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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   27 Mar 2018 14:08 
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So I bought a (supposedly) legit Win7 oem activation key offa this outfit http://stores.ebay.ca/cheapercodes?_trksid=p2047675.l2568

Smells a bit dodgy, but I only gambled ~9-bucks on it and they emailed the key with instructions right away. The OEM key doesn't work with MS downloads (retail only), but they supplied a google drive download link (hopefully not malware-infested). Gonna find out if this thing works in a few days. If it does  :-O~~~ .

PC parts should be here sometime today.
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 From:  koswix   27 Mar 2018 19:58 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      102 of 145 
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Welcome to the botnet :|

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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   27 Mar 2018 20:09 
 To:  koswix      103 of 145 
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It's good to contribute to the net
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   27 Mar 2018 20:49 
 To:  koswix      104 of 145 
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“It is surprisingly easy to sell snake oil”
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   27 Mar 2018 21:12 
 To:  koswix      105 of 145 
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Hmph. ISO passed Microsoft's own checksum.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/checksum-for-an-iso-file/da5cdd7d-f5eb-4e3c-b180-9fca5fc5e01f
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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   27 Mar 2018 23:09 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      106 of 145 
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You checked against the 40 character SHA1 hash, right?

Not the 8 character CRC or 32 character md5, neither of which are tamper proof.

(Not that SHA1 is bulletproof, but it's only weakened, not broken yet. Probably.)
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   27 Mar 2018 23:43 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)      107 of 145 
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Yeah sha1
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 From:  Manthorp   27 Mar 2018 23:51 
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I've bought a bunch of cheap Windows licences and all but one have worked straight out of the bag. The one that didn't was replaced without quibble.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 10:20 
 To:  Manthorp      109 of 145 
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Hooray!
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 From:  koswix   28 Mar 2018 16:21 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      110 of 145 
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So how come key no worky with ms iso?

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If Feds call you and say something bad on me, it may prove what I said are truth, they are afraid of it.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 16:29 
 To:  koswix      111 of 145 
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MS ISO downloads only work with retail keys, not oem. If you had read the OP more carefully, you would have already known that. But you didn't.  :-/

For those following this saga with bated breath: I just used the MSI "Smart Tool" to slipstream USB 3 drivers into the W7 iso, else kb would not work during installation. And after searching for how to disable UEFI, I re-read this entire thread and found Ant's post where he mentions that it's better to leave it enabled.

AND
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For Windows 7, access the BIOS menu Advanced >
Windows OS Configuration > Windows 7 Installation
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AMI Bios 7B07v38 2018-03-20 - Improved Windowns7 compatibility.
WHY IS WINDOWNS SO FUCKING COMPLICATED  :-((  :-((  :-((
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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   28 Mar 2018 19:55 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      112 of 145 
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> If you had read the OP more carefully

The OP is user:williama :@
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 20:56 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)      113 of 145 
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The most literal and one-dimensional interpretation possible. We expect no less.
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 From:  graphitone   28 Mar 2018 20:59 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)     CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      114 of 145 
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Plus, as evidenced fairly recently, if you were paying more attention and reading posts unlike my accused and learned friend Koswix you may have gleaned that it's better to leave the UEFI enabled.


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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 21:11 
 To:  graphitone      115 of 145 
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I did, and I did. :-D
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 From:  koswix   28 Mar 2018 21:40 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      116 of 145 
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I did read that, but does the sha1 hash not suggested content of said ISOs is the same, so how can the dodgey one accept your key but the download one not, if they are the same?

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 From:  koswix   28 Mar 2018 21:46 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      117 of 145 
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Further, a cursory Google suggests an OEM key can be used with a retail iso just fine.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/can-an-oem-licence-key-be-used-to-activate-a/495b4da1-c1b7-4d93-82a9-8c8601bbaf32

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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 23:35 
 To:  koswix      118 of 145 
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OK, whatever. Instructions that came with the key said you couldn't use an OEM key to download an ISO from MS (you have to enter a valid RETAIL key to download), and to download the ISO from google drive instead. So I did, and when y'all started hollering about bots and whatnot I ran a shasum on the iso using MS's own hash and it matched. I guess I'll know in a few days if it's any good.

Your link you talks about using a COA for Home Premium key on a retail Home Premium disk, not an OEM Pro key on a retail Pro disk. So there's that.
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   28 Mar 2018 23:36 
 To:  koswix      119 of 145 
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Joined a botnet when he didn't even need to. He'll be expelled as a Russian diplomat shortly.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 23:38 
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      120 of 145 
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Hahaha. Enjoy your Brexit. Hahaha!
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