A WinTV v8.5 Account activation Program code will become needed to install this WinTV v8.5 version. Installation notes fór WinTV v8.5: If you have got a Hauppaugé WinTV-HVR-850, WinTV-HVR-950Q, Colossus (not really Colossus 2), HD PVR design 1212 or any WinTV-DCR product, you MUST use WinTV v8. Hauppauge wintv v7 serial number hauppauge wintv serial number. If you do not have a WinTV v8 Activation Code, you can either buy one on the Hauppauge webstore for $9.95, or if you have a WinTV v7 CD, you can download and install the latest version of WinTV v8.