ishiki 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? |
It has to do with using a different motherboard it's essentially a different pc in microsofts view
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33642_7-57554240-292/windows-8-moves-to-bios-based-product-keys/
