Thread: Having Windows 8 activation problem

You haven't really fully taken possession of the "Upgrade" until you make a correct purchase of that same upgrade. This would include a Key, which is, in reality, the only thing you are purchasing. Did the store which gave you the upgrade not also give you a key . Or?

Sorry don't know your name but,

Go back to stupid Best Buy. Not applicable to yell @ Microsoft. How much did you pay for the disc you bought from them? An Upgrade disc retail box is $70. The System Builder version is I think, if they are even on shelves now is well over $100. Price is an indication; what did you pay for it. Plus should have Upgrade written on its box OR on the disc; if it's an Upgrade... @ least that was the case in the past. I'll admit I've not had a box copy in my hand.. we've been using burn DVDs after downloading the .ISO This is an Upgrade & we've been doing cleans from there. See if you would answer the questions I ask, please. Read on...

Plus, I'm having a hard time making sense out of this because we've been doing clean installs w/ Upgrades 'all day long'. The Key is usually on the disc case or inside the case that is in the box.

And David is quite right. You are not buying the disc, you are buying the License. The Key represents that license.

If you are sure you have what you paid for either get BB to sort it out or call MS. I'll give you the #...

Did you put it on a new/blank HDD?

The number is 1-877-426-6010 Wait for the prompts.

Please, tell me more (details) about what you were putting it on & how you were doing it. Describe the PC & its history

All the OS SKUs are on the discs... the KEY denotes what license has been purchased.

Cheers,
Drew

Please, tell me more (details) about what you were putting it on & how you were doing it. Describe the PC & its history

All the OS SKUs are on the discs... the KEY denotes what license has been purchased.

Drew; read here on W7F; Windows 7 Ultimate question

Don

Sorry, Don, have no idea why you are pointing me to that.

Cheers,
Drew

I got on the phone with Microsoft this morning, they activated it from their end I did receive a key with the disc, but it wouldn't activate because it told me I cant use the key from doing a clean install. If I had known this, I probably would have waited a bit longer but was having major problems with 7 forcing me to upgrade now. Now the thing is, after Microsoft activated it for me, I can see in the window that shows windows is activated, I want to see if there's a way to reveal the rest of the cd key so that I can use it next time I have to reinstall 8 and can hopefully in doing so, avoid this activation issue completely.

Closest you can come, IMO, is the Product ID. However, of course, that is not the License Key

Anyway, glad it's sorted, glad if I was any help & thanks for the info & update; it's good news

Cheers,
Drew

Yeah its all worked out now, long as I don't have to reinstall 8 sometime down the line I don't anticipate it being a problem again lol. Thanks for the help guys!

Terrific! You're welcome.

Cheers,
Drew