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    Windows key is invalid...after flashing Prema's bios mod

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by unpilot, Mar 13, 2015.

  1. unpilot

    unpilot Notebook Consultant

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    SO I am trying to upgrade my 7970m to a GTX970m I flashed my bios to Prema's mod and now I am getting a windows is invalid message.

    It says my Product key is invalid for activation??

    Any Ideas?
     
    unpilot, Mar 13, 2015
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  2. unpilot

    unpilot Notebook Consultant

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    Solved!

    I just had to type in my Windows 7 Key again...weird...all is good now
     
    unpilot, Mar 14, 2015
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  3. Ethrem

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    Glad you got it sorted. I was not sure what to tell you, seems odd to me but Windows has been known to lose activation when graphics cards are changed, its why I always do a fresh install when I change graphics cards.
     
    Ethrem, Mar 14, 2015
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    Yea i did not think Prema's bios had anything to do with it...but that was only thing I changed.
     
    unpilot, Mar 14, 2015
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  5. Prema

    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    It can happen even during a regular BIOS update.
    I blame MS for implementing insufficient way to detect a motherboard change.
    During my BIOS development work I had to reactivate Windows enough times to trigger a piracy protocol (their system thinks that this key has been installed on hundreds of systems).
    So now I have to call up MS every single time it gets deactivated and confirm my identity.
    But this is nothing a regular user will face...
     
    Prema, Apr 13, 2015
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    I've seen this happen before when you change enough hardware that Windows may suspect you move the hard drive over to a new computer which is something they do not support. To prevent piracy they make you enter in the key code again.

    Glad you got it figured out.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Apr 13, 2015
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  7. Ethrem

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    I had to call last time I formatted and reinstalled Windows.. It is irritating at a minimum.
     
    Ethrem, Apr 14, 2015
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