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• Windows prompts you to activate after reinstalling

  My hard drive on my laptop does not, so I bought and installed a new. I reloaded Windows 8 Pro using the CD I already bought and upgraded to the latest version of Windows 8.1 and it is all working properly. He is always asking me to activate Windows, even if I have entered my product key during installation.

  Original title: reload Windows

  Hi John,.

  1. have you tried to activate windows after the installation of Windows 8?
  2. what happens when you try to activate Windows?
   
  Method 1:
   
  I suggest you try the steps in the following Article from Microsoft on how to activate Windows
   
  How to activate a Microsoft product using Microsoft Product Activation Center
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us
   
  If your problem persists, go to method 2.

  Method 2:

  Why can't I activate Windows?
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows-8/why-activate-Windows
   
  Get help with activation errors
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows-8/activation-errors
   
  Hope the helps of information. Let us know if you need help with Windows related issues. We will be happy to help you.

• iTunes will not open even after reinstall on windows 7

  iTunes will not open even after reinstall on windows 7

  Hello mamaKAT,.

  Read the Apple article listed here:
  iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits unexpectedly, freezes, or launch issues
  http://support.Apple.com/kb/TS1717

  If this does not help, you should contact Apple support or post in the Apple discussion forums.
  http://discussions.Apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=149

  Thank you

  Marilyn
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think

• After discounting lost 8.1 Windows, moreover, Windows 8, asking to activate again.

  Original title: Windows asking to activate again.

  I used windows 8 on my Dell Vostro 2520. A couple of weeks, I've updated to 8.1 and I had no problem with windows 8.1. But since yesterday, I started to get continuous https errors, even to https://google.com the browser said there are certificate errors (my friends using the same wifi network I use had no such problem). Chrome told me that my date is not correct. My calendar showed 10024 year and there was also a warning that the date is out of range. I tried to change the date, but I got the message that it could not be changed. So I decided to restore my windows. I chose the option that keeps your personal files and removes all software. On the update page, it has been shown that "you'll have new update to windows 8.1". But restarting does not help me. I had the same problem of https, also lost 8.1 now my pc is Windows 8. And as he asks me to activate windows... Help me

  Hello Anu,

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

  I would be grateful if you could provide us with the following information:

  1. You get an error while activating Windows 8?
  2. You are able to access Web sites now?

  I understand your concern about your computer. I suggest to try the activation of Windows 8 with the product key of Windows 8 and try the update to Windows 8.1.

  See also,

  Why can't I activate Windows?

  Please return in the case of other issues related to Windows.

• Vista asks to activate after 4 years to be activated...

  I have Windows Vista Hope Premium 32-bit SP2. It is pre-installed on my Gateway GT5404 and had no problems for the past 4-5 years. Now, windows keeps asking me to activate unexpectedly even if its active been all these years.

  What should I do?

  PS: I installed a new motherboard about 2 weeks ago but had no problems so far (just in case it might have something to do with the BIOS).

  Thank you

  Martin

  You have an OEM of Vista version of the bridge. OEM versions are related to the motherboard first (sometimes even BIOS locaked) they are installed and cannot be reinstalled on a new motherboard unless the original motherboard is no longer available and the replacement is provided by the gateway.

  JS
  http://www.PAGESTART.com

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

• Windows 7 - cannot perform updates after reinstall

  the hardsek is damaged. I buy a new another Hardisek
  and downloaded the windows7 old even with the original CD
  But I can't update
  
  What is the solution
   

  Hello Zohar545zo,

  Thank you for your message.  Also, can you confirm that your operating system has been activated after reinstalling?  You may need to perform a phone activation.

  1. Click Start, and then in the search box type: slui.exe 4
  2. press enter on your keyboard
  3. Select your country.
  4. Select the option to activate the phone, then call and hold to a real person.

  Please let us know, we are looking forward to hear back on your part.

  See you soon

  Jason H. Engineer Support of Microsoft answers visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• XP Home SP3 will not activate after reinstalling

  I tried to fix a Dell Dimension B110, who had a failed hard drive.  Received the Dell installation discs to reinstall.  Once the installation is finished cannot get in the log on screen before you get the message "this copy must be activated with Microsoft before you can log in. You want to activate Windows now? Yes or no"and it goes no further.  Have answered Yes and let it go all day at work; has got the same question when I woke it upwards!  Of obviously cannot get in the Activation Wizard to get the phone number to call to activate and it doesn't seem to be a listing on microsoft.com.  So, how can I solve this?

  Hi pdnzip,

  I recommend you contact Microsoft customer support for assistance Service team. They will help you to connect to the Microsoft activation service for the.

  For more information, please visit: how and when to contact Microsoft and support Customer Service

  Hope the helps of information.

• I bought a copy of Windows Vista Home Premium and after reinstalling my OS, I thought that the product key already exists, and it will not accept it.

