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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Setup and Deployment / November 2007Invalid avtivation Key
I have had Vista for awhile now, and it has been a non-stop pain. Error after error, with absolutely no help from microsoft. I've had to figure it out on my own, and just a few days ago recovered from update errors. I had to format my HDD, and lost all my info. I have now reinstalled Vista, and set my computer back up, but was then hit with an Invalid Activation Key error, claiming my Vista wasn't genuine. I again reinstalled Vista(because I was only able to use the webbrowser), and am met with the same problem. My copy of Vista is real, how do I fix this error? I don't want to have to erase everything again. Vista has been a terrible experience, not worth the trouble at all, but it's all I have. Hi, Does the error message actually say it's not genuine? Or that it's in use? The latter is normal for a key that was previously activated, all you need do is use the phone activation method.  SignatureBest of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com >I have had Vista for awhile now, and it has been a non-stop pain. Error >after [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > trouble > at all, but it's all I have. I tried the phone activation, my Vista is OEM, so of course, Microsoft will only help for a ridiculous price. It's just such a pain, I don't recommend Vista to anyone, wait until the next program comes out, then maybe Vista will actually work. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > trouble > > at all, but it's all I have. Microsoft does not charge for product activation, regardless of whether it's OEM or retail. OEM versions are charged for support incidents only. SignatureBest of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com >I tried the phone activation, my Vista is OEM, so of course, Microsoft will > only help for a ridiculous price. It's just such a pain, I don't recommend [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> > trouble >> > at all, but it's all I have. |
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