Hi All,
Warm Greetings !!
I purchased a laptop with Windows 8.
I purchased windows 8.1 Pro UPGRADE LISENCE KEY and upgraded my laptop.
Everything is working fine.
Recently I have replaced the HARD DISK in my laptop using the factory shipped recovery
disks ,I have restored the HARD DISK to windows 8 factory shipped OS.
The problem is WINDOWS IS NOT GETTING ACTIVATED with that factory shipped OS.
Also I don't want to use my windows 8.1 Pro UPGRADE LISENCE KEY for this laptop.
I am building a new desktop.I want to use this for it.(Since only one machine is allowed)
Please suggest what to do ?
What I have read is : Windows 8 encrypts the key in BIOS.So when I have upgraded to Windows 8.1 pro did it overwrite the BIOS key.
Also since I changed my Hard Disk and Installed from RECOVERY MEDIA DISKS sent by manufacturer ,since I am not cloning the old hard disk, does this has something to do with the DIGITAL LISENCE RIGHTS ?
Warm Greetings !!
I purchased a laptop with Windows 8.
I purchased windows 8.1 Pro UPGRADE LISENCE KEY and upgraded my laptop.
Everything is working fine.
Recently I have replaced the HARD DISK in my laptop using the factory shipped recovery
disks ,I have restored the HARD DISK to windows 8 factory shipped OS.
The problem is WINDOWS IS NOT GETTING ACTIVATED with that factory shipped OS.
Also I don't want to use my windows 8.1 Pro UPGRADE LISENCE KEY for this laptop.
I am building a new desktop.I want to use this for it.(Since only one machine is allowed)
Please suggest what to do ?
What I have read is : Windows 8 encrypts the key in BIOS.So when I have upgraded to Windows 8.1 pro did it overwrite the BIOS key.
Also since I changed my Hard Disk and Installed from RECOVERY MEDIA DISKS sent by manufacturer ,since I am not cloning the old hard disk, does this has something to do with the DIGITAL LISENCE RIGHTS ?