I tried calling microsoft and they told me that this key is blocked by manufacturer. Please let me know how can I activate my original wondows key. Laptop order no.
Go to Solution. Finally, I was able to recover sticker codes by applying some acrylic paint. The whole process took around 30 minutes with hit and trial.
Thanks, everyone for all your help and guidance. Recommendation for everyone - Dont rely on online softwares to retrieve windows key before reinstalling windows. Use below code to find out your current windows key:.
This holds several Windows settings for your machine. View solution in original post. Are you using the license key from the Microsoft COA attached to bottom of laptop?
May be in the hdd compartment. HP does not block license keys they put on their machines. Microsoft is responsible for activation issues-not HP. MS sells the licenses to HP. This block can happen if an owner uses Belarc to retrieve license key-which is not the official key.
It is the mass production key used by HP in manufacturing. It can also happen if the Licensing Store needs to be reset. You might try resetting it as mentioned here:. I don't think I am using the key from the sticker. It's all faded. I can't find another sticker in the battery compartment. I used some online program to retrieve my windows activation key before reinstalling windows.
As CherylG noted, the chances are that your key retrieval program has retrieved a generic OEM key, not the machine specific one that was on the Microsoft sticker which you need to use to reactivate Windows 7. There really is nothing we or HP can do for you - Windows 7 keys are a physical artefact attached to the system case.
I very much doubt HP have a record of the key for your system. It might be worth trying examining the sticker under magnification and strong light to see if you can make out the Windows 7 key. Another trick that might work is taking a photo with a digital camera under strong light, then blowing it up on screen and perhaps playing with tools such as Curves in Photoshop or the equivalent in your preferred software.
Shenan Stanley. I bought a custom built computer from a local computer shop a while back. After installing ubuntu for some fun and testing I made the mistake of not dual booting I want to go back to windows. I want to use the same key I backed up, but where can I find an ISO that will be compatible with this key? How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. I am currently at work, but will download and test. Hopefully these will work with the cd key I have.
I have the product id if that will help you help me by any chance. Thanks guys. In reply to JohnathanFigueroa's post on September 17, The latter works great better arguably for most. Andre Da Costa Article Author. Have you ever made backups of your CDs and wandered if these files could somehow be made smaller. Download the appropriate OEM cert for your system manufacture.
Place the cert in the following location. It is the most stable and durable version of the Windows series of operating systems released by Microsoft, the Windows 7 operating system.
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