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I have a new EEE 1201ha, where I replaced the old disk with a SSD disk. It came with windows 7 Home Premium installed but no CD, and producing a recovery CD didn't help me. So I thought downloading the same edition as a torrent and using the valid key would be fine, but it obviously isn't as windows activation fails. How should I have done this correctly? What can I do now? Regards Haakon |
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I'm not too sure what the right method would have been but if I had proof of purchase I'd have tried:
As for recovery disks, when I bought my laptop, it was what they told me to do as well. Pirated Windows (if done right) have always bypassed the Windows Activation Technology (aka Windows Genuine Advantage). In Windows 7, a Windows Update checks the status of the activation system and considers any circumnavigation of it as the piracy of Windows. Your serial key might be legit, but you're Windows isn't, since it's been exploited and compromised and you could have just as easily gotten away with fake key (given you knew how to deal with the activation update). |
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The version pre-installed on computer isn't the same as a retail version, key-wise. It's why your key doesn't work. You would need the same oem version of windows for the key to work. Most manufacturer will provide a CD/DVD image for their product at minimal cost (shipping cost habitually) |
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I had the same problem with my ThinkPad. I just downloaded the OEM version (it's legal if you're for example in MSDNAA program, but I think it's not a problem since you have the key) and it didn't work the first time. I called Microsoft support and used the automated registration by phone and now everything works fine. |
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First, trusting a torrent or software made available in a manner that is not sanctioned by the manufacturer is a great way to get your identity stolen. Second, I think you would have been better off asking a question about related to what happened when you tried to use the recovery CDs. Third, You need to contact the maker of the computer and request media. They almost certainly will charge you for it, but they shouldn't charge you the full cost of Windows. I cannot say they MUST provide you the media, but I would expect they SHOULD. Forth, if you replaced the hard drive, then put the old drive back. Then image it and image it back to the new drive. Logically, that should work. |
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You should just phone Microsoft and explain to them the situation as long as you have proof the computer had Windows 7 on it (you'll need a receipt or something). I wouldn't recommend anything else. Pirating should never be the answer. No matter how easy and happy it makes you. :D |
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