Windows product activation but already activated

The issue was never resolved my MS tech support, according to Leo. Myself, I find this whole thing hard to believe. Mangraviti Guest. I have the exact same problem. A client dropped his netbook on the floor and had a cracked screen and a bad HDD.

Replaced them both. Everything went fine, as usual. I always do the exact same process with XP, Vista and 7. If the person has an OEM key it will activate from a OEM disc - even though it's not the one given by the manufacturer in this case, Toshiba. The only difference is that if doing this with Win7, you can't activate online and must call that phone number they give you at that wizard screen.

My install was perfect. Everything went smooth and etc. When it rebooted for the last time and asked to confim if I could "see that box on the screen", the problem began: I got a window saying that "you must activate Windows before log on - Do you want to do this now"? I select Yes and it offered me three options: 1 Yes, I want to activate online impossible as I didn't have the network drivers installed 2 Yes, I want to telephone 3 Log off I selected the option "I want to telephone" but the installation ID number was not there.

I had a blank gap, with nothing on it. I called anyway and got the automated service. After pressing a million buttons on my phone, I got through a person who said he couldn't help because there is no installation ID.

I had to call on Monday today is Saturday some other department in order to get help. That was not an option as I needed to return this laptop to my client tomorrow Sunday. Whatever option I picked, would lead me to the same "You must activate windows" screen. This article will show you how to fix this strange error and its root causes.

Before you start, you must have your Windows Product Key ready. You can get it by running the following command in an elevated CMD:. Most importantly, make sure you can easily recover your Windows product key. Save it to your desktop with a note or notepad. To access the correct product key that comes with Windows 10, simply open an elevated command prompt and enter the following command:. When you receive your product key, compare it with the key listed in the System Information window.

If so, go back to the activation window and click Activate again. Click here to join today! JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Windows XP asks for product activation when its already activated. Thread starter Mhouser Start date Feb 14, Status This thread has been Locked and is not open to further replies.

The original thread starter may use the Report button to request it be reopened but anyone else with a similar issue should start a New Thread. Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Mhouser Thread Starter. Joined Jan 21, Messages I have a issue on my work laptop that I haven't found a solution to.

Do you want to activate Windows now? After I click yes getting a Windows Product Activation window appears. Windows is already activated. Click OK to exit. Doesn't seem to effect Windows at all just really annoying to have to go thru this each time windows reboot. Hate to have to reinstall windows again to make this go away, I got another 5 days till product must be activated for an already activated Windows.

Follow the methods if you want to get your Windows product key or license. Compared with the activated Windows 10, your monitor will get a watermark in the bottom right corner of the screen.

And the personalization settings, critical updates, optional updates, and optional software - include Microsoft apps, downloads, services - will be disabled. If you've changed your hardware mainboard Fortunately, Microsoft has told us what to do next. Follow the steps below:. Check more details in the article or read the Microsoft guide.

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