Solved cannot use activation key

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Hi all can someone please help me for some reason my PC crashed and i had to re install win 8 i used the activation key to in stall all OK but when i tried to install media centre i was told i had to activate o/s first so i went to action centre to activate but it is saying i cannot use this key it is for upgrade not clean install.
Thanks in advance Dell
 

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    win 8.1 pro with media
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    Toshiba qosmio X770.11c
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    i7
    Memory
    8g +500ssd +500hdd

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
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    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
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    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
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Hi thanks for the quick reply but i have tried that still the same.
Dell


I had to refresh it twice
 
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System One

  • OS
    win 8.1 pro with media
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba qosmio X770.11c
    CPU
    i7
    Memory
    8g +500ssd +500hdd
After doing a clean install of windows 8, in order to activate windows 8
You must do a (Refresh Your PC) follow this link Refresh Windows 8
 

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  • OS
    Win 7 & Win 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X2 245
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    Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H
    Memory
    4096 MB DDR2-SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    On bord
Thought you needed Windows 8 Pro to use the media center key?
If that`s what you are using , - have you activated the Operating system itself, with the windows 8 pro key before you try activating the media center?-This tripped me up, - when I used the windows 8 pro disk to do a clean install I had to install the operating system THEN activate it with the Operating system key before I could activate media center with ITS key. Even though the Windows 8 Pro disk is clearly marked "Windows 8 Pro" its only windows 8 until you activate it.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Poo Edition (& Windows 7 Premium)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo 2561 (& a Pavillion H.P.P6)
    CPU
    Core i5 i5-2120 / 3.3 GHz (HP= Core i3-2120)
    Motherboard
    ECS H61 MATX (HP =H61 m/Bd)
    Memory
    8,077 MB DDR3 1333Mhz SDRAM (HP= Same)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Integrated (HP= Palit 2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 630)
    Sound Card
    Soundblaster ZxR (Hp= Realtek ALC 656 )
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2340T/Samsung SA100 (Hp= SA-100)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080( HP= Same)
    Hard Drives
    120GB SSD,2TB 7200rpm SATA II,1.5TB 7200rpm SATA II,USB2 2TB seagate SATA II, USB2 500GB Seagate SATA II, ,USB3 4TB Seagate SATA II , USB3 64GB (Readyboost) Thumb drive, microSD(a) 32GB, microSD(b) 64GB, microSD(c) 2GB in USB adapter (recovery keys),
    PSU
    240W/(500W)
    Case
    Generic Lenovo(mini Tower)
    Cooling
    Generic single fan(same)
    Keyboard
    Emprex 6310U and Lenovo SK-8861 cordless (Hp=KMO 2004 cordless)
    Mouse
    Tecknet M002 and Logitech T620 Touch mouse & Lenovo cordless (2 workstations) (HP= KMO2002 cordlesss
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    IE11 + Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender(PC1),McAffee(PC2),Norton 360(PC3).
    Other Info
    I have 3 Systems, this one (lenovo) & the P6 which has nearly identical specs but runs windows 7 (considerably more reliably.)
    and a Vista laptop which also has no problems -I actually LIKE vista (ooh - controversial!!)
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