Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

This guide contains information to help customers manage the activation of the Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating system volume editions in their environment. Topics include management tools, troubleshooting, recovering from unlicensed states, resolving non-genuine software issues, and managing each method of Microsoft® Volume Activation.

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Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 Datacenter; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems; Windows Server 2008 Standard; Windows Vista; Windows Vista Business; Windows Vista Enterprise; Windows 7

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