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Any way to Activate Win7 without Internet or Phone?
Hello. I bought a Windows 7 OEM installation disc via EBay. It has a product key.
I used it to install the Win7 on an HP ProBook laptop. I use this laptop to access certain old files (MS Office 2K files, for example). I have other desktops/laptops that run newer versions of Windows but these new versions sometimes have compatibility problems with certain older apps. So I use this old laptop for this purpose.
I installed the Win7 and entered the Product Key. It worked fine until recently, Windows started displaying messages requesting that I Activate the Win7 image. I tried activating it thru the Internet but it doesn’t work - it seems MSFT disabled the server that handles this.
I then tried to activate Win7 via a phone number, as per this link:
Activate Windows 7 by Phone
However, when I get a phone number and I call that number, I get a message telling me to go to help.microsoft.com. It doesn’t allow me to Activate Win7 using a passcode.
Windows tells me that I have about 2 weeks to Activate this Win7. Is there another way to Activate the Win7, other than via the Internet or the phone?
Or is there a Microsoft phone number that I can call that will allow me to Activate Windows 7 using a passcode?