A malware infection can allow someone to steal the OS product key
We bought a brand new emachines computer may 2011. It became badly infected the long side of the CPU being incredibly powerful. I could not upgrade the processor itself because it has been integrated on the motherboard.
Then I reinstalled the operating system after getting a new motherboard and processor. Everything else is the same exact parts. Same hard drive and all.
His PC was infected again and I had to rewipe the HARD drive and reinstall. But now the computer becomes a message that the product key is not valid and it cannot be a copy authentic. I was able to activate by phone immediately after the installation and he said it succeeded, this happens with the old card mother and cpu too.
So could you stole the key and use it now after that it has been infected either time?
Operating system is Windows 7 Home premium.
No, its unlikely that the product key has been stolen and you may experience issues related to product key used on a different motherboard, although they might be similar models.
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Windows product key hash: p/QwvU1kRkh5Mvkrjx1O7/TkC5M =
Windows product ID: 00371-OEM-9083357-81357
Windows Product ID Type: 3
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The Windows OS version: 6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.048
ID: {4C14EEF4-C713-4399-8265-5E06431E2549} (1)
Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
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Product name: Windows 7 Professional
Architecture: 0 x 00000009
Build lab: 7601.win7sp1_ldr.151230 - 0600
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Office details:{4C14EEF4-C713-4399-8265-5E06431E2549} 1.9.0027.0 6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.048 x 64 *-*-*-*-HJRQD 00371-OEM-9083357-81357 3 S-1-5-21-3520213738-3859511033-2211005491 LENOVO 4236WQX LENOVO 83ET67WW (1.37) 20111128000000.000000 + 0002F983A07018400FE 0409 0409 Time(GMT-05:00) Standard is 0 3 LENOVO TP-83 109 Content Spsys.log: 0 x 80070002
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The software licensing service version: 6.1.7601.17514Name: Windows 7 Professional edition
Description: operating system Windows - Windows (r) 7, channel OEM_COA_NSLP
Activation ID: e120e868-3df2-464a-95a0-b52fa5ada4bf
ID of the application: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID: 00371-00180-833-581357-02-1033-7601.0000-0222016
Installation ID: 016701927914422105784524691096299435828995105123811821
Processor certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88338
The machine certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339
Use license URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341
Product key certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340
Partial product key: HJRQD
License status: licensed
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Time to trust: 11/05/2016-16:52:28Windows Activation Technologies-->
HrOffline: 0x00000000
HrOnline: 0x00000000
Beyond: 0 x 0000000000000000
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ActiveX: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395
The admin service: recorded, Version: 7.1.7600.16395
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Thanks for your help.
For 5 years, Microsoft made it fairly easy for users of the Windows 7 operating system to get reinstall media. If you have lost your support disc or installation retail collection; either it has been damaged or defective; You can download a copy of the edition that you have licensed from a membership site called Digital River. More recently, Microsoft ended the availability to reinstall media that you can download as a. File ISO in Digital River, which is a digital reproduction of an optical disc.
It was particularly convenient for people who could not easily get the manufacturer's recovery media, did not want to pay the fees required to get or preferred a clean configuration without the software packaged manufacturers or even a recovery partition does not work. It's easy to use, all you had to do was reinstall and reactivate using the product key located on the certificate of authenticity and download all the drivers on the manufacturers website.
Given that this option is no longer available, what are your options? See the article for more details:
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Full version-
Full version-
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
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Microsoft Windows 7 Professional upgrade
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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade
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http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/support.htmlContact HP
http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/contact_us.htmlHP forums
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Regrow72
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