I have got problem (annoying one) with Windows 7 activation. It kept asking me to activate it every 10 mins (or thereabout) even though I never add new one nor make any change to my hardware/system, in last 2 weeks. Here's background. I built my system last year and I bought official DVD rom of Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bits and install it (as upgrade to release candidate build 7600). I activated it once and it never appeared again. Now, about 3 weeks or so, I installed some updates to windows 7 and it made Windows 7 so unstable (BSOD every few mins after I boot/restart it). I used system restore to back to old Windows 7 prior to updates. It asked me to activate Windows 7. Reasonable request so I activated it online first but it doesn't seem to work so I phoned and got my windows 7 activated successfully. I was told that I shouldn't see any more activation message unless I make any new change to hardware. I didn't change to my hardware at all and yet Winodws 7 kept asking me to activate it. I ran anti-virus (malware) and MSE and nothing's wrong with it. And yet I activated it online and it was successfully activated. Bingo, 10 mins later or thereabout, it asks me to activate windows 7 again and again and again. It is so annoying as you can see. I ran Microsoft Genuine Advantage diag tool and I post the result below. Please could anyone suggest solution to this activation problem? Thank you. Diagnostic Report (1.9.0019.0): ----------------------------------------- WGA Data--> Validation Status: Genuine Validation Code: 0 Cached Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004f012 Windows Product Key: *****-*****-TMVMJ-BBMRX-3MBMV Windows Product Key Hash: 55n8g6xdzhe4AOWhmTzdzQoLfa4= Windows Product ID: 00426-292-0000007-85625 Windows Product ID Type: 5 Windows License Type: Retail Windows OS version: 6.1.7600.2.00010100.0.0.001 ID: {BA6B3A2E-3B3D-44BA-A571-B55B253BD7A9}(3) Is Admin: Yes TestCab: 0x0 WGA Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Product Name: Windows 7 Ultimate Architecture: 0x00000009 Build lab: 7600.win7_gdr.101026-1503 TTS Error: Validation Diagnostic: Resolution Status: N/A WgaER Data--> ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WGA Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 File Exists: No Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Data--> Office Status: 100 Genuine Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 - 100 Genuine OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002 Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3 Browser Data--> Proxy settings: N/A User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Win32) Default Browser: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled Active scripting: Allowed Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed File Scan Data--> Other data--> Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{BA6B3A2E-3B3D-44BA-A571-B55B253BD7A9}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0019.0</Version><OS>6.1.7600.2.00010100.0.0.001</OS><Architecture>x64</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-3MBMV</PKey><PID>00426-292-0000007-85625</PID><PIDType>5</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-1432499323-1689428220-1552069089</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>To Be Filled By O.E.M.</Manufacturer><Model>To Be Filled By O.E.M.</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>American Megatrends Inc.</Manufacturer><Version>P1.80</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="6"/><Date>20091030000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>D8BA3607018400FE</HWID><UserLCID>0809</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>GMT Standard Time(GMT+00:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM/><GANotification/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>100</Result><Products><Product GUID="{90120000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}"><LegitResult>100</LegitResult><Name>Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007</Name><Ver>12</Ver><Val>836C54812AFAD86</Val><Hash>0kCr2NhkMjbOSse0PMh+we9KGkk=</Hash><Pid>89409-707-1064172-65493</Pid><PidType>14</PidType></Product></Products><Applications><App Id="15" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="16" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="18" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="19" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="1A" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="1B" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="44" Version="12" Result="100"/></Applications></Office></Software></GenuineResults> Spsys.log Content: 0x80070002 Licensing Data--> Software licensing service version: 6.1.7600.16385 Name: Windows(R) 7, Ultimate edition Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, RETAIL channel Activation ID: ac96e1a8-6cc4-4310-a4ff-332ce77fb5b8 Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f Extended PID: 00426-00170-292-000000-00-2057-7600.0000-3482011 Installation ID: 005695286361168124098294736764928664163611813375926363 Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88338 Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339 Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341 Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340 Partial Product Key: 3MBMV License Status: Licensed Remaining Windows rearm count: 4 Trusted time: 14/12/2011 19:09:21 Windows Activation Technologies--> HrOffline: 0x0004FE01 HrOnline: 0xC004C4A2 HealthStatus: PASS Event Time Stamp: 11:24:2011 20:12 WAT Activex: Registered WAT Admin Service: Registered HWID Data--> HWID Hash Current: PAAAAAEACAABAAEAAAADAAAAAQABAAEAln0mURYgQsZ0Js7D9OOyd6yGgJbcdc45GoZiPdKQR/UeQHZW OEM Activation 1.0 Data--> N/A OEM Activation 2.0 Data--> BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes, but no SLIC table Windows marker version: N/A OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: N/A BIOS Information: ACPI Table Name OEMID Value OEMTableID Value APIC 103009 APIC1438 FACP A_M_I OEMFACP MCFG 103009 OEMMCFG OEMB 103009 OEMB1438 AAFT 103009 OEMAAFT GSCI 103009 GMCHSCI SSDT DpgPmm CpuPm

