Mike Edenfield wrote: >> From: Dale [mailto:rdalek1...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:06 PM > > >> Your reply made me think of something. I had a XP reinstall once that >> required a number from MS because of the new mobo and hard drive. They >> said it recognized the change in the serial numbers. When I ran into >> that before tho, it installed fine but gave 30 days to put in the >> number. Does winders 7 have something similar? > > Yes but that has nothing to do with your problem. If you change your > hardware too much, it will deactivate your license, but you'll get a pretty > clear error about that being the problem. > > I *think* you get a grace period after that to re-activate your system but > it's been a while since I had that happen to me. > > --Mike >
That is what XP did that time. This is the first time installing anything newer than XP tho. I did notice the install process sort of changed. I started to send a message to Gateway but it is out of warranty. I don't know if they charge for help or not but I wouldn't be surprised if they do. Thanks for all the help. If anyone has other ideas, post away. I will test them tomorrow. Have I ever mentioned I hate winders? lol Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words! Miss the compile output? Hint: EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build=n"
