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• Can't activate Windows 7 after re - install, have the product key for Vista but not W7

  Hello

  My father-in-law asked me to help him with his laptop because he had a lot of problems with it. After a lot of work trying to solve the problems, we have decided to re - install Windows because it seemed to be the easiest solution. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the installation disc. After some research, I discovered that it is possible to download an ISO of Windows 7 on Digital River and put it on a USB key to create a pseudo reinstall drive. I looked under the laptop and saw that the product key was still visible on the sticker, so I moved and re-installed Windows 7 using a USB key that had the right file ISO on it.

  However, it is only after you have reinstalled Windows 7 that I realized that the laptop came with Windows Vista and which is what provided the product key. It seems that the laptop has been upgraded to Windows 7 after, but my father-in-law doesn't remember anything about it since it is not too good with computer and the laptop belonged to his son.

  Now, we have a new installation of Windows 7, but I can't understand how to activate it. I would really appreciate the help as I already put a lot of time on this and cannot find a solution.

  Thank you.

  Managed to find a working link to a file image of vista and installed on the laptop. Everything seems fine now.

  Thanks for the help.

• Unable to activate Windows 7 after replacing the motherboard.

  Original title: Windows 7 will not turn on after replacing motherboard

  I have a question about activation for windows 7 and sound very similar to trend below:
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-windows_install/the-product-key-you-typed-can-not-be-used-to/9f1eec2b-da6c-434D-8C61-e3710426f6e1?TM=1348445068808

  I had one laptop I had for 5 years. It came with windows vista installed on it.  About 4 months ago, I bought windows 7 Home premium allowed for Latin America and the Caribbean. I installed it on the laptop and it worked fine. Then about 2 months ago the motherboard on laptop computer exploded and I bought a new laptop provided with windows 7 pre-installed.

  I want to do a clean format of this new laptop with my windows 7 CD. I have a license key I had with the CD which, according to the trend above is not valid and I will not be able to activate windows (even though I own the copy) I have also another key, I had with the laptop.

  My question is if I use the installation CD I bought and used the activation key, that I got with my laptop that I'd be able to activate it?

  What if they are of the same edition would you be able to use the product at the bottom of the laptop key.

  Before we do, have you tried to restart by phone.

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  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 all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

• Unable to activate Windows 7 after the repair of the equipment

  Recently, I received my motherboard fixed for a problem with the display. After the repair, my basic Windows 7 Home Edition is not be re-enabled. My product ID is 00346-OEM-8934407-80437. Help, please

  Have you tried to restart by phone?

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  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 all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

• Unable to activate Windows 7 after reformat

  I have just be reformatted my hard disk down load vista home no problem. Updated anytime upgrade to windows 7 home no problem, I'm trying now high grade to windows 7 ultimate except the product key, and then begins to update then stops and says try again once I did without success. He also says to go to the windows website for advice. Can't find. any ideas any body. I'm abit of a loss with what I've done well in the past

  You do an Express of Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade to Ultimate?

  Why not just do a direct upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate? Or is it just a license upgrade Express?

  If its Anytime Upgrade, make sure that the Home Premium license is activated.

  Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade fails:

  If your getting the following: error: Windows Anytime Upgrade failed
  This problem may occur if Windows 7 SP1 was downloaded by Windows Update, but has not yet been installed.
  See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2660811

  = Other reasons and possible corrections.

  Windows Anytime Upgrade fails with the error:
  "every time that the upgrade has failed. Go online to solve the problem.
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2658652

  If Anytime Upgrade still does not work:

  Shut down and restart your computer.

  Make sure that the Windows updates have been installed.

  Download the hotfix that contains a tool called CheckSUR, this tool will look at the package and the maintenance of records and difficulty any data corrupted, the tool is listed under kb947821 he can be found at the following link http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947821

  If Anytime Upgrade still does not work, turn off the user account control:

  1. go in user accounts in Control Panel

  2 change user account control settings

  3. pull the slider to the level as low as possible

  4. restart the PC

  5. pass by the "Anytime Upgrade" as usual

  Try the following:

  1 disable any security software before attempting to upgrade

  2. make sure that your computer is updated (devices and applications)

  3. disconnect all external devices before installing.

