. Nice to know I can make it a legit install Thank you again.

 

I caqn always complain, It's what I do!