I am unable to activate my Windows Vista Home Premium installation. That's strange considering that I had already successfully activated it after installation!
When I try to activate online, I get the following message:
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A problem occurred when Windows tried to activate. Error Code 0xE0000204.
For a possible resolution, click More Information.
You can also contact Microsoft by phone to help resolve this problem.
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Clicking on 'More Information' displays the Error Details dialog with the following information:
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Error Details
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The following information was found for this error:
Code:
0xE0000204
Description:
Unable to find a detailed error description.
The facility code is: NULL (0x00)
Facility error: 0x204 (516L)
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OK
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I then downloaded the MGADiag.exe tool and ran a diagnostic with the following result:
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Diagnostic Report (1.7.0110.1):
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WGA Data-->
Validation Status: Genuine
Validation Code: 0
Online Validation Code: 0x0
Cached Validation Code: 0x0
Windows Product Key: *****-*****-YWVVY-BJ3JF-MRK3B
Windows Product Key Hash: 8fURosPNhHa/bL4yisE84hnzQr0=
Windows Product ID: 89578-277-4837427-71819
Windows Product ID Type: 5
Windows License Type: Retail
Windows OS version: 6.0.6001.2.00010300.1.0.003
ID: {C64F5586-955C-4C6D-958A-674A9E53171F}(1)
Is Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
WGA Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Product Name: Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
Architecture: 0x00000000
Build lab: 6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612
TTS Error:
Validation Diagnostic:
Resolution Status: N/A
WgaER Data-->
ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
File Exists: No
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WGATray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGA Data-->
Office Status: 100 Genuine
Microsoft Office Standard 2007 - 100 Genuine
OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-282-80041010_025D1FF3-170-80041010_025D1FF3-171-1_025D1FF3-434-80040154_025D1FF3-178-80040154_025D1FF3-179-2_025D1FF3-185-80070002_025D1FF3-199-3_E2AD56EA-761-d003_E2AD56EA-762-0_E2AD56EA-134-80004005_E2AD56EA-761-8009_E2AD56EA-762-2ee2_E2AD56EA-148-80004005_16E0B333-89-80004005_B4D0AA8B-1174-80004005_FA827CE6-153-8007007e_FA827CE6-180-8007007e
Browser Data-->
Proxy settings: N/A
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Win32)
Default Browser: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.exe
Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
Active scripting: Allowed
Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed
File Scan Data-->
Other data-->
Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{C64F5586-955C-4C6D-958A-674A9E53171F}</UGUID><Version>1.7.0110.1</Version><OS>6.0.6001.2.00010300.1.0.003</OS><Architecture>x32</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-MRK3B</PKey><PID>89578-277-4837427-71819</PID><PIDType>5</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-3449069914-1804957622-1232131020</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>KOBIAN</Manufacturer><Model>KAM482M9</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>Phoenix Technologies, LTD</Manufacturer><Version>6.00 PG</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="3"/><Date>20050721000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>30F93907018400F6</HWID><UserLCID>0409</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>India Standard Time(GMT+05:30)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM/><BRT/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>100</Result><Products><Product GUID="{90120000-0012-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}"><LegitResult>100</LegitResult><Name>Microsoft Office Standard 2007</Name><Ver>12</Ver><Val>7165681BA858D86</Val><Hash>9TF9Ob4ch+sa5QRiy4hueVx50q8=</Hash><Pid>89396-707-1029664-65075</Pid><PidType>14</PidType></Product></Products><Applications><App Id="16" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="18" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="1A" Version="12" Result="100"/><App Id="1B" Version="12" Result="100"/></Applications></Office></Software></GenuineResults>
Spsys.log Content: 0x80070002
Licensing Data-->
C:\Windows\system32\slmgr.vbs(1648, 9) (null): 0xE0000204
HWID Data-->
HWID Hash Current: OgAAAAEABgABAAEAAQABAAAAAwABAAEAJJQkjBzjpFi0P/aeYNtQAl4/SqiwZfL0UMBeKaxWs6EMxQ==
OEM Activation 1.0 Data-->
N/A
OEM Activation 2.0 Data-->
BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes, but no SLIC table
Windows marker version: N/A
OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: N/A
BIOS Information:
ACPI Table Name OEMID Value OEMTableID Value
APIC RS480 AWRDACPI
FACP RS480 AWRDACPI
MCFG RS480 AWRDACPI
SSDT PTLTD POWERNOW
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As you can see, I have genuine Windows but the activation script seems to be failing for whatever reason "slmgr.vbs".
I also thought of giving Phone Activation a try, but my installation ID is completely blank! Can someone from Microsoft shed light on this?
Thanks,
Dileepa
