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Does OEM partition stores the serial key which is grabbed by the Win 7 setup done from the disk provided with laptop.
I realized that when you install clean system from Windows 7 disk you get with laptop, it grabs the serial key or it doesn't ask one. So from where it gets that serial key. Is it the OEM partition or anything else? Or the recovery partition stores the key?
What all the things these two partitions do store in them?
Do this SLPs are stored in restore partition? – Maha – 2012-09-05T09:46:21.003
@Mahesha999 They are generic keys slip streamed in the installation itself. If the installation happens from a recovery partition it exists there, or it exists on the installation DVD / media. It activates offline with a combination of hardware + product key. BTW u can also slip stream product keys on installation media. Click the link to see how its integrated and how it is stored : http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/6960-Tutorial-OEM-DVD
– aliasgar – 2012-09-05T10:51:10.0701@Mahesha999 - In a around about way it is. There should still be a sticker with the unique user key on the case since that is still a requirement from Microsoft. – Ramhound – 2012-09-05T10:58:37.363