  4. check your hard disk for errors:

  Click Start

  Type: CMD, according to the results, right-click CMD

  Click on "Run as Administrator"

  At the command prompt, type: chkdsk /f /r

  When you restart your system, your computer will be scanned for errors and will try to correct them.

  1. click on start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

  User account control permission

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on continue.

  2. in the general tab, click Selective startup.

  3. under Selective startup, clear the check box load startup items.

  4. click on the Services tab, select the hide all Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable all.

  5. click on OK.

  6. When you are prompted, click on restart.

  7. after the computer starts, check if the problem is resolved.

  Also run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7/Upgrade-Advisor.aspx

  Who should I contact if I have problems installing and / or activation of my product key card?

  Please contact to the: www.windows7.com/getkeysupport.

  If all above fails them, install Windows 7 Service Pack 1, and then try the Express Upgrade:

  Learn how to install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/learn-how-to-install-Windows-7-Service-Pack-1-SP1

  If your key is not valid and you will need to change the keys, you may need to Open regedit and remove first the ProductKey value in the following registry key:
   
  HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsAnytimeUpgrade

• Unable to activate Windows 7 after the replacement of a hard drive.

  * Original title: new hard drive and W7 activation

  H all the

  I have computer problems and plug a new 1 TB hard drive, to replace my old 500 GB drive, which became unreliable.
  I cloned my drive to the new, and it works well, how not says windows must be activated and cant.
  Help
  Thank you
   
   
  Repair and recovery Forum left Windows 7.

  Hello

  1. have you tried to activate the Windows 7 product key?

  2. do you get an error message?

  When you make a significant hardware change to your computer, such as upgrading the hard disk and memory at the same time, you may be required to activate Windows again. For more information, see Activate Windows 7 on this computer.

  I suggest to activate Windows 7 by phone activation product key and check.

  Activation of the phone:

  a. click Startand in the search for box type: slui.exe 4.

  b. press ENTER on your keyboard.

  c. Select your country.

  d. take the phone activation option and brace yourself for a real person.

  For more information, visit.

  Activate Windows 7: frequently asked questions

   

  How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center by phone

   

  Please update with the results. We will be happy to help you.

• Unable to activate Windows 7 after reformatting (diskless)

  Hi, I have reformatted my laptop (Dell Inspiron m2030/m2050 I don't remember; (P) I can't activate as it has been activated through the installation... That means that I don't have a disk (I do, but the product key has been used on my brothers computer)... Can I get the key? Is it possible?

  If your computer came preloaded with Windows 7?

  How do you reinstall Windows 7 using recovery partition?

  Why did you use the product key on your computer of brothers?

  To uninstall the product key from your computer of brothers:

  Click Start, type: CMD'

  Right-click on CMD

  Click on run as administrator

  At the command prompt, type the following commands:

  slmgr.vbs - upk

  Wake your computer:

  Activate Windows 7 manually:
  1. click on start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4

  2. press enter on your keyboard

  3. Select your country.
  4. Select the telephone activation option and brace yourself for a real person.
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

• Unable to activate Windows 7 after downgrading to Windows 8

  Original title:

  activation

  tried to upgrade to windows 8 Windows 7. Windows 8 is completely sucked on my computer. It took forever to load any page.  the only way to save my computer of this threat is to format the hard drive and reload my copy of windows 7. now the product key does not work and I believe that I should not have to buy a new product key for my purchase of windows 8 has been a huge problem... What can I do?

  Have you tried to restart by phone?

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  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 all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

• I can't activate Windows 7 after cleaning installed.

  Activation of Windows 7 (upgrade) after clean reinstall

  Hi guys,.

