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How do I deactivate windows 8 pro?
I would like to deactivate the copy of Windows 8 Pro that I have installed on my system because one of cousins attempted on Install windows from the same disk and activated with same key. So, I would ...
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Windows 8 activated, can't add additional features
I do not see the logic in this:
Windows 8 is activated (legitimately) and yet, I can't add additional features. Why is this happening? I have reset my computer after activation, and to be honest, I ...
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Reactivating Windows 8 after reformat
I am looking to reformat my drive and I was wondering if I was able to use my Windows 8 pro with media center product key obtained from the Windows 8 promotion. With the email that I received my ...
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Windows 8 Pro non-upgrade version won't let me activate
I went to Best Buy to buy Windows 8 and asked for the non-upgrade (clean installation) version of it. Got the software from a salesperson who said it can be for non-upgrades (and clearly has no ...
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How to reinstall and activate Adobe InDesign CS2 (Polish)?
I have a client that needs to reinstall their computer. They have a Polish version of InDesign CS2, which won’t activate anymore. How to install it after reinstalling Windows? The English version from ...
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Where can I download a copy of Windows 8 (64 Bit) to use with my previously purchased activation key?
I just bought an HP ultrabook running Windows 8 with no installtion media. I also bought an SSD hard drive...
My plan was to install windows 8 on the SSD I purchased. Without any installation media ...
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Can I activate Window 8 en with my en_gb key?
I am a student and I got a key through DreamSpark/MSDNAA for "Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 32/64-bit (English-Great Britain)".
I tried to download the iso with Secure Download Manager, but after 4 ...
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Unable to activate Windows 8
I first installed Windows 8 Pro 64 bits OEM a few months ago. I did a clean install with the same disc and key yesterday, after installing new hardware. I remember having this very same issue with my ...
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Settings to revert when activating Windows 7 after the 30-day grace period?
When activating Windows 7 after the 30-day grace period (i.e. after the screen turns black), which settings do you have to revert manually?
So far I have only noticed the background image and the ...
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Will I lose my Windows 8 activation after hardware upgrade?
Windows 8 Pro w/WMC is installed on an Asus M3A78-EM with an on-board GPU. I wish to upgrade the GPU and have purchased a compatible one but have not installed it yet. I also wish to upgrade its CPU.
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Windows 7 Activation: Can I use OEM key for retail version? [duplicate]
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?
I have a Lenovo ...
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can't activate windows 7 with windows 7 service pack 1 key
I installed windows 7 without service pack 1 and now, when I'm trying to input service pack 1 key, I get an error. Can I activate it when I simply install service pack 1 or I need to reinstall it from ...
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How to get Product Key for Visual Studio 2010 from MSDNAA without downloading?
I've installed Visual Studio 2010 Professional Trial from the public ISO download site. Then I noticed that I don't have a Product Key yet so I logged in to DreamSpark with my MSDNAA login (that is ...
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How to backup windows 8 activation files?
I have read that windows 8 retail can be activated online only a limited number of times. After that we have to go through cumbersome phone activation. Is there any way to backup activation files ?
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No COA provided with OEM version of Windows 7 that I purchased. What to do?
I bought a sealed copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit to install on a computer I am building. When I opened the package there was no Certificate of Authenticity (COA) or activation code. Is this ...
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Is Windows 8 Pro usable without activation?
There seems to be little information about the way the activation system works in Windows 8, especially for consumer versions of Windows (Core/Pro, not Enterprise). I already know that Microsoft now ...
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How long is the Windows 8 activation period if I do not connect to the internet?
This is not a duplicate of this question, since the OP had already connected to the internet.
I installed Windows 8 Consumer Retail and was not connected to the internet, and remain unconnected so it ...
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Is Windows 8 Pro Upgrade 32 bit or 64 bit
I am wondering how this works. I'll tell you the story of my computers:
I have one laptop and one desktop. One laptop was running Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit) and my desktop is running Windows 7 ...
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How do I transfer Windows 8 upgrade license to new PC? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows 8 Pro Upgrade but no previous version of Windows installed
I recently bought the Windows 8 Pro upgrade pack and updated my current PC from Windows 7. I have the ...
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Windows 8 Activation - Product ID: Not available
The situation:
I downloaded Windows 8 RTM from MSDN (I have a subscription). Naturally, I downloaded the product key as well.
Windows 8 installed like a dream: lightning fast with no problems. I ...
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Can I recover my windows activation key, after a fresh install?
I recently reinstalled by copy of Windows 7, wiping the partition it had previously been on. I assumed (falsely) that the activation would carry over.
