The only other option is to "de-authorize all" from your iTunes account. If you have de-authorized all computers and need to do it again, but your year has not elapsed, then contact: Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us.
Oct 13, AM. Question: Q: How can I reauthorize my computer? There is nothing for me to click on so I don't know what to do.
More Less. Communities Get Support. Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate. Browse Search. Ask a question. User profile for user: pendi pendi Reply I have this question too 9 I have this question too Me too 9 Me too. All replies Drop Down menu. Loading page content. User profile for user: Kappy Kappy. More On De-authorizing Computers contributed by user John Galt You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. Open iTunes on a computer 2. From the Store menu, select "View my Account I use a Linux system rescue disk, but you can accomplish the same thing by running a custom install and deleting all of the partitions.
When you are done, you should have nothing but unallocated space. The installer will configure your partitions for you. At a certain point in the stall, you are asked for a product key. Do NOT enter one. Further, uncheck the box to allow for automatic activation. This first install will not have a product key until later.
When it is done installing, you will have a clean, full install that you can't activate with an upgrade key. At this point, you can either: a start an upgrade install of Windows 7 on top of the new install, or b modify the registry and reset the license manager to let you activate the current install. The first method is fairly self-explanatory. After the second install, delete the Windows.
OLD folder since it's pointless , and activate using your upgrade key. This is the Microsoft approved way of doing this with an upgrade disk. The second requires a bit more work, but is far faster, because you don't have to sit through a second install. First, make sure you don't have any pending updates that require a restart.
If you do, install them, reboot, and then start this procedure. Once your system is stable, open regedit. Change the value from 1 to 0, and close the registry editor. Start a Command shell as Administrator find it in the start menu, right click on it, and select "run as administrator" You will need to authorize the UAC. You will be notified that you have 30 days to activate, and near that is a blue link to enter a new key.
Click it, enter your upgrade key, and let it activate. If all went well, you should be good to go. Marked as answer by thevagraunt Monday, October 26, AM. Monday, October 26, AM. Got it to work! Formatted the HD and did a complete re-install of Windows Vista from my recovery disc was not prompted for activation key.
When prompted to enter product key, I did not put mine in and I unchecked the "Online Activation" box. Call the toll-free number given, enter the Installation ID displayed on screen through the phone, then input the Confirmation ID the automated program gives back to you. When I first tried the phone activation, it still wasn't working, so the machine connected me to a MS representative.
Once I put in this new ID everything worked fine. Hi Seth - Take a look at Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions and perhaps a relatively simple solution to your issue can be found.
Carey Frisch. You can reactivate your Windows 7 installation by performing the following: 1. Click on the Start button and in the Start Search box type in: slui. Press the Enter key on your keyboard. Select your Country. Follow the instructions for phone activation no charge. Hey Carey, thank you for the response.
After going through the entire install process, now Windows asks me to create a Username, password, and then enter my product key sent to me under the name Unlock Key from Digital River. Since it says my key is not valid I have no idea how it can check since it's not even connected to the internet! I can't get to Windows proper where I can use the procedure you outlined for me.
And how can I rectify this without having to pay for another key, and can that even solve the problem since it can't even go online to check? Did you have a qualifying Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system installed when you installed Windows 7 the second time around? The computer in question was a Dell I bought two years ago, in Sep. It came with Windows Vista Home Premium. I did a Win7 install that kept everything from my Vista tenure intact music, picture, installed programs that of course won't work.
After having Windows 7 crash on me five times since the installation, the most recent being around this morning, I decided to do a fresh install, that is, I went and formatted my hard drive this time. So to answer to your question, I was doing a re-install of Windows 7 from the Windows 7 I had just installed Friday night. I followed a procedure online that allowed me to create a bootable ISO of the Win7 setup executable.
I went through the second installation process, but when it came time to enter my unlock key, Windows was saying it was no longer valid.
The key that I had just used to install Windows 7 is now no longer working. Something else I must mention. Could that have been the problem? Computer manufacturers, such as Dell, are shipping a Windows 7 Upgrade disc and license.
An Upgrade license can only be used if a qualifying Windows operating system is actually installed on the drive partition you wish to upgrade to Windows 7. If you reformatted your drive and booted from the Windows 7 Upgrade disc to install Windows 7, then you cannot use the Windows 7 Upgrade license, you would need a Full Version license since the Windows 7 upgrade license compliance check for a qualifying Windows license i.
Windows Vista cannot be performed. A little clarification would be helpful! Also, is the "Upgrade" really going to be the problem? I was told that since I was going from completely different architecture bit to bit that an upgrade would be impossible.
Also, prior to purchasing Win7 I read some user posts that said that buying the bit version Pro or otherwise would allow for both an upgrade and full install.
Was that wrong? Or were they referring to boxed retail? If so, what if I choose to reformat my HD drive although I probably wouldn't need to since it's going to be as clean as it's going to get, but I'm a stickler for performance sometimes, which is why I ended up in the current situation will I once again run into the same problem since formatting the drive gets rid of Vista?
Carey Frisch If he had been using the Vista install, and had data that he needed to bring over, I could see it. However, in this case, he's already nuked his system. At this point, using either the approved method for doing a clean install, or the above procedure, is a lot more palatable.
Please note, not one, but two Microsoft reps told me to use a double-install method for handling a very similar situation. In my case, I couldn't obtain a restore CD Putting Vista back on the system to run an installer is silly.
It's not like he's not eligible for an upgrade - the machine came licensed for Vista. Is it even possible to install a 64 bit os on a 32 bit machine?
Thursday, October 29, AM. If your system can support it, yes. At the bottom of the box that pops up will be a section called 'System.
If it says yes, you can upgrade to a bit OS. Seth, Thanks a lot for posting the steps for activating an upgrade key on a clean install Seth, method 2 worked like a charm for me!
For those who say they cannot get to the start menu to follow these steps, the trick is to leave the product key blank during the install which will allow you to continue without activating Windows. Joe Van. Friday, November 6, AM. On the replacement HD I have installed a Full version of Windows 7 Home edition that was intended for my wife's laptop, whereas I had wanted to install an Upgrade version of Windows 7 Ultimate. I was not aware of this post and have stupidly entered the product key and it has activated.
I am now unable to upgrade with the genuine Ultimate disk. Will the registry fix work for me?
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