“Hi,
May we kindly ask you let us know if you have made a clean install using our downloader or did you activated a priorly installed Windows 7 Pro. If the latter is the case we would highly recommend checking the integrity of your system files. Here are the steps for a scan and reactivation:
1) make sure that you've an active internet connection
2) check date and time and correct if necessary
3) restart computer
4) start command prompt as an administrator
5) type sfc /scannow to scan the integrity of system files
6) restart the computer
7) start command prompt as an administrator
8) type slmgr /rearm to reset the expiry (important for reactivation)
9) restart the computer
10) start command prompt as an administrator
11) type slmgr /upk and press enter (this will uninstall the installed activation key from your system)
12) type slui 3 and press enter. A window will open, please enter your purchased activation key and confirm it. This will start the activation
13) type slmgr /xpr to see the activation status
If this should fail, please let us know with the error message
Please note that we do not constantly monitor our inbox. Therefore it may take up to 24 hours to get a response from us.
Kind regards
CHEAPERCODES”
I thought they were wasting my time especially after I did step 12 and it didn't work the first time. I wasn't able to cut and paste the number and I had entered one character wrong. I never had to wait more than 2 hours for a response even though I contacted them in the middle of the night.
This is their current eBay ad:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Windows-7-Professional-32-64-bit-Activation-Key/323416369252
I have no affiliation with them what-so-ever other than being a satisfied customer once again. There eBay ad says they are based in Germany. The email with the product activation key that they send you comes with a link to the installation DVD ISO file. But I used the media that I already had that came direct from Microsoft.
So my luck with Microsoft product activation keys purchased on eBay remains untarnished.
Thanks for all the info. I’m certain others will find your information useful as well. Should I need additional licenses, I’ll check the Ebay vendors first! :)
Ever see the thousands and thousands of reworked corporate desktop computers? Recycled on ebay. There are businesses with tens of thousands of ebay sales.
You might typically see a Dell Optiplex that has Intel 4th generation i3, i5, i7. Beefed up ram to 8 or 16 gigabytes. A replaced hard drive. Even SSDs if you look. And Windows 10. The Dells originally came with Windows 7. Those 4th gen i5 CPUs are very strong and great for Win 10.
Selling for $150-$200-$225 or so. My thought is that Microsoft is selling them Windows 10 licenses very cheap, like $10 each. Or allowing enabling Win 7 to Win 10 upgrades at this late date.