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I have a similar setup as you. Yesterday I installed my Windows 7 Pro Upgrade student copy from Digital River using the Regedit and Command Prompt installation method. Activated my copy with no problem.
Today I used Acronis True Image 2010 to backup an image (Seagate 320GB) of my ACTIVATED installation.
I restored a copy to my Seagate 300GB hard drive. The restore was successful, after booting up , I checked and now my Windows 7 Pro is not ACTIVATED and I have 3 days to activate.
During the bootup process I noticed a message in the lower right hand corner with a message "ST3300620A device installed". That new device they referred to is my Seagate 300GB drive (the new hard drive that I am retoring the image to).
I have been doing this with Windows XP for years and never had a problem.
A solution to this Re-Activiation problem with Windows 7 Pro would be appreciated. Constantly calling MS to reactivate is not a viable solution for me. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.