Re: [gentoo-user] [OT as it gets. Sorry] Windoze 7 and reinstalling error.

[James Broadhead]

On 2 February 2012 15:34, Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
>> Your reply made me think of something.  I had a XP reinstall once that
>> required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive.  They
>> said it recognized the change in the serial numbers.  When I ran into
>> that before tho, it installed fine but gave 30 days to put in the
>> number.  Does winders 7 have something similar?
>
> When you install Windows 7, Vista or XP (SP3 or newer), you can
> actually skip the product key step and it'll install as a trial
> version (30-day? 90-day? something like that). You can then "upgrade"
> to the real version by activating it when you're comfortable that
> everything is working properly -- or don't activate it at all and
> install Gentoo. Trying to keep it on-topic. :)

This problem isn't related to Activation (which a lot of people have
been describing). Those errors tend to be pretty explicit.

In my experience, Windows 7 is relatively lax at install-time, and
will give you 30 days leeway before it demands a key (which may or may
not require calling the hotline).

I'd say that you've either been hit by;
- An incorrect OEM disk that's checking the BIOS for some kind of
Manufacturer flag (and not getting what it wants).
- A BIOS setting that Win7 doesn't like working with (I think that
IDE-compat/AHCI is a good avenue of approach).  Mike's link looks good
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2466753)


Also, install Linux, jeez :3