superchunk on 16 August 2013
| PullusPardus said: Yeah, so I bought windows 8's upgrade from Windows 7 and got the key for it, and then a couple of weeks ago I switched my Motherboard and now I can't activate my Windows 8 because "this key doesn't work please check the spelling and try again" ,but my Windows 8 is installed on this hard drive, the solution is to call Microsoft support, seriously? I have to call them every time I install a new computer hard drive? |
That's based on timing. If your reinstall is too soon, you have to call.
Its not an issue tho. When you call MS they know nothing of your actual system or ownership of the MS key. All they know is how often that key has been registered. As long as its not some obscene amount in the 10's of thousands or more, it won't matter.
Just say (in your case the truth) that its on the same machine, just reinstall/refresh. In fact sometimes when you call and select that option, the auto phone system just gives you the key to continue registration.
