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Windows cd-key not authenticating after reinstall
after my ssd crashed, I has to reinstall my windows, then I reentered my windows 7 64bit SP1 from MSDNAA and it says: "a problem ocurred. Error 0xC004C020"
How should I proceed?
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How does Microsoft identify a computer?
I bought Office 2007 long time ago from my university. I have forgotten about the CD, because I use a mewer version in my 3 new computers. A couple weeks ago, I formatted one of my computers and I ...
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Activate windows on a network with authentication
I have installed a windows 8 consumer preview on my PC.
But there is a network with authentication required. When I try to activate windows, it doesn't ask me for credentials, and it shows an ...
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What happens after the trial period of Windows has expired?
I installed Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on my laptop a few days ago. Today I got a message in notification bar saying that I have 25 days remaining to register windows with the product key.
Now, I ...
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Windows 7 OEM Licence activate by phone
Our company has just bought 10 Windows 7 machines. We created an image, sysprep'd and then used the image on one of the other pc's.
We used the licence on the side of the box.
Windows then started ...
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Windows 7, activating MAK or KSM key at home, is it possible?
someone sold me a windows 7 enterprise and gave me MAK and KSM key. So I wonder if I can actually activate it at home and which key to choose?
what do you think?
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Will I still be able to activate Windows XP after support ends?
I read through How long will Microsoft support Windows XP Professional? but could find no mention of how long Microsoft will continue to allow/support activations of XP for, using internet or over the ...
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Will it be possible to activate Windows XP(sp3) after April 8, 2014?
OK, all right, I get that Windows XP SP3 (...) Support Ends April 8, 2014 and I get that this means: (from the site linked to above)
there will be no new security updates
[no] non-security ...
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Windows 8 Activation behind a proxy
How to activate windows 8 behind the college proxy server? Error code : 0x8004fe33
I've tried netsh winhttp to configure the system proxy but no success.
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XP Activation - Am I Legal? [closed]
Being the family CIO, my girlfriend's mom asked me to fix some problems she was having with her computer - Windows XP Pro.
So, like any good IT guy, after fixing the issue, I made sure to get her ...
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What is the difference between Re-installing Microsoft Office on the same computer again vs. another PC?
Reinstalling my OS.
Will I have any trouble reinstalling Office 2010 with the same key on the same PC?
Is there a difference between installing it on a second PC vs. what I am doing?
(does ...
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How do I re-activate Windows 7 after Windows has decided it is no longer genuine after an update?
Windows just recently decided that it was no longer genuine and it keeps telling me that I need to re-activate. However, the dialog that pops up asking me if I want to make it genuine seems to crash ...
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My Win 7 desktop crashed.Will I be able to install Win 7 on my laptop and have it activated?
I have a Win 7 Home Premium retail installer which I installed on my desktop. But my desktop crashed 2 days ago (mobo problems) and I want to install Win 7 on my laptop.
I understand that my Win 7 ...
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How can I revoke the activation status of my (personal) Windows 7 dual-boot on my corporate laptop?
I've got a work laptop with the usual corporate ugly SOE on it that only half-suits my purposes.
I got all clever and decided to dual-boot into my work SOE or be able to boot into my own personal ...
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Activate iPhone 4S without SIM and without Jailbreaking [closed]
I haven't received the MicroSIM Card from my provider. Now the iPhone won't start until it has been configured. For the configuration it needs a SIM card on the last step. It says Activation Failed. ...
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What is restricted in Win7 Reduced functionality mode?
I've got a copy of win7 ultimate which I installed on my newly built PC. 2 Days later, the SSD I was using as a system drive failed.
I've put an old HDD in to run the PC while the SSD is off for ...
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Does backup by full disk image even make sense wrt Windows activation?
Tools like Acronis promise to enable you to restore the PC to a running state in no time, because when your hardware is defect, you just replace it and restore the backup and everything's fine.
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Can I use my german Win7 product key on an english version? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows Vista/7 Activation FAQ: How do language, version, 64-bit or 32-bit, and source affect ability to install and transfer Windows licenses?
My computer is currently ...
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Convert OEM Windows XP box to virtual machine?
I know I can technically convert an existing Windows XP box to a virtual machine. (e.g. VMWare converter). What I do not quite understand is whether I can then actuall use this image/guest.
The ...
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Remove Photoshop Extended and use Normal Version?
We asked the Adobe Support about this Problem, but all they said was that we need to call the local Adobe support, but at this time nobody is there...
so we facing the following problem: We had a ...
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What does the Comcast/Xfinity activation CD actually do? [closed]
Just ordered Xfinity internet service, and requested a self-install. I'm wondering what the activation CD actually does, and if I actually needed to wait several days to get the CD. Does it do a modem ...
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Can a Windows 7 geographically restricted key be used to activate generic media?
I've got a copy of Windows 7 pro that is geographically restricted (SE Asia only). If I download the SP1 ISOs from Digital River (links here), can I use my key to activate the Windows installed from ...
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Does Windows backup require reactivation?
I have an activated windows 7 installation on a HDD atm that I want to move to a SSD. I want to use the Windows backup function but I'm not sure about a few things.
Do I have to create a bootable ...
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Does Windows notice when a VM is moved around?
I'm thinking of migrating a Desktop machine (Windows XP) to a VM solution (VirtualBox or MS Virtual PC). The reason is that I need a new hardware anyways and I don't want to (cannot properly) ...
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My copy of Windows 7 is no longer considered valid. What are my options? [closed]
I can't seem to locate a phone number for Microsoft that doesn't involve paying $25. This is a legal copy of Windows I previously used on another machine, that I now want to apply (only) to this ...
