On Jul 29, 10:13*pm, "Dave R." <dwragle (at) drbsystems (dot) com>
wrote:
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> <ghi...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Preserving the OEM pre-activation like you had in your initial image is
> a good thing. *The reason you are having the problem activating with the
> key from the sticker (perhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457078(TechNet.10).aspx)
> is that "In order to reduce a significant source of piracy, Microsoft
> has disabled online activation for COA Keys that are attached to PCs
> that have been pre-activated by OEMs."
>
> Regards,
>
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Thanks Dave, that explains a lot.
Greg