Window 7 trial product key

Proposed as answer by Andre. Monday, March 28, PM. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Thursday, March 24, AM. Error code 0xCC The iso image I have downloaded from the Technet site, so it is certainly an equal copy. Ziegler 0. Please contact the proper product group about this issue. Thursday, March 24, PM. Ziegler 1. MS extended the Trial from March to December Maybe this is not set on the Activation servers, so they think the Trial has ended.

This is only a guess. Friday, March 25, PM. Andre you are probably quite correct in your assumption - this is also what I surmised. Same here. MS, please advise. Saturday, March 26, PM. I already send an email to a MS support engineer about the issue. I post here if I get new information. I'm having the exact same problem!!!! Ziegler Hi Andre, Good luck with that.

If you hear something please let me know as well, if you could: elaimins aol. Hi everybody! I got same issue here.

Sunday, March 27, PM. Best Regards. Ultimate is not the same like Enterprise. I told you yesterday something. Stop your SPAM if you can't help. This has nothing to do with Ultimate. So stop your useless replies. Except Eric Shouldn't it be enough to click "Activate If you enter a product key at this occasion, it will look as you were trying to activate a real Enterprise version not a trial , and subsequently the key will be considered as invalid or blocked. Monday, March 28, AM.

The response back is almost immediate: Code 0xCC The Activation Server has determined that the specific product key has been blocked This is not Win7 Ultimate, nor is it the full Enterprise version - it is a trial version with a built in key.

A way to fix this would be much appreciated. And, I am based in Australia :. Oh and the usual answer is BUY a product key - kinda defeats the object of the exercise. Am just across the ditch from you so US phones no good to me anyway. Lets wait and see what Darrell can find out for us. Darrell Gorter Yup! Just was able to make it work. Best wishes to all Eric in the Virgin Islands : P. One more thing Take care. Your efforts are much appreciated. Cheers, Mark. Tuesday, March 29, AM.

Hello Matt, try activating again, should be resolved now. Hi Darrell. I assume there's still an official place to download Windows 7 from somewhere on one of Microsoft's websites. However, you will need to provide the Product key of the Windows that came with your PC or your purchased. Although, we do have a tiny trick that should help fulfill your appetite temporarily will discuss later in the article.

You can find Windows 7 for free everywhere on the internet and it can be downloaded without any hassle or special requirements. However, these sources are completely illegal and not reliable.

There can be many issues with these copies of Windows 7, they might even have malware built right inside! You are actually paying for the Product Key which is used to activate the Windows. So, if you still have the product key, then downloading Windows 7 for free is not really an issue.

You will have to provide the Product key that came with your original Windows 7. Now, you can just use the external drive on which you burned the ISO image and boot your PC with it to install Windows 7.

This is another legal way of getting your hands on Windows 7, but it might not be as simple as the above process. If your Windows 7 came with your PC, then you will have to contact the Manufacturer of your PC to send the replacement disc. They might charge a tiny fee for the replacement, but it is definitely worth it instead of getting into illegal methods or buying a new one.

If you bought Windows 7 separately, then you will have to contact Microsoft Supplemental Parts team to get the replacement disc. The customer representative will let you know if there are any fees or charges in the process of replacement.

However, as we promised above, we do know a trick that should help you use Windows 7 for almost a year without paying a penny. When you install Windows 7 by any means, you are prompted to provide a valid product key to activate the Windows. First, open the Windows folder in which you have installed the Windows 7 operating system.

This is usually the primary disk of your PC which is also known as the C drive. Step 3. Search for the "SLUI" file. You can either use the search function or manually find it.

Step 7. Now click on Owner tab and choose the user as owner which will be the current user of the PC. Vicky is a professional Windows technology author with many experience, focusing on computer technology.

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