  I have a laptop with windows vista Home premium that I bought at a price of extortionist from a retailer, I had to reinstall because of some software that magically stoped working and so my computer crashing. Now Microsoft´s site says that my product key already exists (although I know because this is my product key) and he won´t consider. How can I get my original key work?

  original title: valid Windows Vista product key

  You must use the Activate by phone and speak to an operator.

  telephone activation.
  Click the Start button
  in the search box, type
  SLUI 4
  and press the Enter key
  Follow the instructions - but when asked which service you need the ansafone phone, don't answer - it should oblige the operator to answer, who can deal with you.

• This will take more space than that. How to open a window to ask a question after my computer hacked. How to open a window to ask a question and give details?

  30/05/2011, just after a meeting controversial of our community local Government Council, the Council pulled its Director general. It's great news for our community, and I tried to send copy of news to our regional newspaper online. Idiscovered that all my "hotmail" account passwords is over worked. Then I reset passwords for each of them over the next few days and discovered that the new passwords do not work, or they would work during a day, and then the passwords would not work the next day. Even more confusing was the fact that one of the passwords from the original account has started working again, even after I had changed the password on it! I took the window of opportunity to apply online for assistance. I received a number of responses with PIN to grab, to a "windows live (hotmail) private forum." However, this process did not work for various reasons. Perhaps, for those three confused accounts password reset Microsoft System for account recovery. But the resets a lot were the result of having none of the passwords work, even after reset. I took the last email I received from Microsoft, clicked on the link to access the page where I could enter the PIN, to take on the private forum. The screen said that the email "was no longer valid," even if I replied to the email within 24 hours (I think...) I have entered my PIN anyway and arrived at a page that directed me to "private forum", only it was no 'private' forum, or is it possible to get it to him. There was no sense and no link to access. I am directed to a page of windowslivehelp General to "create a new user profile." I have three that I can't access. I entered the emails of non-working and my personal information. The message returned to the statement that "a user with this (email,... or something like) already exists." It's that I got. I could not beyond this page without entering the name of someone else or some false information because I am me and that he would do no good to put in another. I can barely keep track of all the passwords, names, addresses, etc., etc., I already have! The result is, I'm stuck on my account without a valid reason, and the account I am locked out so is the most important account. And this is where Microsoft should be concerned. The e-mail account that has been hacked for nearly two weeks, it is that the account of a set aside ONLY for MICROSOFT BUSINESS. One day, I could access the account (the password resets through chess,) I discovered that two and a half years of correspondence with Microsoft technicians - including their email addresses - had disappeared. All my files with their correspondence had been deleted or stolen. All emails deal only with the Microsoft program and solutions and recommended patches and operating system problems. This is not good. I had saved the lessons and references to the study for future work on my computer. So the fact that I can't send or receive e-mail from the techies interferes with Microsoft and Security Affairs as well. To make things worse, I also noticed that I don't get the usual techies follow-up emails after I have talking with them on the phone. Even when I give them my address email Earthlink, which has been configured to work with Outlook, I received no email from them. This tells me that the Earthlink/Outlook email has been hacked as well. I discovered that an email from a friend of mine had been opened, before even I knew that it had arrived in my email box. So what I want to do, is get specific help for a techie specific MS, on how to overcome the problems of communication. If I can't navigate to a "private hotmail forum" to get a response to my email; and if the technicians e-mail can't me and doesn't work when it is not, how to solve the lock-out of e-mail? A cat live would be the best solution. I understand that pay for MSN email comes with live phone support, but I have not yet registered for this service. Yes, there is a live chat page that can help with the problem of hotmail? Is there a way that I can read a specific answer to my specific problem? I still have to find an answer to this question. And finally, the fact that SOMETHING is put out that my Security Essentials at random times doesn't help. Security Essentials scans aren't picking up any viruses. However, this problem is recurring and has been for about the last two months. Even MS technicians checked the system configuration settings to ensure that engaged, and it is. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Today, I have not checked remaining two hotmail accounts that appear to have been recovered. So, maybe I can receive e-mail from MS in my hotmail alternate accounts. However, the main account which I use only for correspondence of Microsoft, is still inaccessible and probably still not guaranteed. Advice appreciated.

  electrogal

  Hello

  When you use one huge paragraph like that it makes it very difficult to read. Something else
  for use when you need more space is a response to your own message more
  Details as required. In most cases the easiest of the question and any explanation
  observations are usually the best methods to help us help you.

  How to ask a question
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/555375

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

  Answers is a peer group supported and unfortunately has no real influence on Hotmail.

  HotMail has its own Forums, so you can ask your questions there.

