Activate vista oem

Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Not enough pictures. Any additional feedback? Submit feedback. 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? There are batch scripts out there that can do a similar thing, probably even creating your own would be relatively simple. I tried it and it gave me a license but not an HP license. It worked but just for now is my bet…. Which tool are you talking about? Some licenses are cross-compatible and some of the keys work with all OEMs.

If it works now, it will continue to work. I tried running the program as Administrator but I still get this message. Is there a way to get the windows 7 or windows 10 OEM license key and certificate from a old hard drive, the computer has died. Do be aware that your Win 7 key will only work if you entered one manually on your old system.

Net who need to be installed? A certain level of updates needed or not needed? The tool does not need anything special, that includes. NET, drivers or Windows updates. If you have an antivirus installed it might interfere with the tool. Which ISO are you using and where did you get it from? Perhaps you could also mention the model s of laptop you have tried and the versions of Windows being installed. I use the windows 7 x64 SP1 french downloaded with Heidoc Windows ISO Downloader back when Win 7 was available and for the laptop, they are consumer models with Windows 7 home premium… And i use it right after the windows installation ended, nothing installed yet.

That I get the equivalent you use but in french. Thanks again. The tool has never been tested in any language other than English so that is one noticeable difference. The only problem is they are all English language ISOs. Over at herd protect I noticed that only this tool is flagged more than times by their 68 scanners with just the last 30 files scanned shown.

No, it fully activates Windows 7 like if you entered your own product key. I had activated that version and now i have to re-install Win7 Ultimate because of some Disc indexing problem or disc error. I already have a backup of that Win7 Ultimate , can i restore that backup and then make a backup of that license copy through the tools that has been mentioned above and then can i install or restore it to my new Win7 Ultimate copy.

Can anyone holler i really do not have a separate key for Win 7 Ultimate. My friend installed one time for me and i do not have another Ultimate key.

Will it work that way. Hoping for some positive feedback. If your backup is properly activated then tool 2 will back up the activation and restore on reinstall. Alternatively, you can just use a key finder tool and copy the key, then reinstall and enter the key again. Click Start , and then click Computer. Click System properties on the toolbar, and then click Click here to activate Windows now in the Windows activation area.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue. Note If you select the automatic activation method when you first set up your computer, the automatic activation process tries to activate your copy of Windows Vista three days after you first log on.

Click System properties on the toolbar, and view the Windows Vista activation status in the Windows activation area at the bottom of the System properties box. If you are re-installing Windows or reactivating Windows, the activation process may not be completed successfully when you try to activate Windows Vista over the Internet by using the Windows Activation Wizard.

If this occurs, you should activate Windows over the telephone. To activate Windows Vista over the telephone, follow these steps:.

Click Use the automated telephone system in the Windows Activation Wizard. On rare occasions, you may be prompted to activate Windows Vista on a computer that did not previously require Windows Vista activation or was already activated successfully.

For example, this may occur on a computer where Windows Vista was preinstalled by an OEM or Volume Licensing installation and major hardware changes have occurred, such as upgrading the hard disk and memory at the same time. If you are prompted to reactivate Windows Vista, you can do so by using the Windows Activation Wizard:. To prevent this problem in the future, you should obtain the latest service pack for your installed version of Windows Vista, either through automatic updates or direct download.

Do you use a custom operating system installation or the OEM one? Monday, October 20, PM. Friday, June 26, AM. Proposed as answer by exhyni Tuesday, November 3, PM. Tuesday, November 3, PM. I Have the same problem 0XCF 'this product can only be used for upgrading not for clean installations' and it is BS!

They told me that I installed the Product Wrong I have probably installed os's from DOS to Vista64 well over times as I am a computer tech, I personally still support about 10 pc's from xp home to : vista64 To quote The 32 bit Vista Home upgrade Box 'you must perform a clean install of windows unless you are upgrading from xp home sp2 home ed' Of course ordered the 64bit dvd from Microsoft Makes NO sense cause I know there is no 64bit version of xp home