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How to troubleshoot “Windows isn’t activated”, “Error Code : 0x8007007B” and “The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.” error messages in Windows 8 RTM

by Cengiz Kuskaya

If you try to activate Windows 8 RTM you may receive the following error messages :

"Windows isn't activated", "Error Code : 0x8007007B" and "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."

Basically change the Product Key as follows :

Open a command prompt window as ADMINISTRATOR and type

slmgr /ipk NEW_PRODUCT_KEY

The old product key will be replaced with the new one and Windows 8 RTM will be activated automatically.