This was awesome! and should be stickied moderator! These are the exact same steps I ended up doing independent of reading this. If only you had posted this 5 days ago I wouldn't have been banging my head on a wall.

two things: what seller did you get windows 7 license so cheap from????!! I can't find any on ebay that cheap.

Also check out this remote: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HEQHL5E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you plan on using this machine as a HTPC, this remote is awesome for it.