It's not blacklisted because it's working fine now, I guess I just had a false positive at first. I'll post how it goes on my second comp when I unpack it (just moved).
Yh i seen your screenshot before This makes me wonder why some people are being deactivated using the dell key and some it working perfectly with WAT.
mismatched slic. loaders placed the slic wrong. bad bios mod (mis placed slic). loader doesnt overwrite the slic table properly. who knows.
And yes I ran the KB update with no problems..... Diagnostic Report (1.9.0019.0): ----------------------------------------- WGA Data--> Validation Status: Genuine Validation Code: 0 Cached Validation Code: 0x0 Windows Product Key: *****-*****-X92GV-V7DCV-P4K27 Windows Product Key Hash: aU2z1/fnhnLHmhBm699qYZT2E6s= Windows Product ID: 00426-OEM-8992662-00400 Windows Product ID Type: 2 Windows License Type: OEM SLP Windows OS version: 6.1.7600.2.00010100.0.0.001 ID: {921F5938-4351-4019-A546-5305C601DC09}(1) Is Admin: Yes TestCab: 0x0 WGA Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Product Name: Windows 7 Ultimate Architecture: 0x00000009 Build lab: 7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255 TTS Error: Validation Diagnostic: Resolution Status: N/A WgaER Data--> ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WGA Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 File Exists: No Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Data--> Office Status: 109 N/A OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002 Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3 Browser Data--> Proxy settings: N/A User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Win32) Default Browser: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled Active scripting: Allowed Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed
There is a tested Dell Bios mod as well as an untested HP one out for my board. Obviously I'd like to go with the tested one, but I'm confused about the status of Dell activations. Was it some kind of false alarm or is it better to go with another oem?
I read through the whole thread before posting... I just wanted some advise on whether it might be safer in the long run to go with HP (while taking the short-term risk of using an untested mod). It just seems a little strange that the only ones who are complaining seem to be people who went with Dell.
You can flash with the HP mod later if you have to. The real question is whether MB and SLIC some day must match some rules to stay genuine.
Does anybody actually have proof of a replacement Dell Ult key? (Like the Lenovo replacement one ?) I have 2 machines that passed with the 'first' Dell key.
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate on my Inspiron 1720 and just for fun went to Microsoft’s site and validated it again it is still fine. It was fine when the WAT update installed, I haven't had a problem with it yet. I will have to ask one question though I haven't seen a new Dell system installed with a 32bit OS, could this be a flag for MS? I will have to say I haven't looked too hard to find a 32bit system from Dell. Just a thought. I will need to say that this site and its members are great and quite the wealth of knowledge.
OEM SLP Keys that have already been used on computers that have been sold can never and will never be blacklisted because if they are than all genuine OEM computers using those keys will be deactivated as well and this would be a disaster for Microsoft. The only OEM SLP Keys that might get blacklisted are those that were leaked before being used on any computer that was sold. If this is the case, Microsoft would blacklist it and give the manufacturer another key to use instead. But once this manufacturer uses this key on a computer and sells it, than Microsoft won't be able to blacklist it even if it is leaked again! I don't think the Dell key was leaked before being used that's why I don't believe it is blacklisted, I'm using it and I installed the latest WAT update KB971033 and I'm still activated!
Good point! If the Dell Key hasn't been used on a 32-bit version of W7 and will never be, than MS can blacklist it just for 32-bit versions so it won't work on 32-bit anymore. However I'm on 32-bit and I installed KB971033 and I'm still fine!
The key is fine. The reason for this M$ forum's answer is quite obvious and if I am from M$ I will give the same answer to the stupid guy. The key has been leaked that everybody knows that. If you have a genuine machine with a genuine Dell BIOS using a genuine OEM Win 7 copy, it should not be invalidated. That is to say, the only possibility for such an invalidation is the guy uses a pirated copy without proper setup, but pretending to be innocent. In addition, if you really are an unlucky victim, your first approach will be to Dell, not M$. Dell should have resolved it for you.
They will never do that, I am pretty sure that DELL has the right to distribute that as a 32 bit installation and they are not going to just give that up. I am fairly certain that if you called dell and told them you just had to have 32 bit they could get you the disk, probably with that same key.
They (Dell) did this with Vista because it was part of the stipulation of the Vista License that customers be allowed to cross-grade(to 64bit) or down-grade(to XP) their systems. Dell was VERY reluctant in the beginning to provide 64bit versions of Vista to their customers of 32bit systems that requested the 64bit version of the OS. Even now it is still their policy to give no support to Dell customers who bought their systems with 32bit Vista but they will make the disk available to said customers if they jump through some hoops. Initially they would send those disks out free but they now charge a handling fee and a few more hoops to jump through. I'm not 100% sure they have the same license stipulations for Win7 though, as far as cross-grading the OS goes. .
Almost correct but some dell machines didn't have the option of vista x64 only x86, but as you said later on they changed there policy and you could request x64 dvd.