I currently only have one in as I took one out so that I could try and do the memtest and it started normally but if I try and boot from the USB (with memtest set up on it) then I get the the black screen and it beeps (on, off rapidly) until I restart it with the button on the front.
Can you tell me the age of all the hardware of this computer?
Erm... ok.. The RAM and Processor I bought new just under a year ago (around last xmas). The GPU I got in June (around my birthday). The hard drive I bought new, can't remember when but it is no more then a year old max. The CD drive I don't know as I got it free for second hand from a mate. The motherboard is no more then a year and a half old which I bought new too. The power supply was new about the same time as the GPU (June this year).
You mentioned not having activated yet - can I ask why?
MSE will happily install on systems that are still in their grace period.
Please follow this tutorial and post an MGADiag report - then we can see what the problem is.
https://www.sevenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/234159-windows-genuine-activation-issue-posting-instructions.html
Please also state the Version and Edition of Windows quoted on your COA sticker (if you have one) on the case of your machine (or inside the battery compartment), but do NOT quote the Key on the sticker!
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspx
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Yeah my board does have VGA.
It is not activated because I got a 30 day trial which ran out and my sister has a laptop which used to have windows 7 but she recently upgraded to windows 8 so I want to find out if I can use her old windows 7 key (as she is now not using) to activate mine.
Code:Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0): ----------------------------------------- Windows Validation Data--> Validation Code: 50 Cached Online Validation Code: 0x0 Windows Product Key: *****-*****-74XYM-BH4JX-XM76F Windows Product Key Hash: KeYfcvXg/a1Q01x73+f8IL/JC4Y= Windows Product ID: 00359-112-0000007-85953 Windows Product ID Type: 5 Windows License Type: Retail Windows OS version: 6.1.7601.2.00010300.1.0.003 ID: {884FC33A-36C8-48EA-8CA6-85B34BED5612}(1) Is Admin: Yes TestCab: 0x0 LegitcheckControl ActiveX: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Product Name: Windows 7 Home Premium Architecture: 0x00000009 Build lab: 7601.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333 TTS Error: Validation Diagnostic: Resolution Status: N/A Vista WgaER Data--> ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Windows XP 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)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.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 File Scan Data--> Other data--> Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{884FC33A-36C8-48EA-8CA6-85B34BED5612}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0027.0</Version><OS>6.1.7601.2.00010300.1.0.003</OS><Architecture>x64</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-XM76F</PKey><PID>00359-112-0000007-85953</PID><PIDType>5</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-1423556015-3154662715-3023358352</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>System manufacturer</Manufacturer><Model>System Product Name</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>American Megatrends Inc.</Manufacturer><Version>0307 </Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="5"/><Date>20101215000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>10E03B07018400F6</HWID><UserLCID>0809</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>GMT Standard Time(GMT+00:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM/><GANotification/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/><Applications/></Office></Software></GenuineResults> Spsys.log Content: 0x80070002 Licensing Data--> Software licensing service version: 6.1.7601.17514 Name: Windows(R) 7, HomePremium edition Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, RETAIL channel Activation ID: 2e7d060d-4714-40f2-9896-1e4f15b612ad Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f Extended PID: 00359-00170-112-000000-00-2057-7601.0000-0592012 Installation ID: 011040198776753353024931577950003244987635452980987004 Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88338 Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339 Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341 Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340 Partial Product Key: XM76F License Status: Notification Notification Reason: 0xC004F009 (grace time expired). Remaining Windows rearm count: 3 Trusted time: 05/12/2012 15:11:02 Windows Activation Technologies--> HrOffline: 0x00000000 HrOnline: 0xC004C532 HealthStatus: 0x0000000000000000 Event Time Stamp: 12:5:2012 12:10 ActiveX: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395 Admin Service: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395 HealthStatus Bitmask Output: HWID Data--> HWID Hash Current: NAAAAAEABAABAAEAAAACAAAAAgABAAEA6GFQinwiEDNU8uJrOJjGvqa6TpE+k8U2cSBq4A== OEM Activation 1.0 Data--> N/A OEM Activation 2.0 Data--> BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes, but no SLIC table Windows marker version: N/A OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: N/A BIOS Information: ACPI Table Name OEMID Value OEMTableID Value APIC 121510 APIC1009 FACP 121510 FACP1009 SRAT AMD FAM_F_10 HPET 121510 OEMHPET MCFG 121510 OEMMCFG OEMB 121510 OEMB1009 SSDT A M I POWERNOW
That explains a lot - your system is installed using the Default Key, which can never be activated
Your system is currently non-genuine because it's over the grace period of 30 days allowed for activation.
Your sister's Key (assuming Windows 7 came pre-installed on her laptop) cannot be used on any other computer than that one.
Please change the Key to a valid one and activate - this will also allow the system to pick up performace and ancillary updates which may reduce if not cure your problems.
Aaah well in that case I will try and get a valid key and activate it over Christmas, would that mean wiping my hard drive and installed windows 7 again? Or is there an easy way around that?
It's just a case of swapping the new Key in - you'll have to have a Full Retail or OEM System Builder license (upgrades don't work)
Once you have it, click on the Start button and in the Search bar, type
SLUI 3
hit the Enter key, and follow the instructions.
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