  I have the problem with the Windows 7 upgrade version. I was with WIn 7 months with no problems. Win7 was installed on windows Vista in my case.
  But a few days ago, I decided to do a clean reinstall (from scratch, formatted HARD drive).

  The installation was funny until I got the error message telling me that my key is not for the clean install and I can't activate the system. I just left the empty key field and open windows.

  I thought that I activate the system in 'normal' mode not during the installation. So I now fully installed Windows 7 and I can't activate it - because the installation was made not M$ ' mroper way "." Very funny so the "right way" is to install windows Vista and upgrade to windows 7?

  The system has been enabled on this PC (the same harware 100%) before, so I can't do this again? I can not show same Vista installation CD, etc. installation key?

  Is there another way to activate it?

  Thank you

  Maciej

  I just followed the link information: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html option 3 was useful for me.
  Thnaks again for help

• Unable to activate Windows 7 after roller rear of 10 Windows

  * Original title: activation problem

  I have the Windows 7 product key.  After upgrade to Windows 10 my PC has constantly given problem.  So I formatted the system and installs Windows 7 once more.  Now, the system requires activation for windows.  I gave my product key for activation, but the system does the same.  Please resolve.

  Shivaram kassi

  Hello Corinne,.

  Welcome to the Microsoft community.

  I will certainly help you with the problem you are experiencing.

  I would like to ask you:

  • What happens when you try to activate?
  • What is the exact error message you get?

  You can try activating the phone and check if it helps. To do this, follow the suggestions posted by Andre Da Costa replied on 24 November 2015 and check if that helps.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-windows_install/problem-Windows-7-activation/6edb1f2e-D813-4b18-84AD-4eb31c6cb77a

  Keep us informed of the results. We will be happy to help you.

• Unable to activate Windows Vista after upgrading the hard drive.

  install on HD replacement

  HD crashed.  Bought the new HD 2 t.  installed Vista with system recovery disks.  Operating system will not work.  What should I do?

  Unfortnunately - since it is a process of recovery provided OEM - only help you can really get is OEM themselves.

  Windows XP can have trouble with the size of the player (depending on the installation media level of service pack that you use) or controller drivers.

  Are you sure it was your hard drive crashed and nothing else has been damaged?  Could be a bad controller, bad memory even a poor diet.

• Unable to start Windows 7 after I install Vista in dual boot

  original title: Boot Manager

  I install Windows 7 first before vista

  Vista option swallowing the other OS

  No option of the OSes to choose at boot

  Vista is accessible directly

  Thank you

  An in Windows 7 Startup Repair can solve the problem - give it a try.

  Try to use BCDEdit: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2676-bcdedit-how-use.html. You can modify the startup files to create a situation of dual boot (make sure that you use the existing boot files - be they on the Vista partition or partition Windows7).

  You can also use bootrec.exe to perform essentially the same thing: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/163304-dual-boot-using-free-partitioning-software.html.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

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• How to activate Windows 7 after the 30 day period?

  How can I activat windows 7 after the 30-day grace period?

  Type Activate in the Windows 7 search box and click on the Activate Windows icon that appears at the top of the Start Menu.  Then enter your genuine Windows 7 product key for the edition of Windows 7 you have installed.  If you do not have a genuine Windows 7 product key, you can buy one on the Microsoft Store. Carey Frisch

• Unable to find PDF printer after I installed Mac CS6 in my MacBook Air... Please help ~.

  Hello... Unable to find PDF printer after I installed Mac CS6 in my MacBook Air... I had CS4 (Windows) before, but it comes with the printer PDF ~ can anyone help? Thank you...

  What is done on the Mac, is to use the PDF button in the print dialog box, and then select SAVE it in ADOBE PDF drop-down choice. This is equivalent to printing to a postscript file and running through Adobe Distiller.

• my wireless mouse and keyboard do not with windows xp after you install a new battery.

  my wireless mouse and keyboard do not with windows xp after you install a new battery. they work very well in the diagnosis.

  Hi nwecker,
   
  -What is the brand and model of your mouse and your keyboard?
   
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