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  • 12-09-2017 10:11am
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    Ms Doubtfire1
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    this annoying warning is popping up on my HP laptop - windows version 8.1. It's pre - installed - anyone any idea how to fix it without taking a hammer to the laptop?
    Any help appreciated...


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,312 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Running "slmgr -rearm" is the usual fix, have you tried that yet?


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    dil999
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    Ms Doubtfire1 wrote: »
    this annoying warning is popping up on my HP laptop - windows version 8.1. It's pre - installed - anyone any idea how to fix it without taking a hammer to the laptop?
    Any help appreciated...

    Did you buy it new? It is usually preactivated on a new PC/Laptop.

    here is HPs instructions to activate windows 8.
    https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03486254


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    Ms Doubtfire1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Ms Doubtfire1


    I did but it's 3 years old at this point...


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    Ms Doubtfire1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Ms Doubtfire1


    Spear wrote: »
    Running "slmgr -rearm" is the usual fix, have you tried that yet?
    ehm..computer illiterate here - how do you RUN that? where do you type it in?


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    dil999
    Registered Users Posts: 672 ✭✭✭dil999


    Spear wrote: »
    Running "slmgr -rearm" is the usual fix, have you tried that yet?
    Probably not a suitable solution for a standard PC/Laptop user to implement. Going through the settings is probably a safer and easier way to go.


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    Ms Doubtfire1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Ms Doubtfire1


    dil999 wrote: »
    Spear wrote: »
    Running "slmgr -rearm" is the usual fix, have you tried that yet?
    Probably not a suitable solution for a standard PC/Laptop user to implement. Going through the settings is probably a safer and easier way to go.
    :unsure:


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    dil999
    Registered Users Posts: 672 ✭✭✭dil999


    Ms Doubtfire1 wrote: »
    :unsure:

    Go through the instructions on the link I posted. It should be fairly straight forward to follow. If that doesn't work post back


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