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What is a preactivated version of Windows 7 (Ultimate)?
I have a Toshiba laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium installed. And I'm considering an online upgrade purchase of Windows 7 Ultimate. The site's description of the product reads:
"Microsoft ...
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Windows XP Home Serial Key Expired; Product is no longer sold
I installed Winows XP Home (SP3) Norwegian in a VirtualBox, entered a valid key. Activation window says it can't connect to the activation server, okay.. (Message ID 32777)
So I try Windows Update, ...
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Should you activate Windows BEFORE or AFTER driver installation?
I'm about to install Windows Server 2008 R2.
I'm concerned when to activate it - before or after I have installed all the hardware drivers?
On one hand new drivers could somehow trigger the ...
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When does plug and play detection occur in the sysprep process?
I am working on a Windows 7 image for my organization. We use a Token based activation package which requires installation during audit mode. Here is my process
On my Master computer:
Using our ...
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Can components of different Adobe Creative Suites be installed alongside each other?
Last year I purchased Adobe Design Standard (which is primarily Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) on a student license.
This year, I have a need for DreamWeaver, as well, and possibly other ...
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How can I migrate my Windows 7 Ultimate activation to another PC? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows 7 and Vista Activation FAQ: how do language, version, 64-bit or 32-bit, and source affect ability to install and transfer Windows licenses?
My host laptop's ...
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Will Windows Anytime-Upgrade key work with a fresh install of Windows?
I bought an Windows Anytime Upgrade key from Microsoft's official online store sometime early 2011. The key was to upgrade from Windows Home, that came with the computer, to Windows Ultimate. This ...
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Windows XP activation after install from another OEM CD
My netbook's hard drive broke down and Windows XP was no longer able to boot. I rescued the data and copied everything (cloned) onto a new disk. Even though the disk was exactly the same model, ...
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Windows Vista activation after moving disk inside another machine
I have a strange hardware problem on a workstation. I have another workstation available with exactly the same specifications and want to move the disk and RAM from the problematic machine to the free ...
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Installing WinZip 15.0 with WinZip.wzmul
I am having a hard time getting my WinZip installation to recognize the WinZip.wzmul Multi-User Registration File. I am on a Windows XP and have put the WinZip.wzmul inside of C:\Program ...
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Windows XP Activation window is blank
I had to replace the mobo/CPU/RAM on a computer running XP MCE 2005, and figured I'd have to reactivate. So, I booted into Safe Mode w/ Command Prompt to install the hardware drivers, which went fine. ...
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How to activate Windows Embedded Standard 2009?
I downloaded Windows Embedded Standard 2009 from my MSDN subscription and built a target image. I installed the image on an HP thin client.
The thin client says that I have and evaluation copy. How ...
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Recover Windows 7 licence key from formatted drive
I recently performed a fresh install of Windows 7 on my computer, but only as I deleted the old partition (that contained my old Windows 7 install) did I remember I hadn't extracted my Windows ...
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Windows 7 and Vista Activation FAQ: How do language, version, 64-bit or 32-bit, and source affect ability to install and transfer Windows licenses?
We get a lot of questions on Super User about Windows activation and licensing. This question is an attempt to answer the most common questions in one place with a canonical answer.
When ...
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How can I know which key of Windows Vista corresponds to the upgrade key of Windows 7
I have two Dell PCs. And each PC has a Windows Vista disc and a Windows 7 upgrade disc which Dell gave me for free. And each disc has a product key. There are 4 product keys in total.
I'm going to ...
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Windows 7 product key is blocked by activation server
I bought Windows 7 Ultimate from eBay around 8 months back. I got original Microsoft DVDs (for 32 and 64 bit) product sheet. To verify the genuinness, I activated the windows immediately after ...
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Use Generic OEM Disc to install Windows XP on Name Brand Computer
I have an old HP desktop that needs to have Windows XP reinstalled. It has Windows XP Pro on it and I have a generic Windows XP Pro OEM disc that is missing a key.
Is it possible to use a generic ...
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Windows XP Home hangs on Activation
I'm helping a friend fix a broken XP Home installation. We did a repair install, and if I log in to safe mode I can see that everything looks good now. Unfortunately, safe mode is the only way I can ...
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Windows 7 Activate Error 0x80070005
I get this error if I try to activate my 2 months old Windows installation.
I have tried to restore default registry securities and other things as officially directed by Microsoft - no change.
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Revoke Activation of Visio 2010 Product Key
I'm moving my work computer from my old laptop to a newer one. I recently installed Visio 2010 on my now old computer a few weeks ago to work with some files. I plan on reformatting this machine. I ...
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How often can I activate Windows 7 Enterprise? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
When reinstalling Windows 7, does the language, version, architecture (64-bit or 32-bit) or source (OEM, retail, or MSDN) matter?
Today I installed Windows 7 Enterprise ...
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Reentering serial number in Windows 7
Does anyone know how to install a new serial on a working copy of Windows 7 - I get notified that my software is not genuine but cannot reenter the serial
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How to “activate Windows XP the virtual disk version” on VirtualBox?
I think I am not doing anything wrong, but to test our website on IE 7, 8, I am using VirtualBox 4.0.6 on Mac to run the VHD image from Microsoft:
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Will it help to uninstall Microsoft Office before installing it on a different machine?
I'm fairly sure the answer is 'no' but that's just a guess. Is there any way to de-activate the software, and possibly save the hassle of calling Microsoft?
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Creating a Windows 7 Pro master image to install on workstations with no internet
The image is based on a system with Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OEM. The workstations that the images will be installed on are very critical and as a result will have NO internet access to avoid ...
