axlastro Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Ok, so I just got a refurbished M14xR2, but the license sticker was missing. The price was good (about 1000$) and it still has some months of warranty left. I'm starting to wonder what happened to taht sticker and if there was any chance I could request a replacement one from Dell or MS. The bad thing is, that the hard disk was replaced and there are no backup CD's too. Any ideas except for purchasing all new OEM copy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Win8 system? Cause then you'll have the key stored in your bios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmod1337 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Do those win8 systems even come with a license sticker? I sure haven't noticed any oem license stickers on new win8 PCs.Any ideas except for purchasing all new OEM copy ?You could install Windows 7 and it can (most likely) be activated with your bios. Windows 8 PRO (I assume your Notebook came with Win8 Pro) includes downgrade rights to win7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlastro Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 Well, there is a sticker next to the Core i& on the left side, that says WINDOWS 7How exactly do you activate with BIOS ??? And how do I obtain Windows 7 CD - maybe ask DELL for them? One more thing - for windows to be legal, doesn't it require the sticker to be on the machine at all times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmod1337 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 You do it the same way dell does it. You require a license file that matches the slic table in your bios and a produkt key that matches the windows version you are installing. Both should be present on the windows 7 dvd dell supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlastro Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 So I just need to contact the local DELL support. I just made a dump of the SLIC table, not sure if I'm gonna need it.Update:Contacted local DELL support and they said the can't do nothing about it ! It seems the machine was registered in France and I should contact customer support there. I contacted their chat support, but they gave me a telephone number. It seems I'm gonna have a huge bill this month... Any international e-mail you guys know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlastro Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 I used SLIC_ToolKit_V3.2 and got a license key, so for the moment just downloaded an untouched OEM copy and it activated by entering the 25 symbols key. The problem with portability remains. Unfortunately DELL and Microsoft support in my country don't want to help me. Is there any chance I could request the CD's and the COA to be delivered from another country. I tried to contact DELL USA and DELL France and they couldn't help me.Seems I can't do anything more at the moment. Probably buying a Dell CD and COA sticker off e-bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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