Purchased Win8 when released............. $40 /free WMC
Installed Win 8........... activate without issue
Installed free WMC..... it deactivated Win 8
That problem was web wide but finally resolved.
Win 8 and WMC running fine without issue until Feb 2014
Win 8.1 update posted to Windows Store.
I installed update............ over seven hours of downloading
Update trashed IE11, Skydrive, and most installed apps
Found source for ISO for Win 8.1 which was supposed to use original Win 8.0 key
Installed from DVD over the top of the corrupt Win 8.1 upgrade
Installed fine... worked fine... activated with my old Win 8.0 key
set up Win 8.1 to my satisfaction...
proceeded to features to add WMC using "already have product key"
my original product key for WMC was supposed to work
Key was accepted... WMC installed fine..... received confirmation that "I was all set!"
Windows is displaying "Windows 8 Pro with Media Center....... activated.
Hours later a pop-up that I had to activate Win 8.1
WMC install de-activated Win 8.1........ repeat of the original install in Oct problem
Properties is displaying Win 8.1 /Windows Media Center and Produkey shows the same with my original Win 8.0 key and the original Windows Media Center key.
I have other unused WMC keys... tried to change.. Activation Server won't buy it.
Tried for two days to call........ won't work
They won't buy my numbers in PC Settings, I can't talk to customer service and I'm being constantly nagged to "activate"
My system is legal as it sits but won't activate.
Help would be appreciated.
Installed Win 8........... activate without issue
Installed free WMC..... it deactivated Win 8
That problem was web wide but finally resolved.
Win 8 and WMC running fine without issue until Feb 2014
Win 8.1 update posted to Windows Store.
I installed update............ over seven hours of downloading
Update trashed IE11, Skydrive, and most installed apps
Found source for ISO for Win 8.1 which was supposed to use original Win 8.0 key
Installed from DVD over the top of the corrupt Win 8.1 upgrade
Installed fine... worked fine... activated with my old Win 8.0 key
set up Win 8.1 to my satisfaction...
proceeded to features to add WMC using "already have product key"
my original product key for WMC was supposed to work
Key was accepted... WMC installed fine..... received confirmation that "I was all set!"
Windows is displaying "Windows 8 Pro with Media Center....... activated.
Hours later a pop-up that I had to activate Win 8.1
WMC install de-activated Win 8.1........ repeat of the original install in Oct problem
Properties is displaying Win 8.1 /Windows Media Center and Produkey shows the same with my original Win 8.0 key and the original Windows Media Center key.
I have other unused WMC keys... tried to change.. Activation Server won't buy it.
Tried for two days to call........ won't work
They won't buy my numbers in PC Settings, I can't talk to customer service and I'm being constantly nagged to "activate"
My system is legal as it sits but won't activate.
Help would be appreciated.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win 8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Home-built
- CPU
- i3Core
- Motherboard
- Intel
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia
- Browser
- IE!!
- Antivirus
- Avast