Hi,
Similar problem as everyone else here it seems - the original harddrive in my netbook got very slow so I bought an SSD second hand as a replacement. I've installed windows XP on it using a disk created on a USB stick. I've tried inputting the windows authentication
key on the COA on the bottom of the netbook but it won't accept it, saying it is not authorised. I ran the windows update product key tool and same problem, it didn't accept the auth key.
Slightly strange thing about mine - i ran the MGADiag tool and the product key details it came up with are different to the auth key I have on my COA sticker. I used a free key identifier to find out the full key and tried that in the activation window as
well but that also did not work. MGADiag box copied below (I have removed the product key and product key hash bits, let me know if you need either of them:
Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):
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Windows Validation Data-->
Validation Status: Not Activated
Validation Code: 1
Cached Validation Code: N/A
Windows Product Key: *****-*****-*****-*****-*****
Windows Product Key Hash: ********
Windows Product ID: 76487-OEM-2211906-00102
Windows Product ID Type: 2
Windows License Type: OEM SLP
Windows OS version: 5.1.2600.2.00010100.2.0.pro
ID: {38A63678-7837-4658-B738-35C7DC0AC304}(3)
Is Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
LegitcheckControl ActiveX: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Product Name: N/A
Architecture: N/A
Build lab: N/A
TTS Error: N/A
Validation Diagnostic: 025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-258-3
Resolution Status: N/A
Vista WgaER Data-->
ThreatID(s): N/A
Version: N/A
Windows XP Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
File Exists: No
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGA Data-->
Office Status: 109 N/A
OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-258-3
Browser Data-->
Proxy settings: N/A
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Win32)
Default Browser: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
Active scripting: Allowed
Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed
File Scan Data-->
Other data-->
Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{38A63678-7837-4658-B738-35C7DC0AC304}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0027.0</Version><OS>5.1.2600.2.00010100.2.0.pro</OS><Architecture>x32</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-YD4YT</PKey><PID>76487-OEM-2211906-00102</PID><PIDType>2</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-1177238915-2139871995-1417001333</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>eMachines
</Manufacturer><Model>eM350 </Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>Acer</Manufacturer><Version>V1.10</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2"
minor="6"/><Date>20110602000000.000000+000</Date><SLPBIOS>Dell System,Dell Computer,Dell System,Dell System</SLPBIOS></BIOS><HWID>C3C306A80184E074</HWID><UserLCID>0809</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>GMT
Standard Time(GMT+00:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM/><GANotification/></MachineData>
<Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/><Applications/></Office></Software></GenuineResults>
Licensing Data-->
N/A
Windows Activation Technologies-->
N/A
HWID Data-->
N/A
OEM Activation 1.0 Data-->
BIOS string matches: yes
Marker string from BIOS: 1E810:Acer Incorporated|8547:MPC Computers
Marker string from OEMBIOS.DAT: Dell System,Dell Computer,Dell System,Dell System
OEM Activation 2.0 Data-->
N/A
Any help you could provide would be much appreciated. If it makes any difference, I bought my netbook in Australia at the beginning of 2011. It is an emachines e350.
Thanks very much
