Windows 8 re-activation with the same key

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  1 What is OA in the license tag
  2. is it possible to install the OS [Home premium] 64-bit with the same key.

  Hi adil13,

  Adding to reply TrekDozer,

  1 original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Activation is also known under the name of OA. It's basically OEM activation of basic input/output system (BIOS) - which means that they have already activated and you don't need to enter the key and activate yourself.

  2. you will only be able to activate a copy of Windows 7 with the number of product key used for 64-bit or 32-bit version at the same time, not both. It will allow only a copy installed with him to be activated. If you try to do it on both versions 32/64-bit, you will probably get the message that your product key is already in use or The Windows 7 product key you typed is invalid for activation .

  I hope this helps!

  Kind regards
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• How many times can I activate my Windows with the same key?

  My laptop comes with an HHD. I just upgraded to a SSD, reinstalled Windows 7 and activated. Then I discovered that the SSD is defective, and I need to replace the more quickly. Can I activate my system with the same key in a short period, say a month?

  Yes, you can, you may need to use the activation of the phone well:

  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.
   
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

• Windows Vista 64-bit version purchased, can 32 bits be installed with the same key?

  Configure a computer for a friend using the version 64-bit of Windows Vista, not knowing its processor's crashing issues with 64 bit... would it not possible to rebuild and get a copy of 32-bit by using the same key via download or something? (I'll killdisk his computer so I'm sure it will not be saved, but I'm not sure.)

  Thanks for the replies!

  * original title - 64-bit version of Windows Vista purchased, has not work.__Can I install 32 bit with the same key? (Another was deleted, so it's is more approved I think). *

  Hello

  1. you have a 64-bit processor on your computer?
  2 have you installed the correct drivers 64 bit?

  When you bought Windows Vista, if it came with two versions of the operating system, a 32-bit installation DVD and an installation DVD 64 bits, then you would be able to use the
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  Kind regards
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• Add-PSSnapin: an element with the same key has already been added

  When you run Add-PSSnapin, I get the above error. This seems to happen if I try to add the snap a second time, but when this happens, none of the power CLI commands are then available up to what the server is restarted.

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  At C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\

  + Add-PSSnapin $SnapinName;

  +     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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  ion

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: System.ArgumentException, Microsoft.PowerShell.Co

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  At C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\

  + Remove-PSSnapin $SnapinName;

  +     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidArgument: (VmWare.VimAutomation.Core:Stri

  NG) [Remove-PSSnapin], PSArgumentException

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: NoPSSnapInsFound, Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.R

  emovePSSnapinCommand

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  $SnapinName = "VmWare.VimAutomation.Core".

  #get the path to instalutil

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  #create an alise for installtuil

  set-alias installutil (resolve-path (join-path $path 'installutil.exe'));

  #uninstall snap

  InstallUtil /u $dllpath;

  InstallUtil $dllpath;

  I tried appdomain unloading, then adding the snap-in with the same result:

  $appdomain = [AppDomain]: CurrentDomain

  $appdomain. # Of unloading | Out-Null

  Add-PSSnapin "VMware.VimAutomation.Core".

  $appdomain. Load

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  Add-PSSnapin "VMware.VimAutomation.Core" - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  Get - VM $VirtualMachine

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  Any help to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you

  OK, I was kind of what went wrong here.

  The snap has been loaded from a powershell module. When the module is removed and added again, the snap ceases to function, but also can not be added again.

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• in Acrobat 8 Standard advanced editing tool is grayed out in Windows 7 and Windows 10 but works with the same pdf file in Windows XP Professional. Why?

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• PowerCLI - an element with the same key has already been added ERROR

  Hello

  I opened a case with VMware on a problem using PowerCLI. And pretty well, they said that they do not support scripts... But the error is not related to any script. It is related to the first command I run against one of our Vcenter and we have 6 of them.

  Everything worked well until we went from 4.1 to 5.1

  I can connect to our VCenter fine, but the first command always give an error and fail to the powercli but the task still occur in vCenter.

  When it gets ugly, is we have several powershell script to maintain and automate our environment but now these script fail.

  Example, we have a script to deploy the VM model and then configure the appropriate hardware configuration and add Notes and custom attributes. But the script fails after that deployment so the rest will not run. It will be possible that deploy us to the first virtual machine.

  So for 'Band-aid' question, I added a line to my script to start a virtual dummy machine, to make sure that what is in the script will work fine.

  Error:

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > start-vm vm - Server-m46

  Start-VM: 2013/06/26 11:57:05 Start-VM an element with the same key has already been added.

  Online: 1 character: 9 + start-vm < < < <-vm server-m46 + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: (:)) [start-VM], ViError + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Client20_VMServiceImpl_StartVM_ViError, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.StartVM)

  As far as I know, done to the PowerCLI VMware supports.

  I don't think they support the client script debugging, but the product PowerCLI itself is supported.

  I created a few calls myself in the past.

  What you see is a known problem, there are a few discussions in this community who has something similar.

• An element with the same key has already been added

  Hi all

  I see a strange problem when you try to add a new disk to a virtual computer via powershell

  I use the following commands:

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  to connect-viserver-Server $MyVC

  $server = "MyServer".

