I used my retail Windows 8 Pro key to activate Windows 8.1 RTM
Then used my Windows Media Center to add features and get Windoes Media Center
I used my laptop for like 5 days
now suddenly I see the build number mentioned on the desktop, so I checked my activation status and it said windows is not activated
I clicked Activate Now, and it shows my product key ending in: GBFNG-2X3TC-8R27F-RMKYB-JK7QT
that is a default installation key and not an actual product key
so I hit the Enter key button and enter my Windows 8 key again, that says :
"this key cannot be used to activate this edition of Windows"
I used the WMC key, that also says "This key didn't work try another key"
I don't know how on earth did this happen
could this be because I tried to use the Windows Setup box yesterday?
what can I do to resolve this without formatting again?
Trying to change the product manually in CMD also didn't work:
Then used my Windows Media Center to add features and get Windoes Media Center
I used my laptop for like 5 days
now suddenly I see the build number mentioned on the desktop, so I checked my activation status and it said windows is not activated
I clicked Activate Now, and it shows my product key ending in: GBFNG-2X3TC-8R27F-RMKYB-JK7QT
that is a default installation key and not an actual product key
so I hit the Enter key button and enter my Windows 8 key again, that says :
"this key cannot be used to activate this edition of Windows"
I used the WMC key, that also says "This key didn't work try another key"
I don't know how on earth did this happen
could this be because I tried to use the Windows Setup box yesterday?
what can I do to resolve this without formatting again?
Trying to change the product manually in CMD also didn't work:
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- ALIENWARE 18 Laptop
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-4940MX Extreme CPU @ 4 GHz
- Motherboard
- Alienware 0FT9KT
- Memory
- 32 GB Kingston HyperX 1866MHz DDR3 PC3-14900 RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- Dual GeForce GTX 780M SLI 2x4GB GDDR5 RAM
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC668 HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell 18.4" WLED FHD (1920 X 1080) TrueLife Display IPS 16:9 1080p [SDC4C48]
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 2x SanDisk Extreme PRO 960GB SSDs + 850 EVO 1TB mSATA SSD
- Keyboard
- Alienware TactX Keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 50 MBPS Download / 10 MBPS Upload
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- ESET NOD32 Antivirus