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Activated too many times.
I installed Win 7 OEM a few months ago but have had a lot of stability problems with my PC. I have done 3 or 4 fresh installs and about 4 or 5 upgrade installs.
On the latest fresh install it is returning an error message Code 0xC004C008 which translates that I have used all my install attempts.
I have checked the registry entries HL_Loc_Mach/Software/MS/Win/currentversion/setup/OOBE/MediaBootInstall and it is set to zero.
I have tried the automated phone activation and it also tells me 'too many times'. I got connected to an operator (with a dreadful accent) but that was then disconnected.
Before I contact Microsoft again does anyone have advice? Are MS likely to reset my Activation count or will they expect me to pay for a new Product Key?
PS PC is now stable thanks to advice from this forum.