windows activation

I have a Lenovo T430 laptop that came with MS 7 64. The only thing I changed out was the hard drive to an SSD and the single channel 4 gig RAM to 8 gig dual channel. Both were done over a year ago and I had no issues with these upgrades at all. Now I don't use my laptop for anything else than...

Recently, I upgraded my computer from Windows 7 Pro, to Windows 10. I wasn't exactly sure how to do it so I used a Windows 10 Media Creation Tool in a USB that I got from another computer. Now there is an annoying watermark in the bottom right corner of my screen that says "Activate Windows...

Have had same computer with Windows 7 Home Premium for many years. Never had a problem with Windows saying it isn't genuine. A few years ago I cloned the HD to a newer drive. No problems. About 2 months ago I cloned the HD to a larger drive and am now using that without problems as my new HD...

I was not able to upgrade to Windows 10. Every time, the process failed after 60-70℅. So at last I tried to install windows 10 through media tool. I succeeded but now I am not able to activate Windows 10 using my key of Windows 8. Can I go back to Windows 8 and activate it using my key?

Well I have decided to take the plunge and update to Windows 10 from Windows 7 Pro. At the same time I intend to upgrade the hard drive on my laptop to an SSD. The thing that I am trying to figure out is the cleanest and most effective method to accomplish this. Which one these do you...

Hi, unfortunately my Lenovo e530 laptop run into a little issue recently and i was looking for a way to reinstall windows but without having to do a whole factory reset, as with the built in setup files, there only appears to be the option to restore to factory default and no 'repair only'...

This is a problem that I created by doing something stupid. Like recovering my laptop with the recovery disks for my desktop. Now I am trying to recover my laptop. I have a message that says "ordinal 383 could not be located in the dynamic link library iertutil.dll." (HKCMD.EXE) When I go...

I had my computer custom built for me about 2 years ago from Micro-Center, a computer store near me that sells every PC component you can think of, and they'll put it all together for you too. My PC is still running fast and does everything I need it to do, but I'm ready for a refresh! Overall...

My computer freezes on every startup and after restarting 2-3 times. And then it can freeze up at at any random time. I'm pretty sure it's not overheating. I also checked the task manager, my disk and CPU usage was up to 95% most of the time. So I uninstalled a few stuff which I didn't use and I...

I have a Tosh satellite L505D-ES025 that I purchased in May 2010.The hard drive ("HD") failed in June 2012. In checking the Toshiba forum for this model.I have noticed a number of owners have the similar problem with HD failures . Toshiba wants $250 for a replacment drive. I have installed a...

Describes a problem in which you receive an error message when you try to use the Windows Activation wizard to activate a copy of Windows Vista or Windows 7. Resolutions are provided. Link Removed - Invalid URL

Describes a problem in which you receive an error message when you try to use the Windows Activation wizard to activate a copy of Windows Vista or Windows 7. Resolutions are provided. More...

I have a PC with full legit W7 Ultimate installed. I also have a currently unused full legit Vista license. (originally came with PC .. I bought new OS not upgrade) I am building a new PC and wish to use the W7 license so I can put 64bit W7 on my new PC ... easy enough as it will be a clean...

I work on a Mac. Recently (for online business purposes) I purchased Parallels in order to download Windows 7 Home Premium. This is where my problems started. I am a South African working in Korea. I could not download Windows 7 because I was told that my purchase would not be valid for that...

Hi, I'm not computer savvy and I have joined this group out of shear frustration. I don't even know if I'm in the right group, but here goes. I've had my HP desktop for 2 years without a problem, now I'm getting this message (see title) in the bottom right corner. I've contacted HP and...

Describes an issue in which you may receive an "0xC004E002" error message when you try to activate Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2. Link Removed

How to resolve Error Code: 0xC004F061 received when you try to activate a copy of Windows Vista or Windows 7 by using a Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) product key Link Removed

Well ill be honest, im not the most tech savvy person around so bare with me. Ill keept it simple, i just bought windows 7 home premium, downloaded it from microsofts website. Everything seems to be working fine EXCEPT the fact that the only internet application that is being allowed to run is...

Everytime I log in, I get a "Windows Activation" screen, saying activate Windows now the activation period has expired. Then it gives me the option to activate now or activate later, why is this? I have the windows 7 release cand. and isin't it supposed to expire in like 2010? Please help...

Just got a new PC--Dell with Vista Basic. I immediately downloaded and installed Windows 7. I did not activate Vista before installing Win 7. I have tried several times to activate Win 7 but it will not accept the product key number on my PC. I get a message to the effect that the key is not...