Activation issue after clean install on new hard drive

Dwarf said:

This should explain things: Differences Between OEM Channel SLP, NONSLP and COA License Product Keys « My Digital Life

Ahh thanks Dwarf.

(nice sig by the way... on Ilkla moor baht'at)

Persistence is the key to success, and you certainly were persistent!

Glad to see you back in business!

i'd have gotten a tattoo but can't stand needles.

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Joan Archer said:

Well done to you mrbongo, I've been following this thread and it's been fascinating to watch and to see it's finally solved.
Only took 13 pages but what a journey.

Lol thanks.

Decided I am gonna see it through since I've now got my backup and image done, it's a win-win situation now.

Anthony said:

@mrbongo, I admire you Patience on this, most people would have given up and ended up hacking their System, makes you wonder how many people have actually bought pre-installed windows and ended up in the same situation.

Well Done!!

I think the most frustrating aspect is that if I owned a different brand of Notebook I could have simply made a call and used recovery disks available, the only task would be data retrieval.

If something is worth doing then it deserves a similar degree of effort.

If I hadn't come across the excellent help on here, I would still be sat scratching my head.

...or rocking and sobbing in a corner muttering about 'wims'.