my daughters laptop has a "activate key" box that comes on now an again on her laptop,its working but keeps asking to activate key,do i need to buy a new windows 7 home premium key or something else.thanks

tell, February 2013

thanks peccavi, sticker worn away and do not have manual,oh well.thanks

tell, February 2013

From
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/productkeysactivation/ht/windows-7-key.htm

If you're preparing to reinstall Windows 7 you will need to locate your unique Windows 7 product key - also known as the Windows 7 serial or Windows 7 CD key. Normally this product key is on a sticker on your computer or located with the manual that came with Windows 7.

However, if you've lost your product key, all hope is not lost - your Windows 7 key is stored in the registry but is encrypted and not readable, making finding it difficult. Luckily there are several free programs that can help.

Peccavi, February 2013