"KST12" wrote in message news:19176c23-10fe-4f0d-aeeb-b1a25c6a44f9... I have got problem (annoying one) with Windows 7 activation. It kept asking me to activate it every 10 mins (or thereabout) even though I never add new one nor make any change to my hardware/system, in last 2 weeks. Here's background. I built my system last year and I bought official DVD rom of Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bits and install it (as upgrade to release candidate build 7600). I activated it once and it never appeared again. Now, about 3 weeks or so, I installed some updates to windows 7 and it made Windows 7 so unstable (BSOD every few mins after I boot/restart it). I used system restore to back to old Windows 7 prior to updates. It asked me to activate Windows 7. Reasonable request so I activated it online first but it doesn't seem to work so I phoned and got my windows 7 activated successfully. I was told that I shouldn't see any more activation message unless I make any new change to hardware. I didn't change to my hardware at all and yet Winodws 7 kept asking me to activate it. I ran anti-virus (malware) and MSE and nothing's wrong with it. And yet I activated it online and it was successfully activated. Bingo, 10 mins later or thereabout, it asks me to activate windows 7 again and again and again. It is so annoying as you can see. I ran Microsoft Genuine Advantage diag tool and I post the result below. Please could anyone suggest solution to this activation problem? Thank you. Diagnostic Report (1.9.0019.0): ----------------------------------------- WGA Data--> Validation Status: Genuine Validation Code: 0 Cached Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004f012 Windows Product Key: *****-*****-TMVMJ-BBMRX-3MBMV Windows Product Key Hash: 55n8g6xdzhe4AOWhmTzdzQoLfa4= Windows Product ID: 00426-292-0000007-85625 Windows Product ID Type: 5 Windows License Type: Retail Windows OS version: 6.1.7600.2.00010100.0.0.001 Other data--> SYSTEM><Manufacturer>To Be Filled By O.E.M.</Manufacturer><Model>To Be Filled By O.E.M.</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>American Megatrends Inc.</Manufacturer><Version>P1.80</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="6"/><Date>20091030000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS Licensing Data--> Software licensing service version: 6.1.7600.16385 Name: Windows(R) 7, Ultimate edition Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, RETAIL channel Partial Product Key: 3MBMV License Status: Licensed Remaining Windows rearm count: 4 Trusted time: 14/12/2011 19:09:21 Windows Activation Technologies--> HrOffline: 0x0004FE01 HrOnline: 0xC004C4A2 OEM Activation 2.0 Data--> BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes, but no SLIC table The Key in use here is the Default Key for Ultimate which cannot be activated. A Release Candidate is NOT a qualifying license for an Upgrade and your system has no visible signs that there ever was another version of Windows installed. However, the system appears to be activated. This means that you have a hackers Loader tool installed to bypass proper activation. without knowing the exact Loader used, its difficult to advise anything except a complete reformat/reinstall with genuine media and a proper Key. If you have no valid Full License for Windows on this machine you will have to purchase one. Since you already claim to have an Upgrade, you could purchase a Full license for a lower edition of Win7, and use the Upgrade to get to Ultimate but I have grave suspicions that your problem is caused by a counterfeit disk, and would recommend that you purchase a Full version of whichever edition of Windows 7 you actually need note that unless you need BitLocker, there is almost no reason to use Ultimate. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/compare?T1=tab20 Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth

