Need help quick with BSOD
To fix the Windows is not genuine problem, follow these instructions below.
1. Open Windows Activation by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, right-clicking Computer, clicking Properties, and then clicking Activate Windows now.
2. Click Show me other ways to activate.
3. Type your Windows 7 product key, and then click Next.
4. Click Use the automated phone system. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
5. Click the location nearest you from the drop-down list, and then click Next.
6. Call one of the available phone numbers listed. An automated system will guide you through the activation process.
7. When prompted, enter the installation ID that's listed on your screen into your phone's keypad.
8. Write down the confirmation ID that the phone system gives you.
9. Type the confirmation ID into the space provided under Step 3 in the activation dialog, click Next, and then follow the instructions.
10. If activation isn't successful, stay on the line to be transferred to a customer service representative who can assist you.
If your version of Windows was a genuine copy, then this will work first time and you won't have any problems, but if your Windows install wasn't genuine to begin with then you'll simply have to buy a genuine copy.
But you really should have done a clean install, because as Jellepepe says, Windows really does not like new Mobo's, as it assumes it's being used on two systems at once. However, it's absolutely fine with CPU upgrades as long as it uses the same motherboard.
The HDD was and still is fine, but it's because you didn't reinstall, and the system environment changed so drastically when you switched to a new Mobo that Windows couldn't load at all until you performed a System Recovery, which checked what had changed and compensated for it by loading new drivers.
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