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dmcmillen
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10 years ago

SSR 2013 R2 Desktop Recover Anyware Question

At one time I had a Symantec info link to detailed instructions as to how to use RA to recover to another computer.  Could someone point me to that please.

The computer I will be recovering from is an OEM version of 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium.  MB is getting dicey and I want to migrate (RA) to a completely new machine. I was wondering if I'll be able to do a phone activation of this OEM Windows after the recovery.  I know OEM versions are only for the hardware they were distributed on, but I wonder if MS makes an exception in the case of a system failure.  Obviously, if I can't get it activated, I can't do an RA and I'll have to build the new machine back from scratch.

Thanks for the help!

--David

  • SSR and the RA Option cannot bypass licensing and you may need to contact microsoft for assistance.

    refer http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH87092 

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH55822

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/techtip-using-restore-anyware-restore-anywhere

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH126257

  • I understand that SSR and RA cannot bypass licensing.  Just curious if anyone has had any experience getting phone activation of OEM version of Windows 7 on other than the original hardware. 

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  • SSR and the RA Option cannot bypass licensing and you may need to contact microsoft for assistance.

    refer http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH87092 

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH55822

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/techtip-using-restore-anyware-restore-anywhere

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH126257

  • I understand that SSR and RA cannot bypass licensing.  Just curious if anyone has had any experience getting phone activation of OEM version of Windows 7 on other than the original hardware.