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I had to have Microsoft tech support reactivate the Win 8 install on my second PC, due to a motherboard replacement. Does this change the Product Key? e.g. if at some point I had to do a complete new install, do I use the original product key or is there now a different key?
I ran Speccy and it reported a different key, but is that actually the product key?
I do full backups of the hard drive, but that didn't help with the original problem. When the motherboard failed it also corrupted the hard drive. I had a full, recent, Acronis backup but Acronis failed me and it wouldn't restore using a WinPE Acronis rescue disc with the new motherboard. I was finally able to restore using a different PC and a USB connected hard drive interface unit after a couple of restore attempts. (I have since moved to Macrium for my backup software). When I finally got a hard drive restored and booted with it in the new motherboard (a different motherboard as I couldn't get an exact replacement) Windows 8 detected the new hardware and apparently that caused the reactivation. However, the activation failed with an error code of 0xC004C400 and the only recourse was to contact Microsoft.
I ran Speccy and it reported a different key, but is that actually the product key?
I do full backups of the hard drive, but that didn't help with the original problem. When the motherboard failed it also corrupted the hard drive. I had a full, recent, Acronis backup but Acronis failed me and it wouldn't restore using a WinPE Acronis rescue disc with the new motherboard. I was finally able to restore using a different PC and a USB connected hard drive interface unit after a couple of restore attempts. (I have since moved to Macrium for my backup software). When I finally got a hard drive restored and booted with it in the new motherboard (a different motherboard as I couldn't get an exact replacement) Windows 8 detected the new hardware and apparently that caused the reactivation. However, the activation failed with an error code of 0xC004C400 and the only recourse was to contact Microsoft.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win 10
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Home Built
- CPU
- i7 6700K
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero
- Memory
- 16 Gb G Skill TridentZ DDR4 3400
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel (i7 CPU)
- Sound Card
- RealTek Integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 27" Dell SE2717HR
- Screen Resolution
- 1920X1080
- Hard Drives
- 500GB Samsung 850 SSD, 3TB for backups
- PSU
- EVGA Supernova 750 G2
- Case
- BeQuiet Silent Base 600
- Cooling
- Deepcool Captain 120EX
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Wireless
- Mouse
- Logitech wireless
- Internet Speed
- Cable - 100MB Downlink
- Browser
- Edge/Firefox
- Antivirus
- Microsoft
- Other Info
- Sonar Platinum 64 bit recording studio software with MOTU 896Mk3 Hybrid recording interface unit.