Activating windows and non-activated

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Mikano

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Hi all , ok here's my question I need to find out about Activating. I have windows 7 upgrade my own i purchase on cd which it won't activate because i used it on more then one pc. So I brought windows 8 pro and did a clean install and I know I did wrong and can't activate it because there wasn't a previous windows installed.. So I downloaded a full version of Windows 7 pro. And installed it , now I can't activate it because I don't have a product key, with that be said will I be able to install my Windows 8 pro as an Upgrade and be able to Activate it??? Please and thank you for your help this is driving me crazy. I'm in the process of building a fresh machine in the mean time.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 pro, also have windows8 pro
Yes you can get it activated, but you will have to call (number given in activation screen) microsoft to do so (should be no program).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8, (VM win7, XP, Vista)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion p1423w
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3330 Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    Foxconn - 2ADA Ivy Brige
    Memory
    16 GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    HD Realteck (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Mitsubishi LED TV/Montior HD, Dell 23 HD, Hanspree 25" HD
    Screen Resolution
    Mit. 1980-1080, Dell 2048-115, Hanspree 1920-10802
    Hard Drives
    1 SanDisk 240Gig SSD, 2 Samsung 512Gig SSDs
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Original (Fans)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Keyboard 2000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    1.3 (350 to 1024 if lucky)
    Browser
    Firefox 19.1
    Antivirus
    MSE-Defender
Your Welcomed, and BTW, "Welcome to the Eight Forums." . . .:thumbsup:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8, (VM win7, XP, Vista)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion p1423w
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3330 Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    Foxconn - 2ADA Ivy Brige
    Memory
    16 GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    HD Realteck (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Mitsubishi LED TV/Montior HD, Dell 23 HD, Hanspree 25" HD
    Screen Resolution
    Mit. 1980-1080, Dell 2048-115, Hanspree 1920-10802
    Hard Drives
    1 SanDisk 240Gig SSD, 2 Samsung 512Gig SSDs
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Original (Fans)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Keyboard 2000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    1.3 (350 to 1024 if lucky)
    Browser
    Firefox 19.1
    Antivirus
    MSE-Defender
Windows 8 didn't like my laptops sata drivers so I had to install windows 7 first when I bought ssd drive, I didn't activate because I didn't find oem windows 7 home premium iso files.
So I just installed that windows 7 without a key, then I went and upgraded that non activated windows 7 to windows 8 pro.

It activated flawlessly and I even contacted to microsoft, and they said that it will stay activated even it is installed over windows 7 30 day trial.

So that windows 8 upgrade installer isn't interested about your activation state, only requirement is that you have either windows xp, vista or 7 installed to your computer, and have legal keys for them.
 

My Computer

System One

Thank you Mad dog, what you stated was probably what I'm going to have . A non activated win 7 then upgrade to 8 and activate without a problem. I'm not ready to do it , I need to create a array raid first before I install on to my raidr express ssd.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 pro, also have windows8 pro
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