1. Windows product keys have 25 characters. The 20-character string you see is the 'Product ID' which is not the same thing.
How to create and use factory recovery disks on systems with Windows 7 preload. About Lenovo + About Lenovo. Our Company News Investor Relations. How to Clone Dell/HP/Lenovo OEM Partition to SSD in Windows 7/8/10? Clone Windows 7 OEM to SSD in disk upgrading. The OEM partition will be cloned if one performs Disk Clone, for example, clone Dell hard drive to SSD. However, for user who clone only system drive to SSD or do clean install on the SSD, the OEM partition does not been. How to Reinstall Windows 10. If you are experiencing difficulties, bugs, or other unexpected errors with Windows 10, you can reinstall it without having to format your computer or remove or delete system files. This is known as a repair install or Windows 10 in-place upgrade. To do so, you will need a Windows 10 setup USB drive or DVD. Dec 13, 2011 this is the Windows 7 generic ISO download site, you can activate the Windows 7 OS using the windows 7 serial number that comes with your machine. Remember this will install a generic Windows 7 OS partition, so you won't have One Key Recovery, if the need the OKR then you would need get the installation from Lenovo.
2. That web site will not accept OEM product keys anyway.
3. You should be able to restore your ThinkPad to factory conditions without an installation disk. The method varies depending on how old your ThinkPad is, so if these don't work, please provide the specific model and/or serial number of your Thinkpad.
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- tap the F11 key when you see the Lenovo logo, then select System Recovery
- Press the 'Novo' button for 5 seconds (see https://www.cocosenor.com/articles/computer/hard-reset-lenovo-laptop-to-factory-settings-without-password.html#way-1)
- press the 'Access IBM' button, ThinkPad Product Recovery Programthen F11 (see https://itstillworks.com/restore-ibm-thinkpad-t42-6916708.html)
4. You may be able to order recovery media from Lenovo: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/migr-4m7hwz
5. You may be able to download an ISO file for the version of Windows shown on the COA sticker by using the tool available here: https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-and-office-iso-download-tool
Although this tool will obtain genuine Microsoft Windows ISO files, Microsoft has made things quite difficult. Only very limited downloads of current Windows 7 ISO files are available, on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 0000 UTC every Wednesday.
Alternatively, the tool is able to download Windows 7 ISO files dated August 2018 (which will require updating after Windows is installed).
In order to install Windows using an ISO file downloaded using the tool, you must have your actual 25-character product key (it will be on the COA sticker that is on the bottom of your laptop or perhaps inside the battery compartment (under the battery).
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Recently bought a Lenovo X1 Carbon (1st Gen), which has Windows 8 Pro OEM installed on it.
I want to wipe the SSD and put Linux on it, but I'd like to know I can always restore the original Windows 8 operating system just in case I need that.
Given that my Windows 8 Pro is an OEM version, from Lenovo, I understand that my Windows 8 product key will NOT work on a downloaded retail ISO of Windows 8 Pro - such as is offered by the download utilities available on the Microsoft website.
I've read around a fair bit, and it seems that to get reinstallation media, you need to ask Lenovo for the OEM version of Windows 8 - which my OEM key WOULD work on.
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However, my last laptop was also a Lenovo - a Lenovo Edge model. It came with Windows 7 preinstalled, but the box included DVD media of Windows 8 Pro OEM in order to give customers the option of upgrading to Windows 8 if they wanted.
I dug the old DVDs up. Two discs - both have 'Operating System Recovery Disc - Windows 8 Pro (OEM Activation 3.0 Required)' printed on them. Both also have 'For use with a licensed Lenovo PC.'
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This seems promising to me. What I want to know is, is this recovery disc a generic one for all Lenovo PCs which come with OEM Windows 8 installed, or is there a custom Windows 8 Pro OEM Recovery Disc for each different model?
Will these DVDs - which came with my Thinkpad Edge, also work on my X1?
If, after months using Linux, I decided to install Windows 8 on my X1 using these DVDs, would it work, and would the OEM product key in my present installation of Windows 8 Pro successfully activate that installation of Windows 8 Pro?
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Answer: yes.
I decided to try it out, based on this answer, which seemed to suggest it would work ok.
As it turns out, it worked. I didn't even have to enter the product key - Windows 8 seems to have read it from my BIOS. So I was able to reinstall Windows 8 Pro on an X1 using the OEM discs from an Edge E545. According to the linked answer, Lenovo OEM discs are fairly lenient on this point. YMMV.
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