[E. Pluribus Unum]

Lenovo customers have already paid for Windows in their laptops, so they will have to shell out another $120 for a copy of Windows 8.1.

Not true. All you have to do is use something like Belarc Adviser (free at http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html) to extract your software key so you can reinstall the operating system using your current legal key.

Then you go to Microsoft's site and download the ISO image of your version of Windows, burn it to a CD/DVD and install.

http://www.howtogeek.com/186775/how-to-download-windows-7-8-and-8.1-installation-media-legally/

[Kommodor]

Handy - thanks for that info!

[minnesota_bound]

bing er... ping

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Thanks for that. I put Belarc Adviser on my USB that I’m putting together for utilities.

[minnesota_bound]

#27 Here is my Windows 7 key : )
Key: FK8F8-KMF3Y-*****-*****-*****