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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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My Hard disk is crashed. How to find the win 8 key which was activated in my laptop?

I had purchased vaio VPC YA 17GG Laptop with win 7 pro. I have upgraded that 7 to win 8 with upgradation scheme. Now today my HDD crashed. I have changed the hard disk. But I don't know the windows 8 ...
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Windows 8 couldn't be activated: The URL is invalid [closed]

Error code: 0x80072EE5 Error description: The URL is invalid Has anyone seen this before? Is it possible to activate by phone in windows 8? I got another product key from MSDN and ran slui 3 to ...
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Windows is complaining that my product key is being used on another computer. The license says I can do that. What gives?

I got Windows 8 from the Dreamspark Premium program with my university. The EULA states: 3.b. Installation and Use Rights. You may install and use on your devices no more than two copies of each ...
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Retrieve Windows 8 Product Key from mainboard

My new laptop came preinstalled with Windows 8. Naively, as I am, I just formatted the harddrive and installed fine old Ubuntu. Now I want to install Windows 8 for dual boot again, but I have no DVD ...
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Windows 8 wants to reactivate with new motherboard, error 0x80070241

An HP tech had to replace my motherboard (twice within a short period, actually) and now Windows 8 wants me to reactivate. I get this error when I try to go through the activation process: What do ...
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Is it possible to save the product key of Windows 8? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I find the product key that was used to activate Windows 8? I have Windows 8 activated in my system. I don't have the product key of windows right now. Now I ...
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Transferring a Windows 8 license and proper un- and reinstallation

Long story short I have two computers: a laptop and a desktop computer. Both have Windows 7 on them. I buy the Windows 8 Pro upgrade. To see if it screws up anything, I install it on my laptop as a ...
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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 ...