  $vm = get - vm $server

  $NewDisk = new-disk-hard - VM CapacityGB - $DiskSize - StorageFormat $StorageFormat $VM

  When I run it, the drive is added, but what follows is cast in the output:

  New hard drive: 24/06/2013-11:04:22

  New-harddisk

  An element with the same key has already been added.

  On line: 1 char: 11

  + $NewDisk = new-disk-hard - VM $VM CapacityGB - $DiskSize - StorageFormat $StorageForm...

  +	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  	+ CategoryInfo	: NotSpecified: (:)) [new-harddisk], ViError)
  	+ FullyQualifiedErrorId: Client20_VirtualDeviceServiceImpl_NewVirtualHardDisk_ReconfigError, VMware.VimAutomation.

  ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.VirtualDevice.NewHardDisk

  When I restarted the command in the same pssession and then it is executed without error.

  Has anyone seen this behavior before?

  This could be a bug?

  I searched for this error, but this seems like something very generic...

  Thanks in advance!

  Filip

  Hi Filip,

  This looks like the same problem as already reported in first New - VM: an element with the same key has already been added.

• First New - VM: an element with the same key has already been added.

  
  I get a strange error that I have seen a few other posts, but with no resolution (or at least one that I can find).  When you try to create a new virtual machine using the cmdlet New - VM, I get the error "an item with the same key has already been added."

  Now, here's the key that I've not seen many others to mention.  This ONLY happens on the first attempt for each new connection with Connect-VIServer.  I can create as many of the same machines that I want after that first mistake with the same settings (new name of course).  If I disconnect and reconnect again, the error appears for the first time.

  Normally with PowerShell, I have just to catch the error and be on my way.  However, in this case I use the parameter - RunAsync, so that I can capture the task that is returned in a variable.  From there, I use Wait-task until the virtual machine is complete before moving on with the script.  Everything works fine when the error occurs, but when it happens that the object of the task is not returned and the rest of her vomit script errors.

  I am running the latest version of PowerCLI and I tried this on PowerShell v2.0 and v3.0 and get the same results.  I tried different models and guests without success.  I also tried this with and without assistance - AllLinked on Connect-VIServer-bound mode.  I should mention that I am cloning model, by specifying a spec customization and host cluster data store.  Again, the only common denominator repeatable here is that this ONLY happens on the first attempt to use New - VM session to vCenter.

  Any ideas or suggestions?

  If this is useful at all, here are the details of the output on the exception:

  PS C:\ > $Error [0]
  New - VM: 05/06/2013-09:49:22 new-VM an element with the same key has already been added.
  On line: 1 char: 11
  + $VMTask = new-VM-name "NEWTEST20" - model 'Template' - OS...
  + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: (:)) [new-VM], VimException)
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewVM

  PS C:\ > $Error [0]. Exception | Select *.

  
  ErrorId: Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError
  ErrorCategory: NotSpecified
  TargetObject:
  RecommendedAction:
  SessionId:
  Login ID: /VIServer=USERNAME@SERVER:443/
  Severity: error
  Message: 05/06/2013-09:49:22 new-VM an element with the same key has already been added.
  Data: {ParameterValues}
  InnerException: System.ArgumentException: an item with the same key has already been added.
  to System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary'2.Insert (TKey key, TValue value, Boolean add)
  at VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.StaticDataServiceImpl.PopulateTaskDescriptionDict
  ionary()
  at VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.StaticDataServiceImpl.GetTaskDescription (String
  taskDescriptionId)
  at VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Task.TaskImpl.Create (ManagedObjectReference moRef,
  Customer VimClient, accessories 2 dictionary, extensionData object)
  to VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Task.ViCoreTaskCoreServiceProviderImpl. < GetTaskListForCli
  ENT > d__7.MoveNext)
  System.Collections.Generic.List to ' 1.InsertRange (Int32 index, 1 IEnumerable collection)
  at VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Task.ViCoreTaskCoreServiceProviderImpl.GetTaskList (IEnume
  uidList Maple 1, IEnumerable 1 connectionUidList)
  to VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Impl.V1.Task.CoreTaskServiceImpl.GetTaskList (IEnumerable 1 uidList,
  IEnumerable 1 connectionUidList)
  to VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.TaskServiceImpl.GetTaskCore (Nullable State 1,)
  IList 1 connectionUidList)
  to VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.TaskServiceImpl.GetTask (Nullable State 1,)
  CmdletTaskInfoProvider cmdletTaskInfoProvider)
  at VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.TaskServiceImpl.GetTaskById (String uid,
  CmdletTaskInfoProvider cmdletTaskInfoProvider)
  VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.VmServiceImpl.NewVM (model TemplateInterop,
  VMHostInterop vmHost, string name, resourceContainer, FolderInterop location VIContainerInterop,.
  StorageResourceInterop data store, Nullable 1 diskStorageFormat, OSCustomizationSpecInterop
  customization, Boolean, Boolean, string 1 Nullable description isRequestedAsync allowNested
  Nullable, 1 haIsolationResponse, Nullable 1 drsAutomationLevel, haRestartPriority, [AdvancedOption]
  options)
  to VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewVM.DoWork (customer VIAutomation, moList list 1)
  at VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10Ps.BaseCmdlet.BaseCmdlet.DoWork (VIConnection connection,
  MoList list 1)
  at VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.BaseCmdlet.BaseCmdlet.DoWorkEx (VIConnection connection,
  MoList list 1)
  to
  VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.BaseCmdlet.ConnectionDispatchHelper.ExecuteRunlist (dictionary 2
  runlist, DoWorkDelegate doWorkDelegate, UidDispatchHelper uidDispatchHelper, result of list 1)
  TargetSite:
  StackTrace:
  HelpLink:
  Source:

  PS C:\ > $Error [0]. Exception.InnerException | Select *.

