Help with windows activation!

[Hitmen]

I'm not really looking to crack it but it seems like that might be the easier option at this point. After changing my motherboard and CPU I need to reactivate windows but I've used up all my activations. Easy right, just call up microsoft. But what installation ID am I supposed to give them exactly? I'd rather not spend 3 hours on the phone with someone who can barely speak English, does anyone know if there is any way to get that ID to appear or am I outta luck?

[Armin]

My vote is to reinstall Windows.

[Hitmen]

My vote is to reinstall Windows.

If I must go that route, I am going to make sure to download a "fixed" version of windows. There is something about being locked out of software that I paid for that is very unappealing to me. Fuck DRM.

[iago]

My vote is to fuck Windows and install Linux ;)

If you go back to Windows, I'll accuse you of beaten wife syndrome!

[Sidoh]

My vote is to fuck Windows and install Linux ;)

If you go back to Windows, I'll accuse you of beaten wife syndrome!

hahahaha..

show us on the doll where BillG touched you, hitmen.

[Hitmen]

My vote is to fuck Windows and install Linux ;)

If you go back to Windows, I'll accuse you of beaten wife syndrome!

I would, I really would. But it's a lot more like the guy in that heroin story you posted, except with world of warcraft instead of heroin. I don't have enough confidence in myself to keep it working in wine or the like, and I can't go without my fix.

Anyways, I now have a version of windows installed that won't give me shit. I spent about 4 hours on google before I decided to give up. I tried a bunch of shit from people who seemed to have similar problems but none of it worked. Thankfully though, I found out I could boot into "safe mode with command prompt" (I had tried just safe mode before and it didn't work) and back up all my stuff easily.

[MyndFyre]

If you can boot into safe mode with command prompt, make sure you're running as administrator and then type:

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slmgr -rearm

That should get you by until you can call their support line to get a new activation key.