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Cannot view product key on clean install
Ok, the more I read the more confused I get. Here's my problem: Have a computer with OEM Windows 7, been on there a few years. It's becoming somewhat goofy and decided to do a clean install of Windows 10. So, bought an OEM cd of 10 from Amazon ( home version). Came today. Well, tried to remove the little sticker over the product key, and destroyed the product key. So, reading on line, and several places said you need the product key. So, sent the CD back to Amazon and they're sending me a new one, which after reading on line some more, it'll be the same issue. So, how do I get the product key? Do I start the clean install and 10 will recognize that 7 is a valid OS and continue? Also, with the SSD, should I do a clean erase then format, or just let 10 do a format?
Any help would be appreciated, because it seems to me MS has taken something so simple and confused the whole procedure....
Thanks
Lloyd