Windows 10: unable to activate windows 8.1 pro on my laptop it was originaly windows home vista the...

i am unable to activate my windows 8.1 pro on my laptop which originally came with windows home vista premium ther was no license key for the windows home vista or the windows 8.1 pro so although i can use this laptop i cannot dowload from the windows store and i cannot personalize anything on my laptop can anyone help.

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Unable to Activate Win 8

I got Win 8 isntalled on my file server, but I am unable to activate it with the key. Says the key is invalid. Since I work at microsoft I got a retail version from the employee store. I have been doing some reading, and to be able to activate Win8 with the key there needs to be a previous version of Windows installed for it to work. WTF, so you can't do clean installs?

And the box says nothing about Upgrade version. Straight Windows 8 Pro.

 

Windows 8 Clubhouse

Here's some interesting reading:

Microsoft mistakenly gifts Windows 8 pirates with a free activation key

Windows 8 app count is closing in on 20,000

Done *Toast :toast:

 

Windows Vista Activation

I have 4 sytems in my home running vista(1 ult.-3 prem).The ultimate & 1 premium took SP1
wthout a hitch.1 premium required re-activation?,The other premium did not list SP1 in windows up-date,So i manually installed it without any re-activation required.
Also have to add that SP1 has increased performance in every comp.The ultimate machine actually got a 1,100 point increase in 3d 06 without any other changes at all.