Having trouble making a repair, then activating the product key

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• Questions by activating the product key from a windows machine pre-installed 8

  Hi all

  I bought this machine pre-installed windows 8 for the laptop dell inspiron model 3521, with a friend who stays in Doha, the Qatar. I stay in Pune, Maharashtra, India. When I got my hands on the machine, windows was still not enabled surprisingly. I called the customer service dell Sunday, who confirmed that it was purchased in the Gulf and it is pre-installed windows machine 8. The Executive of the customer asked me to call Monday for anywhere between 09:00 and 18:00 to get the product key.  When I asked my friend about activation, it was completely dropped on activation or reinstallation of windows 8 on top of pre-installed windows 8 OS. I guess he bought the machine pre installed and active windows 8, but somehow, through someone, windows has been reinstalled and the resettlement process could not brought the product key from the BIOS.

  Now, as I had fun at hand, because it is Sunday, I searched a few tools retrieve the product key from the BIOS, and I was finally able to get their hands on the product key of my machine, but has not managed to activate my windows using command prompt (using slmgr slui.exe) and user interface. Here is the message I get.

  

  

  Download windows 8 ISO from Microsoft and reinstall windows 8 is the only option that remains for me? Y at - it no work aroun

  d? What happens if I am presented with the same message even after reinstalling windows 8 again on my machine?

  Please kindly help

  Hello

  Thanks for posting your query to the Microsoft forum.

  I appreciate your efforts to try to solve the problem and I will definitely help you with this.

  This could be due to the change in the country / region or the product key that you might be for a different version of Windows like Pro Pack etc.

  I suggest you to change the country and enter the product key and check.

  a. in the area of research of charms, type slui 4 , then select slui 4 search results.

  b. click on the arrow down under Select/change your country or region , and then click Next.

  c. call the telephone number indicated on the call and provide your installation ID screen.

  d. do not say what whether, or press any key. Wait for a Customer Service representative to answer the phone.

  e. explain in detail. (Please check if the key is for Windows 8)

  Reference:

  How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center by phone

  I suggest you to try these items the KB from Microsoft and follow the steps to solve the problem.

  Why can't I activate Windows?

  Get help with activation errors

  I hope this helps. If you have any other queries/issues related to Windows, write us and we will be happy to help you further.

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  Thank you best regards &,.

  Isha Soni

• Questions by activating the product key of old photoshop elements 7

  I recorded my physical copy of Photoshop Elements 7 product key to my Adobe account, but I can't use the product key in the setup of the software. It gives me the message, "the serial number you entered is not valid." I did something wrong or this product is too old to use?

  I tried to contact live support and they told me to come here.

  Please see the links below.

  • Invalid serial number error
  • Error "serial number is not valid for this product". Creative Suite

  Hope this will help you.

  Kind regards

  Hervé Khare

• Pavilion X 2: Label the product key

  My nine Pavilion (2 months) X 2 detachable came with a product key label, I searched, neither came with any certificate MS, I've upgraded to Windows 10 and read the article, it seems that I can download recovery information but will need the product key, where can I find it.

  JimmySB wrote:

  Having already used this tool, I have the product key for my upgrade to win 10, how do I get the product key for win 8.1

  You don't have a product key for Windows 10 is for your Windows 8.1.

• How do I stop using the product key in my PC, so I can use it in my laptop?

  A long time ago I had installed Windows Vista (original) on my PC at home. But now I m leaving in another city and I m just using my laptop. I received a message through the Windows Activation (¨The product key you typed is already use¨) and two options: buy a new online or type a different product key. I Don t want to buy anything and I Don t have a different product key. So, how can I stop using the product key in my PC (which i Don t use it!), so I can type in my laptop? Maybe uninstall Windows in my PC could solve the problem, but I Don t want to travel back home 7 hours for this! What can I do now?

  PS. : Sorry about my English, I m still learning!

  A long time ago I had installed Windows Vista (original) on my PC at home. But now I m leaving in another city and I m just using my laptop. I received a message through the Windows Activation (¨The product key you typed is already use¨) and two options: buy a new online or type a different product key. I Don t want to buy anything and I Don t have a different product key. So, how can I stop using the product key in my PC (which i Don t use it!), so I can type in my laptop? Maybe uninstall Windows in my PC could solve the problem, but I Don t want to travel back home 7 hours for this! What can I do now?

  PS. : Sorry about my English, I m still learning!

  Your English is very good.

  You simply need to activate Windows in the laptop by phone call at a command prompt, type slui 4.

  You * must * also to remove Windows from your desktop computer, but if it is to wait a few moments, it shouldn't be a problem.