"KST12" wrote in message news:19176c23-10fe-4f0d-aeeb-b1a25c6a44f9... I have got problem (annoying one) with Windows 7 activation. It kept asking me to activate it every 10 mins (or thereabout) even though I never add new one nor make any change to my hardware/system, in last 2 weeks. Here's background. I built my system last year and I bought official DVD rom of Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bits and install it (as upgrade to release candidate build 7600). I activated it once and it never appeared again. Now, about 3 weeks or so, I installed some updates to windows 7 and it made Windows 7 so unstable (BSOD every few mins after I boot/restart it). I used system restore to back to old Windows 7 prior to updates. It asked me to activate Windows 7. Reasonable request so I activated it online first but it doesn't seem to work so I phoned and got my windows 7 activated successfully. I was told that I shouldn't see any more activation message unless I make any new change to hardware. I didn't change to my hardware at all and yet Winodws 7 kept asking me to activate it. I ran anti-virus (malware) and MSE and nothing's wrong with it. And yet I activated it online and it was successfully activated. Bingo, 10 mins later or thereabout, it asks me to activate windows 7 again and again and again. It is so annoying as you can see. I ran Microsoft Genuine Advantage diag tool and I post the result below. Please could anyone suggest solution to this activation problem? Thank you. Diagnostic Report (1.9.0019.0): ----------------------------------------- WGA Data--> Validation Status: Genuine Validation Code: 0 Cached Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004f012 Windows Product Key: *****-*****-TMVMJ-BBMRX-3MBMV Windows Product Key Hash: 55n8g6xdzhe4AOWhmTzdzQoLfa4= Windows Product ID: 00426-292-0000007-85625 Windows Product ID Type: 5 Windows License Type: Retail Windows OS version: 6.1.7600.2.00010100.0.0.001 Other data--> SYSTEM><Manufacturer>To Be Filled By O.E.M.</Manufacturer><Model>To Be Filled By O.E.M.</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>American Megatrends Inc.</Manufacturer><Version>P1.80</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="6"/><Date>20091030000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS Licensing Data--> Software licensing service version: 6.1.7600.16385 Name: Windows(R) 7, Ultimate edition Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, RETAIL channel Partial Product Key: 3MBMV License Status: Licensed Remaining Windows rearm count: 4 Trusted time: 14/12/2011 19:09:21 Windows Activation Technologies--> HrOffline: 0x0004FE01 HrOnline: 0xC004C4A2 OEM Activation 2.0 Data--> BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes, but no SLIC table The Key in use here is the Default Key for Ultimate which cannot be activated. A Release Candidate is NOT a qualifying license for an Upgrade and your system has no visible signs that there ever was another version of Windows installed. However, the system appears to be activated. This means that you have a hackers Loader tool installed to bypass proper activation. without knowing the exact Loader used, its difficult to advise anything except a complete reformat/reinstall with genuine media and a proper Key. If you have no valid Full License for Windows on this machine you will have to purchase one. Since you already claim to have an Upgrade, you could purchase a Full license for a lower edition of Win7, and use the Upgrade to get to Ultimate but I have grave suspicions that your problem is caused by a counterfeit disk, and would recommend that you purchase a Full version of whichever edition of Windows 7 you actually need note that unless you need BitLocker, there is almost no reason to use Ultimate. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/compare?T1=tab20 Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth

Sorry for my late reply as I was away in the past week. Thanks for the explanation. I have got this DVD software box of Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate. It doesn't say whether it is for upgrade only or full version. I am a bit disappointed that Microsoft doesn't make it clear that Release candidate version is not qualifying for license. I am not expert IT user so Microsoft can't expect every single user to know that release candidate is okay for upgrading or not etc. Anyway, not sure if this counts as hacker tool or not. I used some 3rd party tool to change that lock-on/welcome screen/login screen (to use my personal holiday snap as wallpaper for that screen). Would that be issue? Should i remove that tool? I am going to buy new hard drive and install Windows 7 Professional (from my same DVD software box) from the scratch and hopefully it should solve the problem? (since my problem is seemingly rooted from the fact that I used to have release candidate version on my PC before I bought the official software box). Do you think that this new hard drive/fresh installation (from scratch/no previous OS) will solve this problem once and for all? Many thanks again for any advice.

If your disk doesn't stat 'Upgrade' on it then it should be the Full version. No - your customisation has nothing to do with it. It is NOT possible to activate a system with the Default Key - unless an Activation Exploit is used. Occasionally it's possible for Windows to 'lose' the installed Key - but that gives a completely different result in the MGADiag report. Does the Key on your package agree with that shown in the report? If so, it's a counterfeit. Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth

The quote: "Does the Key on your package agree with that shown in the report? If so, it's a counterfeit." I assume you referred to 'Windows Product Key' in the report (at 5th line from the top of the report)? If yes, then I can confirm that key (of the report) is different from the product key on my package.

Hi, If the product key on the package is valid, you can use that key to activate current Windows 7 to solve the issue. Click start -> right click Computer in the right pane-> select properties -> on the bottom, click Change product key. Or you can contact Microsoft Product Activation Center for help. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950929 Meanwhile, I notice you want to buy a new hard drive and install Windows 7 Professional (from my same DVD software box). The package is for Windows 7 Ultimate with associated product key, you cannot use it to install Windows 7 Professional. Best Regards, Niki Niki Han TechNet Community Support

Hi, If the product key on the package is valid, you can use that key to activate current Windows 7 to solve the issue. Click start -> right click Computer in the right pane-> select properties -> on the bottom, click Change product key. Or you can contact Microsoft Product Activation Center for help. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950929 Meanwhile, I notice you want to buy a new hard drive and install Windows 7 Professional (from my same DVD software box). The package is for Windows 7 Ultimate with associated product key, you cannot use it to install Windows 7 Professional. Best Regards, Niki Niki Han TechNet Community Support