is this windows 7 or 8? i just got this in the mail today and am so confused. the specs on the newegg website say its windows 7. the picture on the newegg website is clearly windows 8. the laptop i got in the mail is running windows 7, but the sticker on the bottom says its windows 8 pro. im worried about this because it will not let me activate windows. keeps saying the windows 7 pro product key is invalid for activation. its giving me 3 days to manually activate it till it automatically does it.

will the computer switch over to windows 8 after the 3 days? like... does it run a demo version or something of windows 7. if so how can i view the windows 8 version of the computer?
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however i do not believe it is just a demo because when i do computerproperties the screen displays that the only windows edition on the computer is windows 7 prof (sp1)

im just worried that the computers going to lock itself in 3 days when it finds out it cant authenticate the key

the computer is brand new and as some of the reviews on newegg have stated, there is no product key sticker on the bottom or anywhere. the key was automatically inserted so there is no possibility of me typing it in wrong,

im talking about windows 7/8 itself, i am in no way talking about microsoft office/word/pp/outlook

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is this windows 7 or 8? i just got this in the mail today and am so confused. the specs on the newegg website say its windows 7. the picture on the newegg website is clearly windows 8. the laptop i got in the mail is running windows 7, but the sticker on the bottom says its windows 8 pro. im worried about this because it will not let me activate windows. keeps saying the windows 7 pro product key is invalid for activation. its giving me 3 days to manually activate it till it automatically does it.

will the computer switch over to windows 8 after the 3 days? like... does it run a demo version or something of windows 7. if so how can i view the windows 8 version of the computer? 
^^
however i do not believe it is just a demo because when i do computer>properties the screen displays that the only windows edition on the computer is windows 7 prof (sp1)

im just worried that the computers going to lock itself in 3 days when it finds out it cant authenticate the key

the computer is brand new and as some of the reviews on newegg have stated, there is no product key sticker on the bottom or anywhere. the key was automatically inserted so there is no possibility of me typing it in wrong,

im talking about windows 7/8 itself, i am in no way talking about microsoft office/word/pp/outlook

Accepted Answer

its windows 7. OK .go to control panel .
system security than .system .than see the name of this computer .there is the operating system your running . on the bottom of that page is your product ID .there is also an automated activation for Microsoft call them follow the prompts

Brand	ThinkPad
Series	Edge
Model	E430
Part Number	627156U
Color	Matte Black

CPU Type	Intel Core i5 3rd Gen
Processor Name	Intel Core i5-3210M
Core Name	Ivy Bridge

Screen Size	14.0"
Wide Screen Support	Yes
Resolution	1366 x 768
Display Features	Anti-glare, LED backlight, 200 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 500:1 contrast ratio

GPU/VPU	Intel HD Graphics 4000
Video Memory	Shared system memory
Graphic Type	Integrated Card

Memory	4GB
Memory Speed	DDR3 1600
Max Memory Supported	16 GB

ThinkPad Edge E430 (627156U) Notebook Intel Core i5 3210M(2.50GHz) 14" 4GB Memory DDR3 1600 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD±R/RW Intel HD Graphics 4000

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LAN	10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN	802.11b/g Wireless LAN
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0

Touchpad	ThinkPad UltraNav
Keyboard	6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys
Webcam	Yes
Card Reader	4-in-1 reader (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC)

Dimensions (W x D x H)	13.36" x 9.21" x 1.12"-1.33"
Weight	4.74 lbs

Ports
USB	3 x USB 3.0 1 x USB 2.0
Video Port	1 x VGA
HDMI	1 x HDMI

General
Style	Standard
Type	Mainstream
Usage	Business

Power
Battery	6-cell Lithium Ion
Battery Life	Up to 6.4 hours

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