Soldato
- Joined
- 26 Aug 2004
- Posts
- 5,162
- Location
- South Wales
ok since i built my new computer i never activated windows, the activation screen came up and it has failed to register because the key is already in use.
So as i understand, i need to uninstall the windows on my other hard drive before i can activate this one? i have the retail copy.
How does windows know that the key is free from that hard drive once i format? or do i do it another way that has to be online?
So as i understand, i need to uninstall the windows on my other hard drive before i can activate this one? i have the retail copy.
How does windows know that the key is free from that hard drive once i format? or do i do it another way that has to be online?