- Oct 9, 2013
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I have had my computer for quite a while and have had no problems. The other day, I went to log in and after about 45 seconds of nothing, it told me that there have been hardware changes and I need to activate Windows. I clicked no and proceeded to log on. When I got in, the taskbar was grey and squared instead of blue and rounded. I also couldn't change it back and my sound wasn't working.
There are two instances in which the hardware had been changed.
Recently: I bought a USB sound driver. It broke, so I bought a new one.
Over a year ago: My computer got fried in a thunderstorm and a friend put some new parts in it and managed to keep all of our stuff.
In the second, there was some significant change, but I doubt it would take over a year for Windows to recognize the changes.
Do I have to (re)activate it, or is there a way around it?
There are two instances in which the hardware had been changed.
Recently: I bought a USB sound driver. It broke, so I bought a new one.
Over a year ago: My computer got fried in a thunderstorm and a friend put some new parts in it and managed to keep all of our stuff.
In the second, there was some significant change, but I doubt it would take over a year for Windows to recognize the changes.
Do I have to (re)activate it, or is there a way around it?
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