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Windows Genuine will never ask you to activate again unless 1 of 3 things happen: 1) you made a major change to your system parts wise (in some cases a bios upgrade can trigger WGA), 2) you reinstalled your operating system, or 3) the CDkey is being used on more than one system.
My bet is that you will never get that key to work, cuz someone else is using that key too. My guess is that someone that either handled the Windows keys, or that works closely with putting the machines together copied down the key, and is either using it, or gave it to someone.
Your best bet would be to call Gateway up, and complain to them directly (forget Microsoft... it's not their problem when it comes to OEM keys). Tell them that you have had issues with the systems activation since you bought the machine, tell them exactly what happens, and ask them to fix it.
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