blocked windows 8.1 activation code !!!!

peter24345 · 6 Aug 2014 at 13:33

Hello
Im EXTEREMELY ****** off as microsoft wants me to purchased a completely brand new windows code because my code has been blocked because it has been entered too mant times I was trying to explain to them that Ive been having issues with my pc and I had to do a few fresh installs and also i got an ssd and I moved my system onto that and stuff like that but they cant do anything about it... !!!!!!

I really dont know what to do as I would have never even though about something like that happening,I purchased my code on ebay for around 50 pounds (purchased it in November last year) because it was cheaper and now they make me want to buy a complete new one !!

They are litteraly taking the utter ****....

I really dont want to buy a code just so I could properly use my computer again as its been working completely fine I even had it on the ssd and the hard drive and when the one on my ssd got blocked when I did a fresh install the one on the hard drive was perfectly fine but I cant use the one on my hard drive as it been formated .
Hope this makes sense...

Is there anything that I can do to make it work again ??!
Thanks

peter24345 · 6 Aug 2014 at 15:09

The thing is that it worked perfectly fine for months and i would if i didnt bloody decide to do a clear install.....

bledd. said:
+1

Don't buy keys from ebay

peter24345 · 6 Aug 2014 at 15:11

The person just sent it through a message so I dont know....

ZXSpectrum said:
you say you purchased your "Code" on ebay? Did they send you an OEM Licence or retail kit? Or did they just email you a code and you used it and it worked? Sounds to me like someone has got hold of an enterprise/maps/msdn key and has been selling them. Now MS have realised and blocked the use of that code. If this is the case and you do not have the sticker/coa then your licence wasn't legit and you have no leg to stand on but maybe go back to the seller/ebay.

There are usually reasons why things are cheaper on ebay... They are stolen, counterfeit, broken etc etc etc

peter24345 · 6 Aug 2014 at 22:22

But how would that make a difference ?! A 'GENUINE' windows key is a genuine windows key...
and when i called up microsoft today the woman on the phone didnt say anything about it not being genuine she just said that i used it too many times??? :confused:

#Chri5# said:
There's a reason why it was cheaper than proper resellers like OCuk...

peter24345 · 8 Aug 2014 at 12:34

EVERYONE !! I basiclly got scammed, it was a MSDN key , I now was on the chat with microsoft and the person told me to contact ebay and request a refund .