Is there a way to recover this key? What else ...
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Are there any region restrictions on the activation of Windows 8?
Microsoft does not sell Windows 8 DVDs in China, We can only update to Windows 8 from Windows 7, Vista or Windows XP SP3.
However, I am an Ubuntu user, I don't have Windows 7, Vista or Windows XP SP3 ...
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How many times can a Win 7 Professional serial be activated?
Not doing any piracy work but I format my computer some times more than I should.
I hear that there is a number of times a win 7 key can be used for activation.
is that true? If so how many times can ...
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Will Windows fail activation on a new hard drive after previous hard drive failed
I have a failing hard drive which won't boot, that has Windows 7 Home Premium installed. I have a replacement hard drive on the way.
My question is will I run into problems trying to install Windows ...
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Unable to deactivate windows xp by modifying the license in the registry
I need to deactivate Windows XP so I can set it up with a new license. Every tutorial I've visited followed the same steps. (Example from eHow)
The tutorials state that the 00BE timer file located in ...
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OEM Product Key from Product ID?
I re-installed my Windows 7 installation and I am being asked for the Product Key. But alas, stupid me, I had jotted down the Product ID and not the actual Product Key. Unfortunately, I lost the ...
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Unable to activate Photoshop CS4 on a new computer
I've sold my old Apple Mac Pro 3,1 to get a new Mac Pro 4,1 and moved my Areca RAID card with all drives and graphics card to it.
Now my Photoshop CS4 is displaying message:
"Our records indicate ...
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XP Mode under Win 7 Professional: Windows Activation Update failure despite activated Windows
I am trying to install Windows XP Mode from here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx
(the Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool has given me the green for proceeding)
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Switch Windows 7 Pro to Ultimate
While I was waiting to receive a new Windows 7 activation key for a system I was working on, I installed the anticipated version of Windows 7 (I converted my Windows 7 Ultimate disc into a flash drive ...
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How to make a cracked Windows installation legal? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Making a cracked or activated windows uncracked
For a cracked Windows installation, how should someone proceed to make it legal?
Uninstall the cracked Windows, then ...
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Resolving “DNS name does not exist” activating Windows 8?
I am trying to activate a new copy of Windows 8 Pro. When clicking on the Activate button in the Windows Activation screen comes back with:
DNS name does not exist
How can I go ahead an ...
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Change the Windows 8 product key after installation?
I just completed a fresh install of Windows 8 Pro as it was released to MSDN. Installation went without a hitch however I can't find out where to enter the correct product key for the copy I have.
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Is it possible to use Windows 7 64-bit key on 32bit simultaneously?
I have my laptop which got Windows 7 64-bit OS. For development purposes I have installed Windows 7 32bit on VirtualBox on same laptop.
Is it possible to use same key for 32-bit OS on VirtualBox ...
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Windows 7 activate after renaming
Do you need to re-activate Windows 7 after it has been renamed? The machine i'm talking about is a pc that is connected to a domain (at work).
Or is this not necessary?
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How to Activate Windows 7
I can't figure out that my Windows is genuine or not. I have key but I can't find from where I can activate it. I have done this so many times in past but this time I can't find any thing at 'My ...
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Windows 7 kms activation
I have been preparing for a Windows 7 migration in a couple of schools and have prepared loads of images that are set for KMS activation.
I have just realized that on the unattend file for all images ...
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Windows 2008 Server Unable to activate with other methods
I'm trying to activate windows 2008 server SP2 today since the activation trial is done.
I do not have an internet connection with this server so I can not activate online, and with the other ...
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Windows XP Activation Issues
Related to my older question:
Get xp product key from boot
Thanks for the help on that one.
So, in the end, i couldn't get into my harddrive because i didn't have the available hardware to hook it ...
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Windows 7 product activation failed, but the previous activation code worked — is there anything to worry about?
Alright, so there was a few reasons that made me have to reinstall Windows 7 onto my machine. I am running on a Lenovo Ideapad Y480. When Windows 7 was reinstalled, it asked me for my product ...
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Making a cracked or activated windows uncracked
I have a pc which has windows 7 license but I installed windows from an image i downloaded and it is already activated. for validating genuine microsoft, i need to entet my own product key but the ...
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Win7 activation
Yesterday the computer asked me to I activate it, because "more hardware changed"...
No one of them changed really, the last hw changing was in the last year in this notebook.
What I did? I don't ...
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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? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows 7 activation period
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 ...
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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?
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 hotfixes
[no] ...
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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.