  Windows Live Solution Center - HotMail - HotMail Forums Solutions
  http://windowslivehelp.com/

  Hotmail - Forums
  http://windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?ProductID=1

  Hotmail - Solutions
  http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions.aspx?ProductID=1

  How to contact Windows Live Hotmail Support
  http://email.about.com/od/hotmailtips/Qt/et_hotmail_supp.htm

  Windows Live Hotmail Top issues and Support information
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316659/en-us

  Compromised account - access unauthorized account - how to recover your account
  http://windowslivehelp.com/solution.aspx?SolutionID=6ea0c7b3-1473-4176-b03f-145b951dcb41

  Hotmail hacked? Take these steps
  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2010/07/07/Hotmail-hacked-take-these-steps.aspx

  I hope this helps.

• Windows 8, asking to activate Windows after HARD SSD migration drive

  I have a laptop Asus Q220e pre-installed with windows 8, and recently, I migrated my HDD to the SSD drive and installed the SSD in the laptop.  The migration went perfectly and the computer works correctly, but when I connect a screen appears that says I must activate windows.  He told one other computer is running my current product key and give me the error code: 0xC004C008. Any suggestions on hw to solve this problem? I have doe something wrong during the migration for the SSD?

  You need to try phone activation:

  1. press the Windows key + X , and then click run, and then type: slui.exe 4

  2. then 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.

• Failed to activate after reinstalling

  I've recently updated my processor and motherboard on my home PC, requiring a reinstall of Windows.  I am running Windows 7 Home Premium, and I bought a pack of 3 family and installed on 3 computers (one of them is the computer that I just upgraded).  When I am going through the online activation process, it tells me that my product key cannot be used on this computer.  I tried the telephone automated system, which accepted my key, but asked me how many computers I had already activated on, and when I said "three", he told me my license Windows had exceeded the number of licenses (or something to that effect).  There is no option to tell him that I have reinstall it on one of the three.  When I called customer service, they told me to try the phone activation once, I did and it failed with the same results (I told them he would, but they said it should work).  Does anyone have other ideas? I had to 'disable' Windows before the upgrade to free a license?

  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

  Please note:

  The Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack Upgrade 3 PCs is an upgrade license.

  However, the requirements for the media upgrade is that you have an operating system already eligible such as Windows XP or Vista installed to use it. Since the Windows 7 end user license agreement.

  15 UPDATES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade. After the upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software that you upgraded. After upgrade, you can no longer use the software that you upgraded.

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

  Note also:

  Because you have changed the motherboard, the upgrade license has more a previous qualification license. Your license precedent provided with the motherboard that you have replaced is not transferable to the new motherboard.

  The OEM of Windows 7 versions are identical to the versions commercial full license with the following exception:

  -OEM versions don't offer any free direct support from Microsoft technical support Microsoft

  -OEM Licenses are tied to the computer first you install and activate it on

  
  

  -OEM versions allow all hardware upgrades except for an upgrade to a different model motherboard

  -OEM versions does not move directly from an older Windows operating system

  What is OEM software? :
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/oemsupport_1/en-GB

  Licensing FAQ:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/OEM/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_faq.aspx

  You can try the activation of the phone, but this is not guaranteed.

• Windows Update does not work after reinstalling Windows XP due to the infection by the virus

  Hello

  I have a system of Windows XP with IE8.

  I can't get Windows Update to work. Just crossed another reinstall due to a virus problem and trying to get my operating system again.

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  We need to know what type of CPU you have. Follow the instructions in Tricky again. You will see a window that looks like this:

  
  http://KB.Epson-Europe.com/PF/12/WebFiles/article%20Images/operating%20Systems/win%20XP%20-%202000/System_Properties_XP.jpg
  I suspect you have an AMD processor. If so, please read the following:
  The computer restarts after a Stop error message display 0x0000007E (after update with Service Pack 3 for Windows XP)

  Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Upgrade utility for systems with AMD processors.

• Can not activate after reinstalling

  My HD failed in part freezing way often, I realized that the HD was the problem, then I saved most of the files in a portable H.D.and replaced the condemned H.D.on my laptop with a new and re - install windows, why can't use the same key?...

  He thinks that the key is already in use (on the old HD).  You have to manually enable.

  To activate manually, go to start, search, and type in slui 4 enter.  Enter your country and press Next.  You will be on a screen with a phone number and a bunch of codes below.  Dial the number and browse automatic guests until you get to a human being.  Have your handy product code because it will be asked.  Explain the situation, but it's the same PC and only installed on this PC.  They should give you a code to enter on this screen to activate Vista.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• CS6 Design and Web Premium Adobe can't activate after reinstalling desktop PC hard drive crashed.

  I tried to reinstall and activate my copy of Adobe CS6 after my desktop PC hard drive crashed. I wasn't able to disable this copy from the hard drive crashed making even the impossible windows startup. Please tell us how can I activate this copy on my desktop PC.

