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Default Activate windows help.

I just recently got a new motherboard, CPU and other things but i kept my old harddrive out of my old computers.

My old computer was a retail built one from PC-World so it already came with windows. Now i had got it working a few days ago and everything was fine until about an hour ago.

I tried logging in but it says " Activate windows "
So i'm unable to do pretty much anything unless i activate it, i thought this was wierd.

Now when i try to activate through the internet it already has a typed in CD-Key, im guessing this key is from when PC-World put it on the computer before selling it? I'm quite confused.

Anyway the already typed in one won't work so now i am stuck, i really don't want to be shedding out £200 for what i have already bought.

Thanks! Have a great evening -Eltoc
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Old 20-02-2008, 05:29 PM
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Default Activate windows help.

You need to go through MS to get it activated.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...b48b51033.mspx
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Default Activate windows help.

Well i don't really have a key for it, my old computer (HP) came with it as retail and i think changing the motherboard into this new gigabyte one must of messed everything up.
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If it is the same computer they can give you a new activation key.
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Default Activate windows help.

Well its the same harddrive, basicly my old computer, i took the harddrive out of it and put it in a new one i just built thinking that it would work as if normal but with the new hardware.
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Right, you either contact MS and work it out with them or go buy a new OS.
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Default Activate windows help.

ok ill contact MS for now, thanks.
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E8200 45nm Core 2 Duo OC @ 4.8ghz Stable
Motherboard:
GA-P31-DS3L 1066mhz 45nm FSB 1333
RAM:
4gig 1400mhz Dual channel DDR3
Graphics Card(s):
8800 GTS 320mb
Sound Card:
On-board
Hard Drive(s):
250gb Standard
Optical Drive(s):
Case / PSU:
850watt SLI ready, NZXT Xtreme RED LED
Cooling:
Asus Square Evo
Network / Internet:
20mb Virgin media ( Virgin FTL )
Monitor(s):
22" HD Widescreen. 17" Proview
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