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Mod Zezima - 22 Jul 2008 05:20 GMT

Howdy,
I bought a new Windows vista standard edition. I took it into
a computer store to get it upgraded to vista ultimate. I got it back
with vsita ultimate installed and working fine. I tried to check what my
product key was so i could write it down and some how i deactivated my
vista, now it says that the copy i have is not genuine. The product key
on the back of my laptop doesnt work and the store doesnt have to key
either. Is there anyway i can get the Product key straight out of the
system? and if there is how do i go about making windows genuine?

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Brink - 22 Jul 2008 08:51 GMT

Hello Mod Zezima,

See if you can do a phone activation using the Vista product key number
on the back of your laptop to have your Vista genuine again. This
tutorial will show you how to if needed.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-vista-phone.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Mod Zezima;782885 Wrote:

> Howdy,
> I bought a new Windows vista standard edition. I took it into a
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> either. Is there anyway i can get the Product key straight out of the
> system? and if there is how do i go about making windows genuine?

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Mick Murphy - 22 Jul 2008 10:35 GMT

Shawn, he got a Basic Ultimate upgrade with NO Key from a shop!!!
His Basic key does not work, and he has no upgrade KEY!!!
Sounds dodgey to me!!

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> Hello Mod Zezima,
>
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> > either. Is there anyway i can get the Product key straight out of the
> > system? and if there is how do i go about making windows genuine?

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Brink - 22 Jul 2008 12:52 GMT

Hi Mick,

Yes, I agree this does sound unusual, but it is not imposssible to
happen I suppose.

This post continues at here to:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-vista-phone.html#post782980

Thank you,
Shawn

Mick Murphy;783024 Wrote:

> Shawn, he got a Basic Ultimate upgrade with NO Key from a shop!!!
> His Basic key does not work, and he has no upgrade KEY!!!
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> > > '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com)
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.*

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SCSIraidGURU - 22 Jul 2008 14:30 GMT

Call Microsoft.

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Mod Zezima - 23 Jul 2008 11:35 GMT

it said i had 3 days left to activate my vista, do you think the shop
that installed ultimate has the product key they used?

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Mike Brannigan - 23 Jul 2008 11:55 GMT

> it said i had 3 days left to activate my vista, do you think the shop
> that installed ultimate has the product key they used?

Just to clarify.
So you bought a new PC with Vista Home Premium or some other Edition
installed ?
You then took it to a shop to have it upgraded to Ultimate?
They gave you back the PC and took your money - BUT did they give you the
DVD for the Ultimate Upgrade ? or at very least the Certificate of
Authenticity and the Product Key.,
If they did not provide you with this then they have not legally upgraded
your PC. Unless they are carrying out
anytime upgrades on your behalf - but again they must provide you with the
product key.

Was this some back street store that did this for a lot less than a real
upgrade that you could have purchased yourself ? If so they you may have
gotten what you paid for, in terms of legitimacy, service and care.

Go back to them and demand
The original media DVD (or an explanation of just what they used)
The certificate of authenticity
The product key

You are entitled to (or at least a combination of) the above.

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Mod Zezima - 23 Jul 2008 12:07 GMT

it was legit but i didnt get a certificate or anything back, cost me
$250 too. i think i accidently deactivated it by mistake

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Mike Brannigan - 23 Jul 2008 13:22 GMT

> it was legit but i didnt get a certificate or anything back, cost me
> $250 too. i think i accidently deactivated it by mistake

If they did not provide you with the media, the product key and the
certificate of authenticity then it is not legitimate.
What you have here is a back street shop just using one of their licenses to
do you machine and handing it back - this is not what a professional upgrade
should do.
They must provide you with media, product key and certificate of
authenticity.
As without these you do not even have a legitimate license.
Ask yourself this - what do I have that proves I have a license for Windows
Vista Ultimate? Currently nothing.
You need to have at the very least a certificate of authenticity and a
product key (the COA is usually on the media package or may be on a piece of
paper) - see
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/content.aspx?pg=coa&displaylang=en

Stop worrying about what you did and get the shop to prove that you have a
genuine Windows Upgrade by providing you with what they must. Otherwise
there is a serous risk that you are paying for effectively pirated
software - as you have no proof to the license you are claiming and the shop
is not providing you with the evidence you require,

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Mod Zezima - 24 Jul 2008 07:56 GMT

i've gone back to the store and asked what u have suggested. They cannot
give me any straight answers so i have been in contact with the
authorites. Is there any other way i can get my vista to be genuien?

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Brink - 24 Jul 2008 08:16 GMT

Mod Zezima;784816 Wrote:

> i've gone back to the store and asked what u have suggested. They cannot
> give me any straight answers so i have been in contact with the
> authorites. Is there any other way i can get my vista to be genuien?

ModZezima,

You should also report that business to Microsoft to help prevent it
from happening to others.

http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/reporting/default.aspx

Shawn

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Mike Brannigan - 24 Jul 2008 08:21 GMT

The only way to get your system genuine is by using a valid product key that
you have the COA for.
So the shop as discussed must provide these. If they cannot or will not
then you will have to purchase another retail upgrade package and use the
key from that. This will obviously cost you.
Unfortunately you may not just use a friends key or anything else as even
with a key you are still not in legal possession of a valid license to use
the Ultimate Upgrade without the COA etc.

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