RebateMonger
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- Dec 24, 2005
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Dooyas,
While it's nice of you to reply, I suggest you do some more reading about Microsoft's policies regarding activation of major-brand OEM XP and why, in this case, changing the Key won't help.
Any attempt to ACTIVATE a major-brand OEM version of XP will result in a telephone call to Microsoft. At that point, it's Microsoft's decision to allow or deny the Activation.
BestBuy likely used the eMachine version of XP on this (now) Gateway motherboard, which is why it failed and required Telephone Activation.
If BestBuy had used a Gateway version of XP on the (new) Gateway motherboard, it wouldn't have required Activation.
This repaired PC needs one of these three things:
1) Microsoft to allow the activation
2) A Gateway OEM version of XP to be installed
3) A brand-new Retail or "Generic" OEM version of XP to be installed
While it's nice of you to reply, I suggest you do some more reading about Microsoft's policies regarding activation of major-brand OEM XP and why, in this case, changing the Key won't help.
Any attempt to ACTIVATE a major-brand OEM version of XP will result in a telephone call to Microsoft. At that point, it's Microsoft's decision to allow or deny the Activation.
BestBuy likely used the eMachine version of XP on this (now) Gateway motherboard, which is why it failed and required Telephone Activation.
If BestBuy had used a Gateway version of XP on the (new) Gateway motherboard, it wouldn't have required Activation.
This repaired PC needs one of these three things:
1) Microsoft to allow the activation
2) A Gateway OEM version of XP to be installed
3) A brand-new Retail or "Generic" OEM version of XP to be installed