Windows 8/8.1 activation after PC upgrade

[Sushubh]

At least no one called you a thief
Hopefully this would work for me next year whenever I decide to upgrade my machine

 

[mhsabir]

I decided to contact Customer Care to see what they say about shifting my license. I clearly said I have a retail Win7 & I upgraded to Win 8 and whats the process to migrate license. I got a reply which was ok to me as far as moving the license goes, but nevertheless, I am not sure about issues that I might fice or details I would require for them to be convinced its not pirated. Here is the response, in any case -

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Customer Service.
I understand from your email that you want to move Windows 8 Professional from once PC to another. I will be happy to help you.
Sabir, I would like to inform you that if you have purchased Windows 8 Professional under upgrade Offer, then whenever you reformat your system or reinstall on different PC you need to first install Windows XP, vista or Windows 7 then only you can upgrade to Windows 8 Professional and activate Windows 8 Professional.To download Windows 8 upgrade version please visit the below mentioned link.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-onlyIn order to activate Windows 8 Professional, you have to contact our Product Activation Team and they will activate your product over the phone. You can contact them at the below numbers:
Tel: 080-40103000Toll free: 1-800-11-1100(BSNL and MTNL)Toll free: 1-800-102-1100 (AIRTELI request you to please choose the IVR option 1 and 1-4 to reach the Product Activation Team.
I hope you find the above information helpful. If you have any other questions or queries, please feel free to reach us on below numbers.In case you have any general inquires about Microsoft Products and Service, you can submit a request by clicking on the link below and we would be happy to assist you with the same.https://support.microsoft.com/contactus/emailcontact.aspx?scid=sw;en;1214&ws=india&ws=supportThank you for Choosing Microsoft Products and Services.*****Microsoft- Customer ServicesTel: 080-40103000Toll free: 1-800-11-1100(BSNL and MTNL)Toll free: 1-800-102-1100 (AIRTEL)Website: http://www.microsoft.com/indiaWindows 8.1 is herehttp://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msin/en_GB/homeNow Chatting with us is just a click away.... Microsoft Contact US Chat

 

[Sushubh]

Idiots. Install Windows 7 than upgrade to Windows 8 then upgrade to Windows 8.1.
Free kee bandwidth hai right?

 

[mhsabir]

Lol . I guess they are asked to provide the information each time someone asks about activation or upgrade and they are just doing what they have been asked to

 

[Sushubh]

A sane company would have simpler instructions for their paying customers in 2013. Apple is kicking their ass with free OS upgrades. And they want me to follow these steps. No surprise PCs are a dying breed in consumer segment.

 

[jayesh]

Right. I tried twice, on two different numbers. All behaved the same issed-off:

This is exactly what happened to me. 3 times in a row recently. All i did was to unplug/plug a couple of SSDs, add a new external HDD and unplug/plug a few phones. It killed my activation everytime, leading to the exact experience as android freak.

 

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[Nishant]

So I lost the activation 8 days after installing the SSD. Had to go through the same shit again. Indian toll free number behaved the same way as before. Skyped US Toll free twice to get it activated. What a pain in the a$$ :-/