Factory reset dilema (offerd to help uncle)

Kaktussoft · 16 Apr 2013

Ztruker said:

If the COA sticker is messed up, you can run this VBS script to get the current key: ShowKey.vbs

You don't get the key of COA sticker by running the script!! You get the default OEM key.

Ztruker · 16 Apr 2013

Hmmm, that's true. forgot about that. Guess it's only useful with a Retail or downloaded install.

ICIT2LOL · 17 Apr 2013

whs said:

You are real busy beavers. Didn't you see that the OP was already happy in post #4. LOL

Yeah I did notice but was wondering why it was going around the houses when a simple power up and the default key would do basically the same thing :)

gregrocker · 17 Apr 2013

I often update and add caveats to threads years later since they remain alive and referenced via Google.

In fact searching an issue via Google will sometimes turn up our old threads with incomplete or outdated fixes, where newer tutorials or methods are available. Updating them will sometimes goose them up to the top of the results list.