Windows 8 Activation

[nlel1975]

I swapped my motherboard to a Gigabyte Z77-D3H from a Asus P8P67 and Windows 8 managed to load after automatically adjusting itself to the hardware of the new motherboard.

As I suspected however my machine now needed re-activation. I didn't do this straight away as I was sorting other things out at first.

A day later I took another look at my activation status and it now said it was activated despite me doing nothing to achieve this!

So obviously I was chuffed because phoning Microsoft on my mobile to re-activate would no doubt be costly and tricky because you have to enter numbers.

I don't have a landline phone but was considering phoning Microsoft from my brothers place but now I don't have to do this... yah!

 

[zakblood]

one part sometimes you get away with not having to, mind you a m/b is a major part and tbh i've always had to re do it myself, but never with win 8, so im guessing your copy is retail and not oem etc

 

[mo9204]

when your doing activation over the phone, their is also toll free number 0800 which is not free from mobile and 01/02/03 number which is OK to call from mobile if you have minutes.
alternatively use the website call "say no to 08 numbers", which will give an alternative number.

 

[nlel1975]

when your doing activation over the phone, their is also toll free number 0800 which is not free from mobile and 01/02/03 number which is OK to call from mobile if you have minutes.
alternatively use the website call "say no to 08 numbers", which will give an alternative number.

As I say when I first booted the machine with the new motherboard Windows 8 sorted itself out in order to boot to the desktop although I still needed to install the Windows 8 drivers from Gigabyte.

Checked activation status and it said it was un-activated and advised me to enter a new key or buy a new one with the option of contacting Microsoft.

Was planning on doing so the following day but when I next checked activation status it was now activated which was great and saved me having to call Microsoft.

 

[m4cc45]

Essentially it has automatically activated again. Sometimes it will be fine (i.e. if you have the full version rather than the OEM) and othertimes (after it's been activated several times) it will ask you to call.




M.

 

[nutcase]

Speaking of activation, changed the nic in my main PC just now and it decided that this copy if W8 was on more than one machine so wanted reactivating. Worked fine over the phone, but never had that for just changing one relatively minor component!