Windows Activation ?

[Washac]

Why after many many many months of using Windows 7 in Parallels and Bootcamp do I get a window open to ask me activate my product within two days or it will stop working ?

I then follow the telephone process and follow the procedure I am to do, their system then tells that it cannot generate a number for me to use for my product and puts me through to somebody somewhere who cannot understand what I am saying or asking them ?

AAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH.

What is this rubbish ?

 

[Shirasaki]

Uh, I believe a more detailed info could greatly increase the odd of helping you out in this issue.

 

[Washac]

Uh, I believe a more detailed info could greatly increase the odd of helping you out in this issue.

But that is what happened, what else is there to say on this ?

 

[m4v3r1ck]

Why after many many many months of using Windows 7 in Parallels and Bootcamp do I get a window open to ask me activate my product within two days or it will stop working ?

I then follow the telephone process and follow the procedure I am to do, their system then tells that it cannot generate a number for me to use for my product and puts me through to somebody somewhere who cannot understand what I am saying or asking them ?

AAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH.

What is this rubbish ?

PHISING???????????

 

[howiest]

Sounds like your Windows 7 installation upgraded (perhaps unintentionally) to Windows 10?

If so, welcome to the club.

 

[Washac]

PHISING???????????

Yea that is what I am/was thinking.
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Sounds like your Windows 7 installation upgraded (perhaps unintentionally) to Windows 10?

If so, welcome to the club.

No its not that, still Windows 7 🙂

 

[m4v3r1ck]

I get a window open to ask me activate my product within two days or it will stop working ?

Sounds like your Windows 7 installation upgraded (perhaps unintentionally) to Windows 10?

If so, welcome to the club.

No, Windows 10 upgrade (no matter how it happened) would not ever force you to activate within two days!

Cheers

 

[Shirasaki]

But that is what happened, what else is there to say on this ?

OK. You say your Windows has used for a few Months. However, even KMS activation would not ban your Windows use even after activation has expired. But, yeah, maybe things are different on Windows 7.

Maybe, you can find the KMS client key for Windows 7 and install it on your machine to temporarily let your Windows useable. Then, you will have time to solve activation issues.

 

[Gjwilly]

Did you change your hardware or change your version of Parallels?
A hardware change can trigger a deactivation and Microsoft has cracked down on enforcing their license terms. Unless it's a full retail version of Windows they'll no longer issue you a new key on their 800 number.

 

[Washac]

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OK. You say your Windows has used for a few Months. However, even KMS activation would not ban your Windows use even after activation has expired. But, yeah, maybe things are different on Windows 7.

Maybe, you can find the KMS client key for Windows 7 and install it on your machine to temporarily let your Windows useable. Then, you will have time to solve activation issues.

Just done it to me again but this time activation was succesful so all good 🙂

 

[Shirasaki]

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Just done it to me again but this time activation was succesful so all good 🙂

OK. That would be fine. 🙂 Congratulations.

 

[ActionableMango]

Having to activate sporadically is a known problem with parallels, when your VM is also your boot camp partition.

 

[Washac]

Having to activate sporadically is a known problem with parallels, when your VM is also your boot camp partition.

Ah, thanks for that information.

 

[maflynn]

Having to activate sporadically is a known problem with parallels, when your VM is also your boot camp partition.

Not just parallels, Vmware does the same thing.