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Reinstalling Win 7 professional over old Win 7 Professional without
Repeated the too long title: Reinstalling WIn7professional over old WIn 7 Professional without losing any data or messing up what I got!
I went here and found many tools to help me... as well as posting instructions.
Even though I don't have the problem just "yet" I didn't think I needed to use any of the tools but reading these instructions for posting rules:
Here are instructions I got that might be pertinent to my question that I moved off another thread .....
Windows Genuine and Activation Issue Posting Instructions - Windows 7 Help Forums
Product Key Number - Change - Windows 7 Help Forums
So I decided to perform the Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool anyway...(without sending anything off to Microsoft as I've not decided to reinstall the OS so this was just for "fun" in case it can be useful for my current problem on the other thread...
Here are the pasted results:
Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):
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Windows Validation Data-->
Validation Code: 0
Cached Online Validation Code: 0x0
Windows Product Key: *****-*****-G22JY-PMKDQ-C29KD
Windows Product Key Hash: T0cAFyb/81dAL8B8I0RtzziCX5o=
Windows Product ID: 00371-178-0257905-85734
Windows Product ID Type: 5
Windows License Type: Retail
Windows OS version: 6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.048
ID: {A13F2DF6-6F1F-401C-96B4-108508569594}(3)
Is Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
LegitcheckControl ActiveX: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Product Name: Windows 7 Professional
Architecture: 0x00000009
Build lab: 7601.win7sp1_ldr_escrow.180330-1600
TTS Error:
Validation Diagnostic:
Resolution Status: N/A
Vista WgaER Data-->
ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Windows XP Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
File Exists: No
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGA Data-->
Office Status: 102
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 - 100 Genuine
OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Office Diagnostics: 77F760FE-153-80070002_7E90FEE8-175-80070002_025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3_B4D0AA8B-920-80070057
Browser Data-->
Proxy settings: N/A
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Win32)
Default Browser: C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\palemoon.exe
Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
Active scripting: Allowed
Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed
File Scan Data-->
Other data-->
Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{A13F2DF6-6F1F-401C-96B4-108508569594}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0027.0</Version><OS>6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.048</OS><Architecture>x64</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-C29KD</PKey><PID>00371-178-0257905-85734</PID><PIDType>5</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-2436771687-1216539037-1952954280</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>Sony Corporation</Manufacturer><Model>VPCS111FM</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>INSYDE</Manufacturer><Version>R0310Q3</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="6"/><Date>20100930000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>90F03707018400FC</HWID><UserLCID>0409</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time(GMT-05:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM><OEMID>Sony</OEMID><OEMTableID>VAIO</OEMTableID></OEM><GANotification/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>102</Result><Products><Product GUID="{91120000-002F-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}"><LegitResult>100</LegitResult><Name>Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007</Name><Ver>12</Ver><PidType>19</PidType></Product></Products><Applications><App Id="16" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="18" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="1B" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="A1" Version="12" Result="100"/></Applications></Office></Software></GenuineResults>
Spsys.log Content: 0x80070002
Licensing Data-->
Software licensing service version: 6.1.7601.17514
Name: Windows(R) 7, Professional edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, RETAIL channel
Activation ID: e838d943-63ed-4a0b-9fb1-47152908acc9
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID: 00371-00170-178-025790-00-1033-7601.0000-0682012
Installation ID: 004533802740164266314356942465325523260770422164512976
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88338
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340
Partial Product Key: C29KD
License Status: Licensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 4
Trusted time: 4/19/2018 3:22:39 PM
Windows Activation Technologies-->
HrOffline: 0x00000000
HrOnline: N/A
HealthStatus: 0x0000000000000000
Event Time Stamp: N/A
ActiveX: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395
Admin Service: Not Registered - 0x80070005
HealthStatus Bitmask Output:
HWID Data-->
HWID Hash Current: OAAAAAEAAwABAAEAAAACAAAABQABAAEAln2oSiYv8AouKYzdzFGy0pjOFGFKEjrshsKchLAxXF0=
OEM Activation 1.0 Data-->
N/A
OEM Activation 2.0 Data-->
BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes
Windows marker version: 0x20001
OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: yes
BIOS Information:
ACPI Table Name OEMID Value OEMTableID Value
APIC Sony VAIO
FACP Sony VAIO
HPET Sony VAIO
BOOT Sony VAIO
MCFG Sony VAIO
ASF! Sony VAIO
SLIC Sony VAIO
SSDT Sony VAIO
SSDT Sony VAIO
SSDT Sony VAIO
now here is my story/history:::
This is a continuation of a multi-part discussion on "Excessive Read Write Overloading HDD" Excessive Read Write overloading HDD - Windows 7 Help Forums thread.
I decided to move this section of the discussion off as it really would have a life of its own and I need to figure out a resolution of it before attempting to reinstall a new, working version of Windows 7 Professional version over the existing version, without losing any data, to fix many things that are going wrong (i.e. no Resource Monitor, no SMART reading on HD Tune program, etc)
Here is what happened earlier in the life of the Laptop described in the system for me at the bottom of every page here on this site....
On August 21, 2010 first installed OS (yes that was an OED) when I purchased the laptop with "home basic" Windows 7 on it and told them to remove the OS when they replaced the HDD and had the Professional version of Windows 7 installed on the new HDD
I found and checked the Original Microsoft Box, that I purchased off the store shelf, with the original DVD/CD holographic impressed colors on disk inside the box too.
My notes on the box say it was purchased in August, 2010 in the Blue curved top Windows 7 Professional Box (not an OEM installed product!)
Got a Product Key card inside the box!
Guess what?
On January 21, 2012 Windows program "asked" for the product key (I don't remember "why") and
I inputted the one in the box
IT SAID INVALID!
I got Windows/Microsoft on phone... they gave me a second Product Key to use
It too was "invalid". They had to "go away" for a while to discuss what to "do" since I purchased it more than 2 years ago so it was not "returnable" for a new one.
Microsoft called me back and I got a third Product Key March 8 , 2012 (yes I was without computer functioning 2 months or so while they were figuring this out).
That worked. And was confirmed again January 20, 2014 when I was asked by the program "again"! to furnish my product key.
So I guess that third version would be the product Key I will use to reinstall windows
BUT... (despite The Deer Dude's post in another thread having confidence in "me")
I don't have the confidence I need that "nothing will go wrong" when I use the Product key from March 8, 2012. It is after all the third product key I received from Microsoft to use this same one Professional Windows 7 OS!
I'm certain NO ONE at Microsoft will answer the phone today, in 2018 when I'm calling to ask about Windows 7 Professional re installing it. [Since last time I called c. 2016 they informed me then that since the product was ending in 2020, they did not consider helping me in any way at all!--bye!]
And even if I manage to convince them to help me to get a new Product Key, the person switches me off to a computer voice will inform me that its $149 for "one" incident and $300 for a whole year's worth of incidents....."please enter your credit card at the beep---and turn your back" (You're right, I'm being sarcastic...the computer voice does not say "and turn your back".
And I never know what to choose so having no funds for this... Thus I choose zero incidents.....
So I lack the confidence to go on....
But I made a new thread here, separate from my huge other thread over the past week, just in case anyone would prefer to have a discussion just about multiple product codes from Microsoft and the fact they never (except for me!) give you a new product code for the disk you purchased (I had to read the inner ring numbers to them to prove I had the real disk and not a photo or Xerox copy of them!!