• Get the product key of product ID__Install some other DVD Vista and put my key in it__

  I bought a new Compaq laptop with Vista Home basic pre installed and a sticker stating my laptop product key. After a week or disc hard crashed and was replaced. Now it had Vista Business installed (everything else looked like exactly the same 60-day trial of MS office, Norton Internet Security etc.). I checked with MS real profit and he says, AUTHENTIC, and if I didn't mind. Now the problem is that I don't have the product key for vista professional. I have the product ID(it is shown is My Computer-->properties). How can I get the product key? I used 2 different 3rd party tools that ask you to provide keys for all installed microsoft software, and both of them give me the same key, do I count on it?

  I recently got win7 32 bit professional, MSDN key (free student edition). I want to give it a try. But I want to make sure I can get back to Vista again in case I have no problem. I have the recovery disk (I did once I had Vista Business), but I don't want to format all disks, and in this case, the recovery disk is of no use. How can I get a drive in Vista Business? If I borrow from a friend with a Dell laptop, it'll work if I install and then change the product key?

  To restore Vista using Ghost 15 you first restore the system reserved partition (only if it has been damaged or deleted) everything else you need to do is to restore the second file.

  But the system, reserved and the Vista partition should be part of (included) in the Image backup that you create. This first file / partition image is important and takes very little space (about 200 MB). His retirement Partition Vista takes the largest part of your space on the backup drive.

  To answer your question, yes you choose selectively to only save the Vista partition.

  JS
  http://www.PAGESTART.com

  Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world to help.

• Replacing the drive HARD, Microsoft doen't like the product key

  Hey all,.

  The other day that the HARD drive in the laptop from my friend bit the dust. Fortunately, he didn't just what he needed on this subject. Then he ordered an SSD 120 GB from newegg and gave it to replace (I'm apparently a personal technical support of my friend). Now I need to install a new copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. So, I headed over to the Microsoft page for the download of Windows 7: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery

  But when I entered the product key from the bottom of the laptop code, he said that this keycode seems to have been pre-installed on a device, and I have to contact the manufacturer of the device (Dell, in this case).

  What should I do? I wish the Digital River downloads still existed. I could install and then enter the product key code. But, they do not exist, and I'm not ready to download win7 some fragmentary Torrent sites, because of the possible malware or adware or other.

  And if all else fails, I'm finally convinced that he should switch to Linux, which in my opinion is not yet comparable to Windows. And hey! It's free! No keycodes required 25-digit.

  The recovery of the software Page do not work with OEM product, complete keys keys and upgrade retail only.

  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:
  How to: What are my options for Windows 7 reinstall media?

• I'm having trouble installing Photoshop CS6 after installing the new hard drive.  What do you suggest me?  Tony

  I'm having trouble installing Photoshop GS6 after installing the new hard drive.  What do you suggest me?  Tony.

  CS6 - http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/cs6-product-downloads.html

  You can also download the demo version of the software through the page linked below and then use your current serial number to activate it.

  Don't forget to follow the steps described in the Note: very important Instructions in the section on the pages of this site download and have cookies turned on in your browser, otherwise the download will not work correctly.

  CS6: http://prodesigntools.com/adobe-cs6-direct-download-links.html

• Activation of reinstalled Windows Vista - the product key already in use message

  My system crashed - continueously runs blue and the cause was the motherboard. Replaced the motherboard and making it to level the motherboard and processor. The new motherboard and processor are compatible with Windows Vista. After you have reinstalled Windows Vista activation using the internet's message that the product key is already in use. What should do?

  If and only if you have a Vista "commercial" version, then you can try the phone activation.

  How to activate Windows 7 or Vista manually (activate by phone)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
  (5) stay on the phone * do not select/press any option * and wait for a person to help you.
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
  (7) the person must give you a confirmation ID, copy it down on paper,
  (8) check that the ID is correct in reading the support person.
  (9) to enter the ID number, then click 'Next' to complete the activation process.

  Activation and registration of a Microsoft product
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=326851
  Windows activation: (888) 571-2048
  (888) 725-1047 or 800-936-5700

  -Product key of letters and numbers-

  Not confused the letter B with the number 8, the letter Q with the letter O.
  the letter G and the number 6.

  A, E, I, O and u are not used.

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  To enable the use of the phone

  1. open Activation of Windows by clicking on the Start button, right click on computer, clicking Properties.
  then by clicking on activate Windows now. ?

  2. click on show me other ways to activate.

  3 type your Windows 7 product key, and then click Next.

  4. click on use the automated telephone and then click Next.
  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  5. click on the location nearest you from the drop-down list, and then click Next.

  6. call one of the available phone numbers listed. An automated system will guide you through the activation process.

  7. When prompted, enter the installation ID that is listed on your screen in your phone keypad.

  8 Note the confirmation ID the phone system gives you.

  9. under the terms of step 3, type the confirmation ID in the space provided, click Next, and then follow the instructions.

