i removed the gigabyte branding using the 7 loader tool but yeh Any ideas? **edit** Saw its blacklisted ill try another **edit** still doesnt work.
Pretty sure it's the Gigabyte name in the BIOS mismatch against the key and cert. Dell motherboards BIOS have the name Dell in several places. You can use windows 7 pro and the zwt KMS keygen or another loader. WAT seems to be improving I suspect eventually most mismatched hardmods will be flagged, makes sense.
I activate Gigabyte mobo with the Gigabyte SLIC 2.1 and Cert with Alianware ultimate key without any problem.
Checked now with Dell Key,validation is fine... what M$ saying is they have blacklisted both dell & lenova,but in practical it seems they have only blacklisted the lenova Key..
First off, I am not sure if you are still having problems. If you are I just want to say that I highly doubt that it is a key, cert, bios date issue. I think they are having too many minor issues with OEM's to try and be that aggressive but that may happen in the future. You said in your first post that you think that 7loader may have been used, that tells me that multiple loaders have probably been used and THAT is probably your problem. go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 <--download and run this, copy the report to a text file and check the windows activation technologies section (sample below). An HrOffline error seems to indicate file corruption and HrOnline seems to indicate that an exploit was detected. Windows Activation Technologies--> HrOffline: 0x8004FE21 HrOnline: 0x00000000 HealthStatus: 0x000000000000EF60 Event Time Stamp: 3:21:2010 11:06 WAT Activex: Registered WAT Admin Service: Registered If you are having issues with the remnants of a loader then run these commands from the DVD running the repair enviroment. If WAT has detected the loader then it has failed or a previously installed loader failed, just remove all the loaders and try re-applying one, current loader (read Daz's) To remove a loader. 1 boot to the windows's DVD 2 Selectrepair PC 3 In the console type this: bootsect.exe /nt60 all bootrec /fixmbr bootrec /fixboot bootrec /rebuildbcd this will clean all the loaders that may be installed. Ohh, and by all means, use matching Certs, keys, slic's, and if they match your actual motherboard manufacturer that may even be better but realize that they have all the information to close down loaders and mods, the reason they don't is because of the backlash from legit installs and pissed off OEM's. Just realize that this is a hobbyist's sport now and not for everyone.
have you MANUALLY INSTALLED the cert or only with the 7loader?? i have found the loaders do not always install the cert correctly. but yeah the gigabyte boards should be now modded with giga slic's and use a giga cert and for now use any key. i really do not think they will get crazy aggressive with wat and hard mods. ALSO AS A CERTIFIED DELL TECH THE DELL KEY IS NOT BLACKLISTED!!!!!!!!!!!! wish people would stop with that crap
Of course they have only blacklisted levono key it was leaked before manufacturers started rolling out machines Dell machines STILL come with the keys in OEM SLP Section so will never be blacklisted, Dell would need to send out thousands of new OEM SLP DVD's. It's just common sense think about it.
That Dell Key is defo still ok i used it for an anytime upgrade on a dell oem disk to ultimate last friday with no issue at all