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I had a crash on my hard drive. Square Trade replaced the hard drive. The new windows 7 on the new hard drive is asking for validation. RRS feed

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  • I had a crash on my hard drive. Square Trade replaced the hard  drive. The new windows 7 on the new hard drive is asking for validation.  What procedure should I follow to validate the new Windows? Thanks!
    Monday, October 28, 2013 3:24 PM

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  • Please see:  How to activate Windows 7

    Carey Frisch

    Monday, October 28, 2013 7:02 PM
    Moderator
  • ...and if Carey's suggestion doesn't work, ....

    To properly analyse and solve problems with Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag tool
    (download and save to desktop - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 )
     Once saved, run the tool.
    Click on the Continue button, which will produce the report.
     To copy the report to your response, click on the Copy button in the tool (ignore any error messages at this point), and then paste (using either r-click/Paste, or Ctrl+V ) into your response.
      - **in your own thread**, please
     
    Please also state the Version and Edition of Windows quoted on your COA sticker (if you have one) on the case of your machine (or inside the battery compartment), but do NOT quote the Key on the sticker!
    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx


    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth
    No - I do not work for Microsoft, or any of its contractors.

    Monday, October 28, 2013 8:19 PM
    Moderator

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  • Please see:  How to activate Windows 7

    Carey Frisch

    Monday, October 28, 2013 7:02 PM
    Moderator
  • ...and if Carey's suggestion doesn't work, ....

    To properly analyse and solve problems with Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag tool
    (download and save to desktop - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 )
     Once saved, run the tool.
    Click on the Continue button, which will produce the report.
     To copy the report to your response, click on the Copy button in the tool (ignore any error messages at this point), and then paste (using either r-click/Paste, or Ctrl+V ) into your response.
      - **in your own thread**, please
     
    Please also state the Version and Edition of Windows quoted on your COA sticker (if you have one) on the case of your machine (or inside the battery compartment), but do NOT quote the Key on the sticker!
    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx


    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth
    No - I do not work for Microsoft, or any of its contractors.

    Monday, October 28, 2013 8:19 PM
    Moderator