Download Download PDF. Translate PDF. About: - Microsoft imposes one limit of activations online and by phone for all license s on your products. In other words, o nly permanent activations are supported for Windows and Office. In other words, you will get problems restoring an upgrade act ivation on a Volume License copy. You need to activate your network adapter in the Devic e Manager. Sorry, the Product Key not match error: - The application did not detected the correct Product Key in the registry and y ou need to enter it manually.
All In One Tweaks. Back Up. Covert Ops. Internet Tools. Linux Distros. MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks. System Tools. Smart Defrag. Unfortunately if you perform a clean install of Windows you cannot ordinarily use this generic key and will instead have to use the one from the COA sticker. To prevent pirates easily using the key, measures are in place to make sure it only works on computers built by the manufacturer.
Firstly, each computer has data added to the BIOS identifying the manufacturer. Secondly, a security certificate is installed into Windows which checks that identity in the BIOS and accepts the generic key. If the BIOS, certificate and key all match up, Windows will activate without the need for the internet or a phone. Many computers that came with Windows Vista and 7 will be getting old and if you still have the original install that came on the computer, you may be thinking about a reinstall as all Windows installs degrade and slow down over time.
While you can use the product key from the sticker attached to your computer, after all this time many of those stickers will now be hard to read or the characters have rubbed off completely making the key unreadable.
Thankfully there are ways to backup the OEM license key and certificate from a current Windows install and then transfer them onto a completely clean installation. ABR was originally designed to work on Vista only but support for Windows 7 was added in a later beta version. What it does is quite simple, extract and backup the currently installed OEM certificate and product key to a folder.
You copy the folder onto a new system and the tool will reinstall the certificate and key. Download ABR beta and run the executable which will extract the files to the location of your choice. The program will find and create a backup of the certificate and a text file with the product key in the same folder.
It is important to note that you MUST install the same edition of Windows that is currently on your computer.
You can switch between bit and bit versions and reinstall Windows 7 bit when your original install was Windows 7 bit. The security certificate in Windows is not tied to a specific edition but the product key is. Perform a clean reinstall of Windows 7 or Vista the same edition that your computer shipped with. If you receive a message on Windows 7 that the tokens. While the Activation Backup and Restore tool above allows you to transfer your OEM license from one install to another on the same computer, Advanced Tokens Manager will actually allow you to transfer standard Windows licenses that have been activated by phone or online as well, although certain conditions apply in those cases.
Download Advanced Tokens Manager and extract the zip to a folder of your choice, straight to flash drive or another hard drive would be best. Run the program and click the Activation Backup button, administrator privileges are required. Read the sizable warning popup and then click Yes to allow the backup to begin. Inside is a tokens. Reinstall Windows Vista or 7 with the same edition that was previously installed switching between bit and bit is permitted. Skip the enter product key screen during the install process.
Note the warning popup says the process could take up to 5 minutes and all network connections will be interrupted during this time. Advanced Tokens Manager requires. NET Framework v4. This tool is something we made a few years back after constantly being asked to reinstall Windows 7 machines and the COA sticker attached to the computer was nearly always unreadable.
The only other option besides using the OEM license would be to pay for a new copy of Windows 7. This program does not work on Vista but will automatically install the correct manufacturer OEM security certificate and product key to your Windows 7 computer.
The useful thing about the Windows 7 OEM License Installer program is it does not need to make a backup first so if your current Windows install is unbootable or has been already erased, this tool will work where the two above will not.
Then simply follow the prompts to install the correct security certificate and product key for your computer and version of Windows. Note the program will only work if your computer has been manufactured from one of the companies listed above, if not it will fail to work and your install will not be activated. Hello, If all you need is to know your license key, I use Speccy from Piriform.
It also gives very detailed system info about your Pc. I hope this helps. Is it possible to automate tool 3 with a script?
It checks the integrity of backups, and whether the backup is valid for the operating system that is loaded. Also, it may be used to activate the product from x86 to x64 and vice versa if the same edition is used. The program is available as a release candidate currently. Windows 10 is not listed as a supported operating system yet, and for Windows 8.
The program has not been updated in a while unfortunately, and it seems dead right now. So, if you want to use it, only use it for Windows 7 or older versions of Windows, or phone activated windows 8. Windows 10 users may link a Microsoft Account to a Windows 10 license. It supports all versions of Windows since Vista and newer, their Server counterparts, and all versions of Office and newer. Note that it requires NET Framework 4 or newer. Also note that it can act as a KMS server emulator, but only if you want it to, so if you have even the slightest doubt that it might void your permit of entrance to Heaven, avoid it.
Other than that it works perfectly. Program is portable too, no need to install it. Once activated a Windows install activation seems permanent. As soon as your new install connects, Microsoft servers remember it and activate the new install. Have done dozens of reinstalls, same result every time. Do you have to use a Microsoft account to have that feature?
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