I had Windows 8.1 on my laptop (legit) and upgraded to Windows 10. Next I instaleld an SSD and installed a clean Windows 10 on it. However it does not activate claiming no digital entitlement. Is it because it doesnt recognize the hardware? Will installing drivers from the vendors website help?
I'd like to know too. You can install all drivers needed and let me know the answer You have the basics to do.
It's the SSD (HDD) Drive! Drivers are not any problem AFAIK! Normally, 3 instances have to get changed before it has a effect on activation. The MB alone are already more than 3 instances: Chipset-BIOS-Graphic-Controller etc.! Just, from my own experiences, all time that problems were easy to settle using the Phone-Activation and talk with an MS Employee! I just installed the latest Build of W10 on my Laptop and used finally a new HDD, and the activation were just done automatically. I had problems with the Upgrade via WU on that Laptop, and was start to Low-Level Format the 750GB HDD, which will last till tomorrow morning, so I used an other HDD for to do a clean install, activation were done with no problems. But it were not a SSD, just a normal, old style 2.5" HDD!
Im trying slui 4 and when I enter the 9 batches of code, there is one batch the system doesnt recognize because of error. Like batch 3, retry, work. Batch 5 retry, retry, fail. Call again Try batch 5 work. so annoying
By HWID AND/OR by oemm embedded bioskey (my 2in1 Asus laptab, i bought in 2014, had already a genuine 10 oemm bioskey in it).
I even installed Windows 8.1 using a generic key. Removed the key using slmgr /upk. Tried to install the BIOS key using SLUI 3 and it still wont recognize the key. Ill try the other two key fetchers (from BIOS).
What did the OEM Query tool show? Does it show : VALID OS: 8.x/10 If yes, 10 (10586) home (most likely) will be auto activated, no keys are asked during install. For 8.1 you have to modify the installmedium as explained in the Multi OEM Thread i showed.
They gave the same BIOS key. I think the culprit is SINGLE EDITION windows because when I enter the BIOS key it says " this key cannot be used to activate this product" for windows 8.1 Ill download 8.1 SE.
What single sku iso? There are only core-singlelanguage iso with just one sku or the esd files pro or core only. I'm beginning to think you're not installing the corresponding edition (as i said most likely it's 10 Home which will be installed and officially activated by the oemm key). For genuine oem use of win 10, The Multi OEM thread is not needed, only for 7 or 8.x. Since 10586 was released it's able to doe the oem "thingy" by itself.
Btw here is the result from the OEM tool. Spoiler OEM Query Tool v7.3 Build 5 Advanced 08:15 PM Fri 03/18/2016 OEM INFORMATION FOR THIS MACHINE -------------------------------- OS Name: Windows 8.1 [x64] OS Version: 6.3.9600.17415.amd64fre.winblue_r4.141028-1500 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4710HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz Processor Cores: [4] Logical Processors: [8] Processor Architecture: [AMD64] HDD Partition Type: [MBR] Bios Version: [Insyde Corp. V1.07, 9/5/2014] Total Physical Memory: [16,311 MB] Available Memory: [15,346 MB] SCANNED ------- #1 CSPRODUCT NAME - Aspire VN7-791 #2 COMPUTERSYSTEM MODEL - Aspire VN7-791 #3 BASEBOARD PRODUCT - Aspire VN7-791 #4 CSPRODUCT VENDOR - Acer #5 COMPUTERSYSTEM MFR - Acer #6 BASEBOARD MFR - Acer #7 SERIAL/SERV TAG - #8 BIOS ID - ACRSYS #9 SLIC OA - Un-Listed #10 INSTALLED KEY - REMOVED #11 MSDM TABLE [OEMM] - REMOVED #12 BIOS MODE - LEGACY #13 CERTIFICATE - Un-Listed #14 LICENSE STATUS - Notification SUMMARY ------- THEME - ACER [id:-`#4'] ACTIVATION - ACER [id:-`#8'] VALID [OEM OS] - Win8.x/Win10 Only SLIC TABLE ---------- Un-Listed MSDM TABLE ---------- MS Digital Marker Table: REMOVED Signature : "MSDM" Length : 0x55 (85) Revison : 0x3 (3) Checksum : 0xC2 (C2) OEM ID : "ACRSYS" OEM Table ID : "ACRPRDCT" OEM Revision : 0x1 (1) Creator ID : "1025" Creator Revision : 0x40000 (262144) Version : 0x1 (1) Reserved : 0x0 (0) Type : 0x1 (1) Data Reserved : 0x0 (0) Data Length : 0x1D (29) Data : REMOVED CERTIFICATE ----------- Un-Listed So I just place the ACER folder in Source of the Win8.1 / Win10 USB? Thats it? And run the installation?
