Clean Install W7 Starter on Mini 210 - Microsoft says Manufacturer is Blocking Install Key

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I recently did a clean W7 Starter install on my HP Mini 210-2145DX. I used a Belarc key finder to retrieve the operating system key before doing the clean install with a W7 disc that I own. But the W7 Starter will not verify with Microsoft and gives an error code. I called Microsoft and read them the error code and the W7 Key. The woman asked me to find the certificate of authenticity that is attached to the computer. I told her that there was none. She said the manufacturer was blocking my W7 key. She would not help me any further.
Does anyone know a way around this?
Thanks,
Mike
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Also, I installed W7 Starter version. When I initially tried to install using my W7 Home Premium Disc, the key from the Belarc key finder program did not work, because it said "wrong version" of windows 7. So i had to delete the ei.cfg file from the W7 installation disc and when I did this, and burned a new iso onto a dvd, the installation asked me to select what version I wanted to install. During the install process for W7 Starter, the key that I previously retrieved from my Mini 210 using the Belarc program worked. But Microsoft told me that Microsoft won't verify the operating system as authentic because the manufacture has the key "blocked."