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The key on the bottom of the laptop sometimes doesn't work. I've had varying success.
Microsoft, the money robbing thieves, create different types of licences for different types of installations.
Installation CDs take different licences to Upgrade CDs... which take different licences to manufacturer licensed CDs... etc.
The key that I legitimately bought from Microsoft for Windows 7 stopped working when I did a fresh install using my upgrade CD. The error was that my key wasn't valid for this kind of install (despite doing it before). I had to hack the OS to get it to work despite having paid for a key.
If they think that I'm ever going to legitimately buy a product from them again after that... just lol.  ____________________ 2004 R1 & 2018 XSR900 |
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Office 2010 toolkit ____________________ Duke 390
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Little tip when reinstalling Vista/7 using the license key on the machine. If the activation wizard refuses to activate the key:
Click on change product key.
Leave the new key box blank and just click on next.
It'll ask you if you want to activate your current product key, click ok/next.
Hey presto, one genuine properly activated windows, no cracks required
That 'quirk' has been in there pretty much since the day Vista was released and MS appear to have no intention of ever fixing it. Whilst I tend not to be one for conspiracy theories, the fact that it proudly displays a 'buy a genuine windows key' whilst refusing to activate a completely legitimate and valid product key has me taking the Hetzer stance on this one. Sub human robbing scum etc  ____________________ 2010 Triumph 1050 Sprint ST |
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| Seb wrote: | Little tip when reinstalling Vista/7 using the license key on the machine. If the activation wizard refuses to activate the key:
Click on change product key.
Leave the new key box blank and just click on next.
It'll ask you if you want to activate your current product key, click ok/next.
Hey presto, one genuine properly activated windows, no cracks required
That 'quirk' has been in there pretty much since the day Vista was released and MS appear to have no intention of ever fixing it. Whilst I tend not to be one for conspiracy theories, the fact that it proudly displays a 'buy a genuine windows key' whilst refusing to activate a completely legitimate and valid product key has me taking the Hetzer stance on this one. Sub human robbing scum etc  |
Wish I had known about that.
I ended up installing with no key, then going in to the registry to change my "type" of installation to work with the key I legitimately bought.
Sod them if they think I'll be doing that again. It's less effort to download it for free. ____________________ 2004 R1 & 2018 XSR900 |
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Thanks for help guys, Windows 7 is now installed again, Laptop is running lots better, and it was quite easy to do! Cheers!  ____________________ Current bike: 2005 Triumph Speed Triple 1050 :: Previous Bikes: 2001 Kawasaki ZZR-600 E9 (Sold) 1996 Yamaha Diversion 600s (Sold),1997 Honda CB250 Nighthawk (Sold), 1988 Honda VFR 400 NC24 (Written Off), 1987 Honda CB350 S-G (Sold), Yamaha DT125 (Sold), Honda X8R-S 50cc (Stolen) |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 13 years, 72 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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