  Serial number and activation support (non - CC)

  http://helpx.Adobe.com/x-productkb/global/Service1.html ( http://adobe.ly/1aYjbSC )

• Want J010dx m7: windows will not start until after full recovery of the system with new HARD drive

  Hello world

  I need help here.

  My HP envy m7 J010dx works perfectly with my original hard drive (1 TB).

  I am preparing a second HDD (NEW 320) as backup.

  I took off the Moose HDD (1 TB) and replace it with the NEW HARD drive (320GB) and try to do a full recovery of the system with the HP recovery DVD.

  After full system recovery and laptop computer needs to be restarted in order to continue, the laptop keeps restarting on the logo of windows 8.

  I think it says device not found Boot. Also a test using the UEFI tool material HP and all pass.

  Replacing the NEW HARD drive with the original of the old HARD drive and it start normally.

  What can go wrong here in this case? Thank you very much for the help.

  Concerning

  John

  OK, I read through the thread and this is my point of view on this based on works including restore process with the user created a recovery (UCRDs) media which the user indicated that they used.

  If you just want to jump to the conclusion at the bottom, you can see my opinion. If you want to know 'why' Please read the entire post.

  Model No.: m7-j010dx

  Product #: E0K83UA #ABA

  Ships OS: Windows 8 (64-bit)

  Recovery HP part No. Kit: 730336-002 (3 DVDs + extra)

  User replaced the HARD drive with a 1 TB hard drive 5400 RPM with HP ProtectSmart hard drive Protection a new hard drive is a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS 320 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache SATA 3.0 GB / s 2.5 "Notebook internal hard drive.

  With the help of UCRDs sent media recovery media (SSRDs):

  When the UCRDs are created, only the drivers for the HW operation (this is a critical point, that I will look later) are burned to the user created a recovery media.  Consider this a snapshot of the current HW, the base drivers and software applications.   If you change the HW on your laptop or desktop where the additional device requires a different driver for these features, a few questions you might - recovery process could stop because he can't find the right driver, a blue screen, a lack of start-up or other unstable system.

  A few years ago, I had a PC that would not recover because the Blu - ray (ODD) optical disk drive did not work.  I replaced the WEIRD Blu - ray with a generic DVD/CD burner into the new part of Blu - ray is presented.   I got the PC using SSRDs thinking I would put some time and just install the Blu - ray after the PC has been recovered.   The PC recovered and when the new Blu - ray showed I installed the unit and guess what?  All PCs have shown in Device Manager and applications was a generic ODD - no Blu - ray capability and ability to read Blu - ray content in the default HP provided for multimedia applications delivered with the PC.  Applications were there but no Blu - ray capability.

  Huh?  It looks that I did not put any time at all.

  I inserted the new Blu - ray ODD and distributed recovery with the HP SSRDs.

  After recovery, I had all the Blu - ray drivers and applications supported Blu - ray.

  The difference between UCRDs and SSRDs:

  UCRDs provide a glimpse of what is installed and functional both disks are created.

  Version Digest of the player on what is happening with SSRDs to retrieve a PC (before Windows 10):

  SSRDs have all the drivers for all the HW and SW qualified for the unit.  There may be several drivers for hard drives, different types/screen resolutions, sides, etc.  Based on the characteristics of the specific laptop / desktop a process is run called "Do / don't.   After entering the recovery SDRD, the Notebook media boots to Recovery Manager.  The first step is a raw copy of all the contents of the disc on a temporary partition.  Following the Do / do not process looks at the characteristics of this specific unit and remove all other drivers and applications not used by this device.  Drivers and the only successful applications are the features supported.   And then, the new operating system and recovery partition is created.   The PC end recovery of cleaning process and restart the laptop / desktop. And, Yes, you guessed it, if you create the user created a recovery media, you only have the drivers for HW devices and applications of HP on the PC at the time.

  So, that being said, what could be the cause/solution?

  Hard drives can be different enough so that a different driver (not the UCRDs) is necessary for the newly installed HW.

  The SSRDs are supported on the new HARD drive installed?

  I don't know, I have an office boy, and I have not tried on this model of laptop.

  If you have / acquire SSRDs, I recover the laptop with the new installed HARD drive and see if it works.  It may or may not.  I don't know what drives were qualified for this laptop.

  If this does not work, the last option is cloning via USB connection (old HARD drive in the PC, new HARD drive connected to a USB 3 via the SATA Adapter (dongle) USB port, install or download software cloning and cloning the old HDD to the new.)   I just did this on the two older Windows 7 computers laptops using a SanDisk Ultra kit.  He has worked on both units.

  Conclusion:

  I don't think that the problem is caused from a HARD drive of 1 to a 320 GB HARD drive, as it meets the minimum specs for a complete installation.  I think the problem is related to the use of UCRDs to retrieve and the UCRDs do not have the HARD driver/firmware/application disc.

  But then again, I know.

  I am an employee of HP...