Trouble activating with volume license - Help please!


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    Windows 7 64bit Enterprise
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    Trouble activating with volume license - Help please!


    I am trying to activate Windows 7 64 bit Enterprise onto my machine which I have recently rebuilt. I have a volume license and have recently rebuilt my machine. When I go to activate it though, it just comes up with an error message with the error code 0xX004C020 which I understand to mean volume license limit has been exceeded. Obviously his shouldn't apply though because I have rebuilt my machine and not installed Windows onto a new machine.

    In the past when I have done this, it comes up with an error message along with a license server ID number and a telephone number to call to activate it over the telephone. I would normally then go through the automated service, enter the server ID and be given a new activation code and it would activate. As a server ID number if not coming up, I can't do this. I've spoken to someone at the Microsoft activation centre and they say they can't help without the server ID...

    What's going wrong and how do I go about getting this server ID? Any suggestions appreciated.
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    Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
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    0xC004C020 - The activation server reported that the Multiple Activation Key has exceeded its limit.

    This is an MAK Key - All such Keys have a predetermined number of activations allowed, and this number is recorded on the MS Activation Servers.
    In your case, this number has been exceeded - or the subscription for the licenses has not been renewed.
    Either way, you will have to contact your System Admin for assistance and/or a new Key.
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