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Discus and support OEM error, accidentally deleted linked account on fresh windows install but have key... in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I cannot figure out how to reactivate windows. My last motherboard crashed due to adjusting 1 led which i just replaced. I was unable to unlink the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by rxn99ne, Jul 8, 2021.

  1. RXN99NE
    rxn99ne Win User

    OEM error, accidentally deleted linked account on fresh windows install but have key...


    I cannot figure out how to reactivate windows. My last motherboard crashed due to adjusting 1 led which i just replaced. I was unable to unlink the key. I figured i'd need to do a fresh windows install and upon reinstalling I'm getting an oem error again. I may have unlinked everything because I have a key which worked previously on my last motherboard swap. But trying to activate it again isnt working. It is unable to active with error 0x803f7001

    :)
     
    rxn99ne, Jul 8, 2021
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  2. STATIC~CHARGE
    Static~Charge Win User

    Question On OEM Windows clean install......

    "Flavors" of Windows licenses

    Windows can be a little "odd" about license keys. There are at least 4 categories:
    • Retail
    • OEM
    • Volume (electronic download)
    • Corporate (no key needed)
    For guaranteed success, the license key and media should be in the same category. If you have retail media, you may not be able to install it using an OEM or Volume license key, even though the key is valid for that version of Windows. *Wtf :wtf: Apparently, this is part of Microsoft's anti-piracy scheme (i.e., all customers are guilty until proven innocent).
     
    Static~Charge, Jul 8, 2021
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  3. THELOSTSWEDE
    TheLostSwede Win User
    Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

    Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

    As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.
     
    TheLostSwede, Jul 8, 2021
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  4. SASQUI
    Sasqui Win User

    OEM error, accidentally deleted linked account on fresh windows install but have key...

    Question On OEM Windows clean install......

    Yea, I got that part, was just wondering if the OEM disk/key part was broken down into further catergories, like vendor specific - DELL, HP, etc. ?

    What about service packs? I have a retail XP SP1 disk. I recall seeing a way to make a new disk with all the latest SP's. Sorry, rambling off topic here...
     
    Sasqui, Jul 8, 2021
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