How about when you order Recovery Disk from the Dell Web Site? I suppose there is a key that it is the same for all computer that "switch" Windows to OEM mode to have it looks the bios for the hardware specific keys? What if I buy an used laptop that was re-formatted, say to install Linux, and I want to revert it back to Windows 8?
Having never had to order a recovery CD from dell(i do have a dell desktop)or needed one and not installed on a second hand pc that was formatted for Linux I simply wouldn't have a clue I am sure if you posted your problems here on MDL a helpful member would offer assistance
Well, recovery would be one way, maybe. HP now asks for your exact model (Serial # I believe it is). I am still not convinced that they OEM key is the same for all. I would really like to see the last 5 digits of everyone's key that recently bought an HP with Win8 Core x64 on it lol
My Server is Up in case someone needs one.. Happy Activating OS : Windows 7 & 8 Office : 2010 & 2013 ip: nooblike.no-ip.org port: 1688
Yep, figured out too . Due to i´m silkened by VM Ware, the little lack of comfort in VBox was driving me slighly crazy . Had problems changing the Hard disk uuid, after doing so machine refused to start. Will test this later on. Have to work a bit in real life later .
i have experienced problems activating Vbox when using version 4.2.4, reverting to version 4.2.2 has no issues for me.
4.2.4 added a proxy feature in the settings which seems to effect activation for me...... 4.2.2 works flawless. btw, win7 and WES7 VMs can share the same backup as long as the uuid info is same.
Quick question.. Besides the KMSmico (witch is working great btw - just that I like to tinker with other platforms, create my own, etc as a learning curve) has anyone been able to create a Windows 8 (or win 7) under VMWare or VBox or ESXi 5.1 to activate "Office 2013" - (I was able to add Office 2010 to a windows 7 under ESXi 5.1), I have not seen the host key for 2013 anyware yet.. if so, and someone has done it, can share the backup files? the only version I have seen able to activate 2013 is the KMSmicro... just wondering... Thanks!
That, my friend... is a bummer! and btw, I do thank everyone involved in such great and awesome job creating and developing such great tools: Activation helper, KMSmicro, etc, etc, etc).. hat off to you guys... this is a wonderful job and very well done.. my respect to all of you...
Never underestimate an army of tiny minions at work (counting them before is highly recommended)...this started Tsunami is still cycling around this planet . And that one only harms MS . (really hate when tokens expire while typing a post :fuyou31:.)
KMS micro will work in Windows 8 directly (since it is QEMU-based); also, QEMU actually has less stiff host requirements than either VirtualBox or VMware (which is why it still appeals for low-memory hosts). Further, QEMU doesn't interfere with either one. One thing I'm hoping to do over the weekend is test out compatibility of KMS micro with Server 2012. (Not to activate it - this copy of Server 2012 is, in fact, already activated and quite legit! However, can it co-exist with hyper-V? Since I don't have hardware that supports SLAT, if I want to play around with Hyper-V, I must use Server 2012. If KMS micro can work with Server 2012 Hyper-V, it certainly should with Hyper-V in 8.)
Yep, know that . Quemu is running in VM Ware likewise fast for me. Due to running VM Ware WS i´m not able to test in Hyper-V, but i don´t miss too much, VM Ware is much more comfortable for me. Some here, like me, are more interested in the activation data, than a quick and dirty solution .
Hey it's me again, i had some problems activating office 2013 on win8 yesterday, i just came to report that i managed to activate it on 2 computers now. The problem was spybot search & destroy, after un-doing the immunizations and disabling the firewall i was able to successfully activate it. Thank you all for your help!