BSOD becoming more frequent please help

[watercooled]

Try running it as admin. If that doesn't work, it might be a volume license you've been issued, so it's not stored. In which case backing up the activation files might work, but no guarantees, and there's also a possibility it will break activation so only attempt it if you can't find your key.

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thr...eys-and-retail
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thr...s-8-activation

[watercooled]

Here's another link with a non-register download. http://www.w7forums.com/threads/how-...indows-7.5711/

Edit: NVM, this one isn't for MAK installations so probably won't work here.

Edit2: Non-register links on this page: http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thr...-retail/page19

OK I think I'm done editing now. xD

[shaithis]

It gets me this: CD Key: BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB

Somehow I don't think thats the right key

Yup that's a MAK. No way of reading it out afaik. You needed to keep a copy of the key Although by now there is a chance that the amount of activations for it has been breached anyway.

[neonplanet40]

I do now have Windows 8.1. Surely it's not that bad is it?

[watercooled]

There's no way of extracting the key, but it is possible to back up the activation files and restore them to the new system. I did something similar successfully on an OEM-install laptop with a failing HDD where the owner had also peeled off the COA sticker. With this method though, I think activation will fail if hardware is changed before restoring.

Edit: Well I personally can't stand 8, but some don't mind it so it might be worth a try. The idea behind backing up the activation was to avoid spending money; if it's not the install causing the BSOD, this might not fix it anyway. You could try a trial from MS before breaking the seal on the CD if you're unsure about either.

[shaithis]

I do now have Windows 8.1. Surely it's not that bad is it?

Some of us really like it

[neonplanet40]

Well I installed a new 256gb Crucial MX100 and Windows 8.1. So far, no problems . . . .

[watercooled]

Glad to hear it.