Successfully (re)installed and activated 64 Win 8.1 Pro 圆4 OEM laptops with this.Windows 7 OEM Brander is used to brand your already installed Windows 7 installation and also activate using Slic 2.1.ħ.
Iex "cscript /b C:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato" Iex "cscript /b C:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk $key" Iex "cscript /b C:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /upk"
using the amazing OPSI): $key=(Get-WmiObject -Class SoftwareLicensingService).OA3xOriginalProductKey I also created a small PowerShell script to accomplish all the steps in a fully automated manner, which is great for mass OS deployments (e.g. If you find it helpful, please upvote that answer instead of this one. Really this has saved me several hours, maybe days of experimenting.
This idea comes from Clean install Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 from OEM key, which also describes how to get the OEM key using RW Everything (including video tutorial!). The trick is to first remove the current Product Key with slmgr /upk, then the OEM key can be entered and activation works flawlessly. I want someone to give me a definitive response so I don't screw someones computer up by remove necessary OEM files.Īfter a fresh install, the system does not auto activate and when one tries to enter the correct OEM Product Key (extracted from BIOS), it is refused. The information I gathered on various forums is rather scattered and contradicting, this is why I am posting this seemingly stupid question that you may think has been answered a million times. I am asking because I started a new job that requires re-installing every version of windows on various computers that have OEM and retail versions. If there are any known issues with activation on any version using the windows images/techniques I listed can someone please elaborate on them.
Just reinstall, activation is taken care of via BIOS(No COA) or use purchased key if you upgraded.Ĭan anyone confirm/deny the validity of these methods or make suggestions on how to better accomplish activation after a reinstall? I am mainly concerned with XP since the information I have found is rather scattered and I am not sure if its possible to activate a "royalty free OEM" using a generic OEM/retail disk install and Windows Key Update Tool or if I would need to use one of the old methods of backing up the files and altering the install disk. Windows 8 (ALL) Retail/OEM (Dell, HP etc.) If files not backed up, use online or phone activation.Restore backed up activation files using ABR.Backup activation using ABR (Activation Backup and Restore).Windows Vista/7 (ALL) Retail/OEM (Dell, HP etc.) Rename Existing & Replace with backup files after reinstall Replace generic OEM ISOs \i386 files with newly created. C:\Windows\system32\Catroot\OEMBIOS.CAT.Old Method Create vendor specific OEM installer Install using any media that matches version, use Windows Key Update Tool to activate it as Retail or OEM based on key provided. GRTMPOEM_EN.iso (Generic Professional OEM).Windows XP (Home/Professional) OEM(SLP) (Dell, HP etc.) Looking for solid confirmation on how Windows(XP,Vista,7,8) OEM can be reinstalled/activated