I see. What does the activation troubleshooter report?
Product Key
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Anonymous
So, I got this computer for Christmas and My product key didn't come with it and it gave me the error code 0xC004C008 but I haven't used the product key, yet I brought this gateway computer from Walmart, and they haven't given me a key either
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Anonymous
2021-12-26T15:57:44+00:00 Walmart didnt say anything about a pre installed os
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Sumit D - IA 170.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor2021-12-26T15:49:21+00:00 Hi Fleming,
I am Sumit here to assist you with this question.
Did Walmart said that this PC comes with preinstalled OS?
D:\Work>Err 0xC004C008
for hex 0xc004c008 / decimal -1073430520
SL_E_CHPA_MAXIMUM_UNLOCK_EXCEEDED slerror.h
The activation server reported that the product key has
exceeded its unlock limit.
1 matches found for "0xC004C
Can you please post the results of the activation troubleshooter?
Using the Activation troubleshooter