Cannot Activate Windows 7 Ultimate after computer rebuild

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  "bjbwood" wrote in message news:2e37daac-07e1-4181-81fb-57d180f27d24...

  Copy and Paste of Diagnoastic:

  Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):
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  Windows Validation Data-->

  Validation Code: 0
  Cached Online Validation Code: 0x0
  Windows Product Key: *****-*****-D2Y7Y-QPR4K-RHYY9
  Windows Product Key Hash: 6g8mAu8vMAWIMNUYyDzwnmiUw88=
  Windows Product ID: 00426-065-2367721-86748
  Windows Product ID Type: 5
  Windows License Type: Retail
  Windows OS version: 6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.001
  

  Other data-->
  SYSTEM><Manufacturer>Hewlett-Packard</Manufacturer><Model>HP xw8400 Workstation</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>Hewlett-Packard</Manufacturer><Version>786D5 v02.38</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="5"/><Date>20101025000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS

   

  Licensing Data-->
  Software licensing service version: 6.1.7601.17514

  Name: Windows(R) 7, Ultimate edition
  Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, RETAIL channel
  Partial Product Key: RHYY9
  License Status: Initial grace period
  Time remaining: 3060 minute(s) (2 day(s))
  Remaining Windows rearm count: 4
  Trusted time: 29/04/2012 05:02:08 PM

   

  OEM Activation 2.0 Data-->
  BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes
  Windows marker version: 0x0
  OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: yes
    SLIC   HPQOEM  SLIC-WKS

  Sent media back but now only have 3 days..........help?

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  Your installation is using an MSDN Key.

  Unless you are an MSDN subscriber, you are not entitled to use the Key – and whoever sold it to you was not entitled to do so.

  Your Windows Key is from a not-for-resale MSDN account.

  You need to claim an immediate refund from the vendor - do NOT accept the offer of a new key.(all they are trying to do is to get past the 45-day claims window. or avoid you sending the evidence of their crimes to the authorities)
  
  Please read the following stickies.... .............................
  
  http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/genuinewindows7/thread/a2444f34-0aff-4f29-a8ac-67e28b0c0285
  
  and
  
  http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/genuinewindows7/thread/06698c46-8668-4ccd-a544-a88969265a6b
  
  The pirates have got VERY good at this over the past few years, as the price of equipment for manufacturing the packages drops, and as factories open in less well-policed countries.
  
  see also this post....
  
  http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/genuinewindows7/thread/46a58748-5a64-41ff-b7f4-f6d3b47beca9
  
  
  Also - have a look at this video....
  
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzqNNiOM0c

   

   

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  Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth

  • Marked as answer by Darin Smith MS Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:26 PM

  Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:22 PM

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  Mmmm....oh dear. Have sent all media to Microsoft PID centre with ebayers details. Will report on Ebay as well. Live n learn.

  Anyway why did it work from 23rd Jan?

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  Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:43 PM
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  "bjbwood" wrote in message news:b233911c-deb0-4ba2-aa26-57ac7e78d2b6...

  Mmmm....oh dear. Have sent all media to Microsoft PID centre with ebayers details. Will report on Ebay as well. Live n learn.

  Anyway why did it work from 23rd Jan?

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  Here's my standard spiel on the time-delays involved in tagging abused keys....
  
  For MSDN Keys:-
  
  MS can only act once a key hits a threshold (and they won't tell an outsider what that threshold is, understandably). They then have to put it through internal systems to ensure that all relevant parties are informed, just in case it's an oversight - then it enters the queue for the next update to the system. I have no idea how often the WAT checking system is updated, but I would suspect that it's no more than weekly because of admin and timing issues. The internal MS processes could therefore take easily a couple of weeks.
  It therefore depends on how close to the end of a vendors sales list you are, and how quickly he's selling them.
  The cannier ones will sell just enough to stay under the threshold for each product (MSDN subs include a huge number of products), until they've maximised the profits, then try and flood the market before disappearing into the sunset, laden with your cash. This could take anything up to a year or more.
  
  For products sold using a loader:-
  The loader gets around online activation by fooling the computer into thinking that the OS is installed onto the correct machine, by modifying certain files. Because of a number of factors, it's impossible to stop this, so MS came up with the WAT update - which has the ability to scan the relevant files, and detect the use of a loader tool. If the user fully updates the machine, including recommended updates and optional updates, then the WAT update is installed and starts work, and within 3 days, a loader-installed machine will get a notification. However, the WAT update is a voluntary one, at least at the first update run, and can be uninstalled, or refused
  The other time the WAT update is installed, is when you validate Windows for some reason - it is part of the validation process, rather than the activation process. this time, it does the scan immediately, and again this will show as non-genuine if a Loader is present.
  If a user never needs/wants to validate, then they need never install the WAT update, and may never see a non-genuine notification.
  

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  Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth

  Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:52 PM

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  "bjbwood" wrote in message news:b233911c-deb0-4ba2-aa26-57ac7e78d2b6...

  Mmmm....oh dear. Have sent all media to Microsoft PID centre with ebayers details. Will report on Ebay as well. Live n learn.

  Anyway why did it work from 23rd Jan?

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  You can re-arm the Grace period to give you another 30 days -

  Open an Elevated Command Prompt, and type the following command

   

  slmgr.vbs /rearm

   

  hit the Enter key, and reboot on request.

   

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  Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth

  Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:56 PM

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  Thank you for you fast and comprehensive replies!

  I have purchased a copy from a reputable site and provided the seller wiith a window of opportunity to redeem themselves. I have sent the media to PID anyway.

  Thanks

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  Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:10 PM
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  If you're lucky, you may get a complimentary  copy from MS - I'd advise on  holding off on using the new copy until you hear back from them. Meanwhile, use the rearm to give you some breathing-space.

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  Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth

  Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:18 PM

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