activating windows 7 after replacing hard drive

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  Let me welcome you on the HP forums!
  
  I read your post on activation problems and wanted to help.
  
  Sorry, but that's just one buy volunteers self-help personal forum and we cannot do anything about the problem of activation of here.

  As I see it, you have two options (1) of the store and the Support of HP (2).

  About the store, they SHOULD have returned the laptop you fully functional.  So if it was MY PC, I would go assault store and REQUEST that they we're right.  You've taken or sent to them to be fixed, not to give cost you a virgin machine!

  Regarding technical Support HP, as this PC is still under warranty, you should contact HP Customer Support directly so they put you in contact with HP Tech Support to see what they can do on the diagnosis and repair of your machine remotely.
  
  I did recently, and HP technology was able to remotely access my PC on the Internet and to make the necessary repairs.
  
  If you live in the United States or the Canada, details are on this page: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/phone-assist.html#section1
  
  If you live elsewhere, contact details are on this page: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-contact-us.html
  
  NOTE: once you get through, stay on the line until you are finally able to talk to someone ' one - it can take a while!
  
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• Product key Windows 7 blocked after replacing hard drive.

  Hi all, I need your valuable help please. I surfed on the forums, but have not found an answer.
  I installed a real (bought in a London retail store) Windows 7 ultimate on my Sony labtop. All good everything worked.
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  Windows product ID: 00426-069-2825981-86817

  The ID of the product - 069 - indicates a not for resale MSDN account. If you are not the account holder and you bought it in a box at retail, the box and its contents is counterfeit. Request an immediate refund from the seller

  For more information, see this:

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