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    Windows 8 Cant activate win 8 on HP Pavilion dv6-6047cl

    I also learned that the "Change Product Key" link has been removed from Windows 8 "System" information. This has been replaced with an application "Slui 3" which accomplishes the same thing. Microsoft had to eventually change my key remotely using this application. They generated a new key for...
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    Windows 8 Cant activate win 8 on HP Pavilion dv6-6047cl

    bassfisher6522 is correct. Microsoft verified this to me. When you request a WMC key you get the same key every time you use the same e-mail address. Do not use the same key on different computers or you will get the same error I had. Microsoft will gladly fix it though.
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    Windows 8 Cant activate win 8 on HP Pavilion dv6-6047cl

    SUCCESS.... Thanks all. My problem initially happened after I applied the key from the OEM COA for Win 7 when I installed the UPGRADE win 7 disk on the new SSD drive. Activated fine... no problems. Later (a week?) I installed the Windows 8 upgrade downloaded from Microsoft for 40 bucks (this...
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    Windows 8 Cant activate win 8 on HP Pavilion dv6-6047cl

    two weeks ago I had a hard drive failure on the stated laptop. I installed an OCZ ssd and reinstalled windows 7 from a retail family pack. I used the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) windows key from the sticker on the HP laptop. This activated no problem. I purchased this laptop new at SAMS...
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