i received a downloaded version of windows home premium from a log me in rescue rep. she'd told me that there was no replacement starter 7 software available for her to download to my pc after i'd gotten in contact with said person , and she downloaded the full windows program to my pc. about a week later microsoft began sending me activation notices, there was no product key with this downloaded version available to me in order to register it with them. all i have is a worthless product id number. i keep getting sent to one rep to another, either at microsoft or elsewhere. must i wind up having to buy a whole new product just to get a product key? my pc itself was never that great, and it might be more cost -effective to junk it in that case. i'd prior to contacting this rep tried to recover starter with my pc's built-in software, but it still had many issues after a virus attack. i'd had third -party purchased pc protection prior also to all of this trouble, but my system crashed anyway. speedy pc pro referred me to the above service, it seems like it's all been for nothing. thanks.