  10. If the activation is not successful, stay on the line to be transferred to a product activation agent who can help you.

  How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center by phone
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929

  Microsoft Activation centers worldwide telephone numbers:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/activation-centers.aspx
  (This site is for activating Volume License, but if you call, they will help you)

  The phone number is not working:
  Microsoft Wordwide contacts: http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.aspx

  Register Windows 7
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/help/register
  Register Windows 7 and you automatically receive a series of three welcome to Windows e-mails
  filled with tips, creative tips and other information to you help get the most out of Windows 7.
  You also get a subscription to the monthly newsletter of Windows Explorer,
  where you will find other tips and tricks, as well as special offers.

  Learn about Activation:
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793423.aspx

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Windows activation error: the product key you entered cannot be used to activate Windows on this computer.

  Activate Windows 7

  I would like to ask questions about how can activate my correct windows, I tried to activate it but he said to me (the product key you entered cannot be used to activate Windows on this computer) I don't know what I have to do?

  Windows product ID: 00426-068-2964761-86079

  Recently, there have been a rash of product keys for Windows 7 purchased from auction sites appear here as not authentic.  They appear to be related to this HROnline HrOnline code: 0xC004C4A2. If you have purchased a key of a web site selling auctions (like eBay), please understand that the seller would have sold this product to several people key, causing the key more on the blacklist. These keys were never intended for resale; they were intended for the software development or assessment depending on the program that they were obtained through. If you have purchased one of these keys and it became not genuine with the above code, you must purchase a new license for windows 7. Try to validate by going to www.microsoft.com/geniune and follow the links provided to repair windows.

  Added note. You have only a limited amount of time (45 days I think) filing a claim with the auction sites. Stay away from these keys, if you purchased a key that has turned non-genuine and are within 45 days of purchase file a claim. There are publishers of legitimate software on auction sites, but if it sounds too good to be true then don't buy it.

  Things to watch for.

  Recently reported several cases of blocked MSDN subscription product keys packed with legitimate research media. I can not stress enough to save your packaging, media and reception, if you buy software such as this to appeal to the Bank, you bought it and report it to www.microsoft.com/piracy.

  If you purchased a product key, with or without DVD or packaging of a sale auction web site (e.g. eBay) or any other person or seller and this could be a product key MSDN Subscritpion because your key has been blocked, you can check a few things.  If you have received your key with the physical product go to www.microsoft.com/howtotell and check your product.  However, some counterfeit software is if convince you may not be able to identify it as such.

  To check your PID the Win Key Press and have a break at the same time or open system properties in Control Panel, scroll to the activation section and look at the PID.  It will look something like this: 1234567-12345-067-54321.  The part that you are interested in is the section to three figures.  If it matches or is in one or two digits from the examples below, you probably have a "non-destinee for resale" MSDN subscription product key

  Suspect: 065, 066, 067 068 for Windows 7 Ultimate edition, 220 area for the professional and the 230, 231 area for Home Premium.  There are probably others, but they should be close to those posted.

• Re: Different Windows 7 another pro product key then press the down key

  Hi all

  Why is this?
  Different product under Windows 7 pro key other then the button on the bottom of the laptop.

  I used 2 different tools to recover my product key Windows 7 Pro.
  I have reinstalled this once using a defined recovery DVDs. Using 2 or 3 discs, but I do not remember that I had to enter the key when I reinstalled.

  I used nirsoft ProduKey. Can someone there check pls?
  Mine is a 64-bit system.
  One of my friends bought a laptop with a windows system 7 at home, but the office went to black. I told her check the product key, if it is the same as the bottom of her dressing room, then maybe the seller or someone else has used its product key on another system and Microsoft has taken this key on a blacklist. I don't know, just a possibility.

  I tried to check mine, but it shows me a different key. Checked with 2 tools.

  Thank you

  + The message was edited: link has been removed - unauthorized +.

  Hello

  Laptop Toshiba computers are preinstalled with an image of Toshiba. This isn't a single Windows operating system but a pilot cotaning package, tools and additional software.
  Of my knowledge, the Toshiba preinstalled image is already activated by the factory.
  The same image is used for the entire series laptop and I think that's the reason why the product key of Windows 7 at the bottom of the device is different from the key used in the image.

• Pre installed Vista on iQon will not start. No available disk. The manufacturer had to cease their activities. I have the product key for Vista. Buy a Microsoft store repair disc?

  IQON laptop manufacturer had to cease their activities. Pre installed Vista - no disc. Vista will not start. Unable to access restore or recovery mode.

  Hello

  There is no Windows Vista downloads available from Microsoft.

  And Microsoft sells more than Vista.

  Try this:

  You can also borrow and use a Microsoft Vista DVD, which contains the files for the different editions of Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate) must be installed. The product key on your computer / Laptop box determines what Edition is installed.

