About windows activation

khaos83_2000 · Jan 26th, 10, 12:34 PM

If my Raid 1 primary hdd fails and I use my raid 1 backup hdd.
Will my backup windows 7 complain that the license is invalid coz it is another hdd??

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catacomb · Jan 26th, 10, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by khaos83_2000

If my Raid 1 primary hdd fails and I use my raid 1 backup hdd.
Will my backup windows 7 complain that the license is invalid coz it is another hdd??

nope shouldn't be since when you register that time already there and if not wrong swopping of hardisk or adding new hardisk no need reactivation

khaos83_2000 · Jan 26th, 10, 01:04 PM

Does windows 7 license take hdd into consideration?

another qns:
e.g.

Hdd A - Primary
Hdd B - Backup

Hdd A die.

Hdd B - Primary
Hdd C - Backup

Hdd B die

Hdd C - Primary
Hdd D - Backup

Will Window in Hdd C still be able to run without license complains??

catacomb · Jan 26th, 10, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khaos83_2000

Does windows 7 license take hdd into consideration?

another qns:
e.g.

Hdd A - Primary
Hdd B - Backup

Hdd A die.

Hdd B - Primary
Hdd C - Backup

Hdd B die

Hdd C - Primary
Hdd D - Backup

Will Window in Hdd C still be able to run without license complains??

errr.... never encounter those scenario but mine is :-

Hardisk A full, I clone to hardisk B.
Hardisk C full and I add in Hardisk D

Personally I dun raid my comp

khaos83_2000 · Jan 26th, 10, 01:20 PM

I found this

Windows Product Activation - WPA - How Product Activation works in Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7

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Which items of a computer's hardware does Product Activation list and check?

WPA checks ten categories of hardware:

1. - The display adapter - the video card.

2. - SCSI adapter - if present it allows the use of SCSI hard drives and other SCSI devices.

3. - The IDE adapter (the motherboard's IDE hard drive controller)

4. - Network adapter (NIC) and its MAC Address

5. - RAM - amount and range (i.e., 128 to 256MB, 256 to 512MB, etc.)

6. - The processor's type - the make and model of processor(s)

7. - The processor's serial number [not all processors have serial numbers, and some that do allow it to be disabled so that it can't be read]

8. - The hard drive device

9. - The hard drive's Volume Serial Number (VSN)

10. - The make and model(s) of CD/DVD drive(s) installed.

Here's something to backup your product key.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/produkey.zip