Could you run slic info? Mine activated, too, however slicinfo reports "OEM Table error" and the RSDT has a red != behind it. Is that normal? Just asking cause if it is not there might be issues in the future.
I really do think this has an invalid slic. It really should not say OEM Table error. Even though Windows 7 activates there is a problem with this. BTW Microsoft will be blocking that leaked key. Check the news.
They key will be blocked but in the future a new, working one, will appear. The OEM Table error has nothing to do with the key either, it seems. I ran slic info BEFORE inserting cert and key and even then it says OEM Table error. I hope this does not affect future activations and is just a cosmetic error. Would be nice if an expert could clarify.
It might be a common "error" in bioses that have been simply upgraded from 2.0 to 2.1. The SLIC cert might still be 2.0. I have seen other screenshots with that error, it seems like it is not limited to this HP Bios. Still i'd feel better if someone could clarify, e.g. tell me "Don't worry", cause then my HP Dv9207 would be done in terms of Win7 upgrade
I used a CRUZER 1GB formatted with HP's portable format utility v2.2.3. I used a windows 98 bootdisk image to make it bootable.