Windows Vista product key

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Ian

Pawel said:
The Windows Vista Home Premium product kkey you typed is invalid for
activation
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No much info given but if you had gone on with that warning you would have
been given a free toll number to activate on the telephone.
 
Are you using the Product Key that cam with the install media?
There are different types of each and they are not interchangeable.

Look very closely, S-5, B-8, O-0 and others look alike.
Have someone else try, sometimes another set of eyes and fingers can
get it right.

Otherwise post back more details of exactly what you are doing and
what you are using.
 
Re-typing will not help. I have re-checked it 10 times and tried at least as
many times, I am 100% sure it is a legal copy but it still does not accept
they key for some reason. I have heard rumours that Microsoft has some
database problems or so which make your product key look invalid even it is
bought from shop.

So, I cannot use the Microsoft online customer care for free since I havent
activated the OS. Well how can I do that if the system claims my product key
is invalid?

So what on earth should I do to get this working?

I'm running Windows Vista Home premium.

Is there a contact number where I can solve this problem and if the shop has
sold me an illegal copy, what can we do to fix it?

It's a bit lame if you buy a brand new laptop with new and shiny Vista and
all the cherries on top, thinking this is great, now I'm getting all this and
that working... and then face a situtation, your legal copy claims not to be
one. All those genuine check stickers and so are ok.

C'mon someone?
 
Hi Mage,

If it's a brand new laptop and the provided key is not allowed (ie: you
cannot even enter it), call the manufacturer so they can provide you with a
valid one. If you can enter it but get a message about it already being in
use, you need to use the phone activation option.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
Ian Betts said:
and how can i get da number...

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No much info given but if you had gone on with that warning you would have
been given a free toll number to activate on the telephone.
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Mage said:
Re-typing will not help. I have re-checked it 10 times and tried at least as
many times, I am 100% sure it is a legal copy but it still does not accept
they key for some reason. I have heard rumours that Microsoft has some
database problems or so which make your product key look invalid even it is
bought from shop.
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There should be a button on the activation page that says active over
phone. If you call them, you will be greeted by a friendly indian
telephone rep that will take you key down and offer you a very long one
in return for your trouble.

I have a legal copy of Vista that was given to me by Microsoft as a gift
and I had problems activating it. After I ran it for 3 months I
replaced the firmware on my computer and added 2 new hard disks, 2 more
gigs of RAM and it was prompted to activate again.

I think the activation process is still not fully cooked, but they are
working on it.
 
Johnny said:
There should be a button on the activation page that says active over
phone. If you call them, you will be greeted by a friendly indian
telephone rep that will take you key down and offer you a very long one
in return for your trouble.

I have a legal copy of Vista that was given to me by Microsoft as a gift
and I had problems activating it. After I ran it for 3 months I
replaced the firmware on my computer and added 2 new hard disks, 2 more
gigs of RAM and it was prompted to activate again.

I think the activation process is still not fully cooked, but they are
working on it.
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When you call for activation, being an educated consumer is beneficial.
Quoted from the MS website:

http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/activation_facts.mspx

"Mandatory Product Activation Data

* The Installation ID is unique to each product and comprises two
components:

1. Product ID. Unique to the product key used during installation
2. Hardware hash. Non-unique representation of the PC

* The country in which the product is being installed (for Office
XP and Office XP family products only)"

You are never required to provide any other info in order to get
activated. The agent is required to activate you immediately if you
phone in and provide only the product ID, hardware hash, and
occasionally the country in which the product(s) is being installed! It
is none of their business if you made hardware changes, why you are
reinstalling, etc and you do not need to answer questions like that. If
they give you a hard time, politely remind them of this policy posted on
their company's website. If still they persist, request politely to
speak to a supervisor and escalate the issue until they give YOU the
paying customer the treatment you deserve!

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Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html

"Fair use is not merely a nice concept--it is a federal law based on
free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of the
creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country. Consumer
rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
- Maura Corbett
 
I have the same problem
and am tired of going in circles

THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO HACK THE GENUINE VISTA CD

S O S means Sick Of Software

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AMEN to this statement. I salute you.
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Itsme


S O S said:
I have the same problem
and am tired of going in circles

THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO HACK THE GENUINE VISTA CD

S O S means Sick Of Software

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The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'
If still they persist, request politely to
speak to a supervisor and escalate the issue until they give YOU the
paying customer the treatment you deserve!
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yeah, by business computer is always griping about keys and such. I
bough a Mac a couple months ago and it never asks me about keys.
 
I have done the same thing, it was working on my laptop and then i used the
free anytime upgrade that came with my laptop and it worked for months and i
was happy but all of a sudden it is saying that the product key is invalid,
even though it was working.

what should I do beause trying over and over again doesnt help
 
I upgraded to Premium on line and my product key is invalid.
I forgot where I found the product key too.
This is preventing me from using my Office software.
 
Which product key? Vista or ("...This is preventing me from using my Office
software....:) Microsoft Office?

If Vista - activate by phone
 
could you Please let me know what are the options you are able to view for
activation of your software.
Check if you are able to see an option as "Show me the other ways to activate"
If you see this option click on it and select the automated phone system for
activation and continue with the steps asked for.
 
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