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Activation
25-02-2011 1:18 PM
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My wife bought a new Toshiba laptop for me which had the basic Windows 7 installed and with it was another disk for windows 7 Professional.
after a while she wanted the profesional installed.I went to the control pannel and went to windows anytime upgrade and all I had to do was enter the key and everything was OK untill today when I keep being asked for activation and or enter the key again which I hace done, Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong please?
Ken
Re: Activation
25-02-2011 5:17 PM
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Are you using the key on the sticker on the laptop, or the key that came with the Windows disc? If these are different (I'm assuming they are, because of the difference in versions) you need to make sure you're using the key for the version that's installed. If you've gone through the upgrade I'm guessing that should be the key for the Professional version, which should have come with the disc.
Hope that helps,
Re: Activation
25-02-2011 5:54 PM
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Re: Activation
26-02-2011 10:44 AM
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Re: Activation
26-02-2011 10:47 AM
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You appear to need an Anytime Upgrade Key which you have to pay for
Was there a PIN with it - if so this will give you the code https://windows.getmicrosoftkey.com/
You may need to call Toshiba - how long did the Pro version run before it started complaining
Re: Activation
26-02-2011 10:51 AM
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Quote from: elakenn628 as the Windows Pro disk did not have a key I used the key that came with the the laptop..
Which is why it doesn't work, it's not a key for Pro.
As OldJim pointed out you probably need to buy it unless it should have been included in the original purchase.
(Or has Microsoft re-registered itself as a charity recently? )
Re: Activation
26-02-2011 12:38 PM
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I thought I could use the Pro. disk as it says on it 'Includes Windows Anytime upgrade' on it.
Re: Activation
26-02-2011 12:44 PM
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Re: Activation
26-02-2011 1:01 PM
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Re: Activation
26-02-2011 1:06 PM
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Looking quickly online though it's probably a full reinstall.
Re: Activation
26-02-2011 1:13 PM
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Re: Activation
26-02-2011 1:28 PM
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Re: Activation
26-02-2011 2:02 PM
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Re: Activation
26-02-2011 6:18 PM
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Is there any way to delete as bought and then insatall professional?
Re: Activation
28-02-2011 2:27 PM
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Thank to everyone for you help
Ken
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