  
  Message: An element with the same key has already been added.
  ParamName:
  Data: {ConnectionId}
  InnerException:
  TargetSite: Void Insert (TKey, TValue, Boolean)
  StackTrace: At System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary'2.Insert (TKey key, TValue value, Boolean add)
  to
  VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.StaticDataServiceImpl.PopulateTaskDescriptionDictionary)
  at VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.StaticDataServiceImpl.GetTaskDescription (String
  taskDescriptionId)
  at VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Task.TaskImpl.Create (ManagedObjectReference moRef,
  Customer VimClient, accessories 2 dictionary, extensionData object)
  to VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Task.ViCoreTaskCoreServiceProviderImpl. < GetTaskListForClient
  > d__7.MoveNext)
  System.Collections.Generic.List to ' 1.InsertRange (Int32 index, 1 IEnumerable collection)
  to
  VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Task.ViCoreTaskCoreServiceProviderImpl.GetTaskList (IEnumerable 1)
  uidList, IEnumerable 1 connectionUidList)
  to VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Impl.V1.Task.CoreTaskServiceImpl.GetTaskList (IEnumerable 1 uidList,
  IEnumerable 1 connectionUidList)
  to VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.TaskServiceImpl.GetTaskCore (Nullable State 1,)
  IList 1 connectionUidList)
  to VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.TaskServiceImpl.GetTask (Nullable State 1,)
  CmdletTaskInfoProvider cmdletTaskInfoProvider)
  at VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.TaskServiceImpl.GetTaskById (String uid,
  CmdletTaskInfoProvider cmdletTaskInfoProvider)
  VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Service.VmServiceImpl.NewVM (model TemplateInterop,
  VMHostInterop vmHost, string name, resourceContainer, FolderInterop location VIContainerInterop,.
  StorageResourceInterop data store, Nullable 1 diskStorageFormat, OSCustomizationSpecInterop
  customization, Boolean, Boolean, string 1 Nullable description isRequestedAsync allowNested
  Nullable, 1 haIsolationResponse, Nullable 1 drsAutomationLevel, haRestartPriority, [AdvancedOption]
  options)
  to VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewVM.DoWork (customer VIAutomation, moList list 1)
  at VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10Ps.BaseCmdlet.BaseCmdlet.DoWork (VIConnection connection,
  MoList list 1)
  at VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.BaseCmdlet.BaseCmdlet.DoWorkEx (VIConnection connection,
  MoList list 1)
  to
  VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.BaseCmdlet.ConnectionDispatchHelper.ExecuteRunlist (dictionary 2
  runlist, DoWorkDelegate doWorkDelegate, UidDispatchHelper uidDispatchHelper, result of list 1)
  HelpLink:
  Source: mscorlib

  
  

  I was informed that this is actually a "known" bug and a fix has already been planned for the release of the future code.  After getting the access to a beta version, it does not seem to be fixed in the next release.

• How to prevent multiple objects with the same key being stored?

  Hello
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  Hello

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• Windows and Mac licenses with the same license?

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• I just did a clean install on the same pc (windows 7 professional 64-bit) with the same key, but it says its invalid?

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  So, if you are always denied, you will just have to reinstall Windows XP or Vista and let it do the verification of eligibility.

  --------------

  or

  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 need to reinstall windows 7 on the same pc with the same key. Since I bought it ready installed on the PC, I don't have the DVD. How can I go about it?

  I messed up my pc while tinkering with disk partitions. I need to get windows 7 to work again on the same machine.

  Note that if you save all the important things, it will be lost after the reset.

  Your computer is equipped with a recovery instead of disk partition...

  This is how the recovery partition is accessible to most popular brands...

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  For Toshiba, press and hold "0" BEFORE and during the power upward

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  For Asus, press F9, as soon as you see the Asus logo.

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  For Fujitsu, press the F8 key directly after the power

  Advent, restart your computer. Then, press F10 repeatedly until the message "Starting system recovery"

  Sony VAIO, reboot and press "F8" or "F10" repeatedly until the screen "Advanced Boot Options".

  You may need to try several times to get everything above to work. If after several attempts, you have no chance, or the machine indicates that there is no recovery partition, your only option is to contact the computer manufacturer and ask for the model recovery discs...

  After the reset, you should get all the updates from Windows Update EXCEPT for hardware devices. Then, you install a good antivirus. ONLY AFTER you have done this, if you replace the stuff of backups or install anything else.