  Other manufacturers recovery DVDs are should not be used for this purpose.

  And you need to know the version of 'bit' for Vista, as 32-bit and 64-bit editions come on different DVDs

  Here's how to do a clean install of Vista using a DVD of Vista from Microsoft:

  "How to do a clean install and configure with a full Version of Vista '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-Vista.html

  And once the operating system is installed, go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer (In your particular hardware manufacturer case) and get the latest drivers for your particular model computer or laptop.

  And phone Activation may be necessary when you use the above installation method.

  "How to activate Vista normally and by Activation of the phone '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

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  If you want to try the Startup Repair tool, read this information:

  Here is the guide to repair Options using a Vista DVD from Microsoft.

  If a friend or a work acquantance of yours has one, you can borrow and use it for repairs.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/repair-Windows-with-Windows-Startup-Repair/

  Table of contents

  1. Overview of Windows Vista repair options
  2. How to perform an automatic repair of Windows Vista using Startup Repair
  3. Advanced Tools Overview
  4. Conclusion

  If you do not or can not borrow a Microsoft DVD there is a download of a file ISO of Vista Startup Repair available that you can put on a Bootable floppy to make the above startup repair and that the method is recommended by a large number of posters in these Forums.

  Unfortunately, you have to buy it.

  Here is a link to it:

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2011/Windows-Recovery-discs-updated-reinstated/

  See you soon.

• I had my computer repaired and now I get the message that I need to activate Windows. When I put in the product key, I get the message that this is a mistake. Is there anyway to fix this?

  Product key for Windows Vista

  I had my computer repaired and now I get the message that I need to activate Windows.  When I put in the product key, I get the message that this is a mistake.  Is there anyway to fix this?

  Activate by phone

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

  Pay attention to step 2: how to do a phone Activation.
  Note: If the activation service informs you that she has failed and cannot help with activation, thenSTAY ON THE LINE and your call will be transferred to an operator of activation which will help you to activate your copy of Vista.

• Activation problems - "the product key you entered is already in use.

  I got my copy of windows vista since its first release with a valid certificate. I just had to re-boot it and when I try to activate I get a screen telling me "the product key you entered is already in use. Any ideas? I tried to contact the experts but my product id will not register.

  You must phone activate.

  To activate by phone: -.
  Activation by phone, click on the Start button and type:
  slui 4
  in the search box and then press the Enter"" key.
  This will bring up the activation of the phone dialog window.
  Follow the steps indicated by the window.
   
  If need phone normal activation fails, recompose the number, and this time do NOT respond when the ansafone asks that maintain you - this should oblige the operator to pick up that can solve your problem.

• Activation problems! Code __Error: 0xC004F050... The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is not valid.

  I can't activate my OS. I use Windows Vista home premium, Service pack 2 (6.0.6002). I've been using that copy of Vista for over a year now without any problems of this kind. But now it seems that the product key - that came with the dvd when I BOUGHT it - is now invalid. I made sure that I didn't type in evil, but still the same issue. I tried to restore to a point earlier this afternoon, and once I failed tried to restore the system to a point, 2 days ago, but still not good. I thought he would have noticed in settings at that time at the time that my OS was still valid, but no.

  The error began just after I had a problem during the game Flight Simulator x, and I was forced to shut down the computer because the game froze. I do not have a GPU, I use shared graphics memory and I think that I have would be overloaded or something. But when I went to start windows again, after that I selected "start windows normally", he asked me for the product key and the rest is history.

  See you soon!

  magiva

  Yeh that did not work, BUT cause the just dissappeared. See, problems sometimes just disappear!

  Here is what I tried:

  Enter the product key, after that I was invited to get in - that I found on the sticker on the side of the Tower. came up with the error that is the title of this thread.

  activation of vista via phone (as has been mentioned in the previous post). I couldn't find any activation ID. as I said before, there were nine empty groups, labeled as 1-9 - I had nothing to enter.

  tried to restore the system to a previous date: 1stly early in the afternoon, when everything was still ok. that did not work. then I tried a date that was two days before and that no longer works. It didn't work because the actual restoration process has not successfully completed - an error has occurred, so I'm not a not actually restore at any earlier date at all.

  has rang tech support and the guy was just as confused as I was at my lack of installation ID. He forced me to check a few other things, and then he forced me to restart it... then a 2nd time to make sure, as he was about to try something else.

  I logged in the 2nd time and wahllaaah! Back to normal, just had to put a round back photo upward once again, because the Office was all black - like what happens when you don't have a copy authentic Vista I guess. the guy said, after I interrupted him let him not the problem only "disappeared", his answer was ' really? OK, well, Sir, if you have problems in the future, please contact us again and just to mention the case number that gave you".

  Hey interesting? someone tell me why this happens?

  magiva