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‎04-22-2017 03:03 PM

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Product: HP Pro One 600 G2
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Windows would not boot and automatic recovery failed so I formated the Hard Drive and re-installed Windows 10 Pro from Microsoft Windows 10 Pro CD (aka not specific to HP).  I left the CD Activation Code blank during the install, since there is no Product Key stick attached to the device.

 

 

When I try Activating  Windows I get error code: 0xC0048100 basically saying that Product Code is bad. 

 

It is my understanding that product code is somehow imbedded in the motherboard and typing an actual code is not required for Windows 10.  After Windows 10 is successfully activated once you can re-install windows multiple times as long as there isn't any significant hardward changes (I've made none).

 

Since Window's 10 was running fine for several month why won't it activate now after fresh install?

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‎04-22-2017 03:29 PM

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@Nate_on_Rails wrote:

Windows would not boot and automatic recovery failed so I formated the Hard Drive and re-installed Windows 10 Pro from Microsoft Windows 10 Pro CD (aka not specific to HP). ....

Hi,

 

What is its original Windows 10 ? You have to install the right one and using the following way NOT using aka not specific to HP DVD:

 

     https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/software-download/windows10

 

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‎04-22-2017 04:41 PM

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Yes Windows 10 Pro was orginally installed (only option for HP Pro One 600 G2 ).  It does come with "Windows 7 downgrade rights" but I never exerised these options.  Windows 10 Pro was activated before doing the fresh install.

 

Thanks,

Nathna

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883283452

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‎04-22-2017 07:42 PM

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Hi,

 

Now please use the above link to create Windows 10 installtion media and install to your machine. Do not use media from other source UNLESS it is from HP or from your DVD/USB using above source.

 

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‎04-22-2017 09:26 PM

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Yes I got the ISO image from Microsoft; I've installed Windows 10 Pro x64 on other computers using this same ISO image without problems.

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‎04-25-2017 07:33 AM

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Does anyone have any ideas?  

 

Is it possible to create recover media after the hard drive is formatted?  If so how?

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