Hp Activation Key
I have an HP notebook with a valid Windows OEM license. This notebook has been left unused for sometime and it's now without an operating system since I installed a brand new hard drive on it. The previous hard drive is no longer available.
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Recovering OEM license information from HP notebook serial number. I was quite shocked to notice that Windows sticker on it has faded and I no longer can see the Windows OEM serial key (or wherever it calls that long activation string). I've tried to use the HP website to get in touch with HP but it says my warranty has expired and doesn't. Apr 22, 2016 license key is oem HP activation 3.0. I do not have a separate key. After generic key Win10Pro premise, unable activating. Upgrade not variant. Many a lot of unnecessary steps. Saturday, April 9, 2016 4:46 PM. Reply Quote text/html 4/9.
Unfortunately I was quite shocked to notice that Windows sticker on it has faded and I no longer can see the Windows OEM serial key (or wherever it calls that long activation string).
I've tried to use the HP website to get in touch with HP but it says my warranty has expired and doesn't allow me to send an e-mail or talk with a customer support representative.
Does anyone know if there is any way to recover this information?
Hennes3 Answers
As explained in our Windows 7 Activation FAQ, OEM licenses are usually preactivated using System Locked Preactivation (SLP). If you use any HP OEM Windows 7 installation disk, it should activate automatically for you. Because of how the SLP process works, you don't need to know your key, because the activation occurs automatically if your machine is verified to be an HP.
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You can also purchase a Windows 7 Recovery Disk from HP if you don't have access to one yourself. This is based on your computer's serial number, not the product key, because their database knows what version of Windows came with your PC.
If you do not have the original disk (as you stated), or have otherwise recorded it, there is no way to get that key back. I know of no manufacturer, even if you had support, who records and maintains that.
KCotreauKCotreauSimply, you will need to purchase a new product key for re-installing the OS.
Please take note;
re-installing the OS is the basic first step. Windows default drivers will not properly address your laptops hardware. You will need to acquire the drivers from HP. Yes, this can be done without much headache. You will need the make/model number of your PC and point your browser to the HP 'downloads' page of their support site.
I have been restoring PCs for many years(15+) and have experienced this very issue. Sadly, without access to the old hard drive, the purchase of a new product key/license is required.
Thank you for listening.
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Looking for solid confirmation on how Windows(XP,Vista,7,8) OEM can be reinstalled/activated
Windows XP (Home/Professional) OEM(SLP) (Dell, HP etc.)
Using
- GRTMHOEM_EN.iso (Generic Home OEM)
- en_windows_xp_home_with_service_pack_3_x86_cd_x14-92413.iso
- GRTMPOEM_EN.iso (Generic Professional OEM)
- en_windows_xp_professional_with_service_pack_3_x86_cd_x14-80428.iso
Install using any media that matches version, use Windows Key Update Tool to activate it as Retail or OEM based on key provided. (True/False)?
Old MethodCreate vendor specific OEM installer
Backup OEM files from target PC
- C:Windowssystem32OEMBIOS.BIN
- C:Windowssystem32OEMBIOS.DAT
- C:Windowssystem32OEMBIOS.SIG
- C:Windowssystem32Catroot{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}OEMBIOS.CAT
Create .CAB files of target PC files
- MAKECAB OEMBIOS.BIN
- MAKECAB OEMBIOS.CAT
- MAKECAB OEMBIOS.DAT
- MAKECAB OEMBIOS.SIG
Replace generic OEM ISOs i386 files with newly created .CAB files
Install using COA key
or
Backup Activation Files before reinstall
- C:Windowssystem32wpa.dbl
- C:Windowssystem32Wpa.bak
Rename Existing & Replace with backup files after reinstall
- C:Windowssystem32wpa.dbl
- C:Windowssystem32Wpa.bak
Windows Vista/7 (ALL) Retail/OEM (Dell, HP etc.)
Using
- en_windows_vista_sp2_x64_dvd_342267.iso
- en_windows_vista_with_sp2_x86_dvd_342266.iso
- en_windows_7_ultimate_with_sp1_x64_dvd_u_677332.iso (ei.cfg removed)
- en_windows_7_ultimate_with_sp1_x86_dvd_u_677460.iso (ei.cfg removed)
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- Backup activation using ABR (Activation Backup and Restore)
- Reinstall version on COA sticker
- Do not enter key during installation
- Restore backed up activation files using ABR
- If files not backed up, use online or phone activation
Windows 8 (ALL) Retail/OEM (Dell, HP etc.)
Using
- en_windows_8_x64_dvd_915440.iso
- en_windows_8_x86_dvd_915417.iso
Just reinstall, activation is taken care of via BIOS(No COA) or use purchased key if you upgraded.
Can anyone confirm/deny the validity of these methods or make suggestions on how to better accomplish activation after a reinstall? I am mainly concerned with XP since the information I have found is rather scattered and I am not sure if its possible to activate a 'royalty free OEM' using a generic OEM/retail disk install and Windows Key Update Tool or if I would need to use one of the old methods of backing up the files and altering the install disk.
If there are any known issues with activation on any version using the windows images/techniques I listed can someone please elaborate on them. I am asking because I started a new job that requires re-installing every version of windows on various computers that have OEM and retail versions.
The information I gathered on various forums is rather scattered and contradicting, this is why I am posting this seemingly stupid question that you may think has been answered a million times. I want someone to give me a definitive response so I don't screw someones computer up by remove necessary OEM files.
4 Answers
XP
To install on 'royalty free OEM' machines (HP, DELL, etc.) you can get the vendor's oembios files from the oembios repository, or backed up from the current installation.
You then need to use the SLP (system locked preinstallation) key that corresponds to the installation media's product ID. These used to be archived on the My Digital Life forums, but were taken down due to DMCA request. I'm not sure if the particular vendor key is required, or if those provided by Microsoft will work. If you still have the original installation from the OEM, you can extract the SLP key they used for installation from the registry using a tool like produkey.
(Most antivirus seems to complain about produkey, but I've never had issues with it.)
nLite can help you create the ISO and be very useful for testing in a VM, but it's quite a bit more difficult to test the SLP activation with the VM.
Windows 8/8.1
After a fresh install, the system does not auto activate and when one tries to enter the correct OEM Product Key (extracted from BIOS), it is refused. The trick is to first remove the current Product Key with slmgr /upk, then the OEM key can be entered and activation works flawlessly.This idea comes from Clean install Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 from OEM key, which also describes how to get the OEM key using RW Everything (including video tutorial!). Really this has saved me several hours, maybe days of experimenting. If you find it helpful, please upvote that answer instead of this one.
I also created a small PowerShell script to accomplish all the steps in a fully automated manner, which is great for mass OS deployments (e.g. using the amazing OPSI):
Successfully (re)installed and activated 64 Win 8.1 Pro x64 OEM laptops with this.
Windows 7
I found this techdoors link on activating Windows 7 with OEM licenses to be invaluable.
If you have a computer that has an Windows 7 OEM license embedded in the BIOS SLIC area, and then reinstall a generic image, it will claim to be not genuine. To verify, run this command from a cmd prompt with administrator privs:
It will say 'License Status: Notification', and 'Notification Reason: 0xC004F063'.
To fix that, find the proper OEM key file from this repository from the link above, and then run:
where [VENDOR] is the name of your computer vendor.
Hp Ilo Activation Key Crack
Now run
Hp Ilo Activation Key Download
again, and it should say 'License Status: Licensed'.
To check your BIOS SLIC area, you can use the Microsoft Genuine Diagnostics Tool and look in the 'OEM Activation 2.0 Data' section.