How do I activate Windows 7 by phone, if I do not have the option?

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  1. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #1

    How do I activate Windows 7 by phone, if I do not have the option?


    A couple of weeks ago I started to get messages about the windows not being genuine, but when I tried to activate the Windows 7 key, it gave me the error code 0xC004E003.
    Then when I go back to activate the Windows 7 key, there is no option to activate by phone, the only options i have are: "Buy a new product key online", "Type a different key" and "Contact Dell to help resolve this problem".
    By the way this is a custom built PC, I have no idea why it says to contact Dell, no part of my machine is manufactured by Dell.
    If anyone knows how to fix this, please reply, I appreciate it so much.
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  2. Posts : 12,120
    Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
       #2

    Welcome to the Seven Forums

    Have a look at this tutorial Activate Windows 7 by Phone

    Did you use a Dell installation disk when you installed Windows 7?

    Jerry
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  3. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hi, I just checked the disc, and yea it is a Dell installation disc, I had no idea. Does this mean it only works on Dell machines?
    And I've already looked at that guide but when I follow it, it doesn't give me the same options, only the ones I stated above.
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  4. Posts : 1,797
    Win 7 Ultimate, Win 8.1 Pro, Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon (All 64-Bit)
       #4

    When and where did you buy the disc from?

    If it's a Dell OEM disc/activation key then it's only designed for a Dell system and will eventually show as Not genuine.
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  5. Posts : 225
    Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64-bit
       #5

    What the disc says is slightly less important than where are you getting the product key from? Did you purchase a product key for Windows 7 at some point, or are you taking the product key from an old dell computer and trying to use that key to install Windows on your new custom built computer?
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  6. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Brds7t7 said:
    When and where did you buy the disc from?

    If it's a Dell OEM disc/activation key then it's only designed for a Dell system and will eventually show as Not genuine.
    I bought it off ebay almost two months ago.
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  7. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    shadow2201 said:
    What the disc says is slightly less important than where are you getting the product key from? Did you purchase a product key for Windows 7 at some point, or are you taking the product key from an old dell computer and trying to use that key to install Windows on your new custom built computer?
    I bought the CD which came with a product key off ebay almost two months ago.
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  8. Posts : 12,120
    Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
       #8

    As Brds7t7 said in post #4 it will eventually show as non genuine.

    You will never get it to activate.

    Sorry

    Jerry
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  9. Posts : 1,797
    Win 7 Ultimate, Win 8.1 Pro, Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon (All 64-Bit)
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    Solo123 said:
    shadow2201 said:
    What the disc says is slightly less important than where are you getting the product key from? Did you purchase a product key for Windows 7 at some point, or are you taking the product key from an old dell computer and trying to use that key to install Windows on your new custom built computer?
    I bought the CD which came with a product key off ebay almost two months ago.
    Sorry Solo but buying licence keys from eBay is a risky business. Sounds like that key is not designed to be activated on a non Dell system.
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  10. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Bongo said:
    As Brds7t7 said in post #4 it will eventually show as non genuine.

    You will never get it to activate.

    Sorry

    Jerry
    Ok, thanks very much for your help.
    Am I able to buy a product key online that will fix this issue?
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