Windows activation problem - sticker product faded on bottom of laptop key
Hello. I installed Windows Service Pack 2 on my HP laptop, and now it requires Activation. My activation key is a sticker on the bottom of my laptop which has now disappeared, and I am unable to see what the numbers are. How can I turn it back on. Microsoft does not provide support, nor thanks HP.
Have you tried to phone activation? Type Start, "slui.exe 3 ' and follow the instructions. Do not meet the guests phone until you are asked if you want to speak to an agent. Explain your situation to the officer.
Microsoft does not support OEM of Windows copies without recharging. The OEM is responsible for this.
Manufacturers do not keep a record of the product keys assigned to individual computers. The COA stickers are placed in batches at the time of manufacture.
Try to use a magnifying glass and a bright light to read the product key from COA. If you cannot activate this way then you will need to use the HP recovery software to restore Windows back to its factory condition. You can have a recovery for this partition. If so, please visit the HP website for instructions for its use. Recovery will eliminate your programs and files, back up your data.
Recovery software will reinstall the product embedded factory key and auto activate. The embedded key isn't her even than on the COA sticker and can not be used to activate manually.
If you do not have a recovery partition, and you have not already ordered a set of recovery discs, you can order from HP. See the HP site for ordering instructions. If they are no longer available at HP, you can buy them from a third party as Recovery - Disks.com.
Have you tried to use system restore to get back to a date before the installation of SP2?
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If you get a message that the product key is already in use then the next step is to use telephone activation. See this link from my Web site: http://vistasupport.mvps.org/product_key_already_in_use.htm
This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.
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