That seems okay: Spoiler OEM INFORMATION FOR THIS MACHINE -------------------------------- OS Name: Windows 8.1 [x86] OS Version: 6.3.9600.18090.x86fre.winblue_ltsb.151014-0600 Processor: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z3740 @ 1.33GHz Processor Cores: [4] Logical Processors: [4] Processor Architecture: [x86] HDD Partition Type: [GPT-Secured Boot Enabled] Bios Version: [T100TA.304, 03/14/2014] SCANNED ------- #1 CSPRODUCT NAME - T100TA #2 COMPUTERSYSTEM MODEL - T100TA #3 BASEBOARD PRODUCT - T100TA #4 CSPRODUCT VENDOR - ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. #5 COMPUTERSYSTEM MFR - ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. #6 BASEBOARD MFR - ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. #7 SERIAL/SERV TAG - Exxxxxxxxxxxxxxx #8 BIOS ID - _ASUS_ #9 SLIC OA - Un-Listed #10 INSTALLED KEY - XXXXX-XXXXX XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX #11 MSDM TABLE [OEMM] - XXXXX-XXXXX XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX #12 BIOS MODE - UEFI #13 CERTIFICATE - Un-Listed #13 LICENSE STATUS - Licensed SUMMARY ------- THEME - ASUS [id:-`#4'] ACTIVATION - ASUS [id:-`#8'] VALID [OEM OS] - Win8.x/Win10 Only SLIC TABLE ---------- Un-Listed MSDM TABLE ---------- MS Digital Marker Table: 4D 53 44 4D 55 00 00 00 03 01 5F 41 53 55 53 5F MSDMU....._ASUS_ 4E 6F 74 65 62 6F 6F 6B 00 00 00 00 41 53 55 53 Notebook....ASUS 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 1D 00 00 00 51 4B 39 33 4E 2D 58 46 ........XXXXX-XX 00 00 00 00 1D 00 00 00 51 4B 39 33 4E 2D 58 46 XXX-XXXXX-XXXXX- 48 38 50 34 33 XXXXX Signature : "MSDM" Length : 0x55 (85) Revison : 0x3 (3) Checksum : 0x1 (1) OEM ID : "_ASUS_" OEM Table ID : "Notebook" OEM Revision : 0x0 (0) Creator ID : "ASUS" Creator Revision : 0x1 (1) Version : 0x1 (1) Reserved : 0x0 (0) Type : 0x1 (1) Data Reserved : 0x0 (0) Data Length : 0x1D (29) Data : XXXXX-XXXXX XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX CERTIFICATE ----------- Un-Listed
Before installing, I remember it said Windows 10 Home Single Language. After that I installed, Windows 10 home, without product key. It did not activate. Then I installed Windows 8.1 with the HOME generic key. It did not activate (event after using slmgr /upk and trying slui 3 BIOS key).
Don't know for sure but maybe use UEFI will help you. Now it's in legacy mode, i don't know if it interferes with the use of the oemm key. Try to forget all those commands, it should be really simple. You have an official key inside the hardware, no generic keys or whatever are needed, njust the correct windows edition and i say it's probably home (or maybe singlelanguage, it's not made for my country/language so i don't know it but i believe it also uses the oemm bioskey).
The problem with UEFI is that it does not detect any bootable device, even after turning off secure boot and arranging the drives in different patterns. This is after I made the USB using GPT partition for UEFI GPT is newer right? Should work the laptop is Acer Aspire VN7-791G Anyway Im downloading Windows 10 Home Single Language, since Home only windows 8.1 or 10 didnt work. Hopefully I wont have a problem between Arabic or English now zzzzzzzz