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0 Voteswindows vista key not valid after vista os was reinstalled on same system
You need to change the Product Key to the one on the COA sticker on the machine's case (or inside the battery compartment), using the Change Product Key link at ...Answered | 1 Replies | 1745 Views | Created by Derik Autazaki - Sunday, August 25, 2013 11:38 PM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Monday, August 26, 2013 11:17 AM
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Reinstalled Vista - activation yields "product key is invalid"
I tried activating last night, immediately after the scan and before posting, and it failed.Answered | 27 Replies | 6291 Views | Created by therealdp - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 1:26 AM | Last reply by Ed Price - MSFT - Wednesday, July 25, 2012 6:44 PM -
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Vista RTM Activation Key
All versions of Vista can run for their first 30 days without being activated.Answered | 6 Replies | 17763 Views | Created by RonMansfield - Wednesday, December 20, 2006 5:13 PM | Last reply by Vista Validation Support - MS - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 6:46 PM -
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Had to reinstall Vista, now it's not activating
he agreed that i had a valid copy of wiindows vista, but they don't support vista and didn't have any activation numbers that he could give me.Answered | 9 Replies | 1834 Views | Created by LindaAnn Gonzalez - Monday, April 24, 2017 12:29 AM | Last reply by Carey Frisch - Thursday, April 27, 2017 2:55 AM -
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Failure during reinstallation - help!
I'll probably push the most important stuff off and then take a risk after that.Answered | 6 Replies | 3086 Views | Created by dlmorgan999 - Friday, July 3, 2009 12:51 AM | Last reply by dlmorgan999 - Friday, July 3, 2009 8:09 PM -
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Activation failure with legit copy of Vista Home Premium
To properly analyse and solve problems with Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag tool (download and save to ...Answered | 1 Replies | 3805 Views | Created by papa Kettle - Saturday, November 17, 2012 1:57 AM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11:54 PM -
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Change product key during the activation of the vista.
Product key of Windows vista businessAnswered | 12 Replies | 12346 Views | Created by Dina 25 - Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:55 AM | Last reply by BrianDHodges - Friday, July 24, 2009 7:02 PM -
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Vista activation help needed
Thanks for the help!Answered | 7 Replies | 3690 Views | Created by doubled99 - Tuesday, May 10, 2011 5:32 PM | Last reply by Darin Smith MS - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 7:24 PM -
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Windows 7 activation after reinstalling
This machine was built in 2004 - and therefore could not possibly have shipped with Windows 7 installed, which is a requirement for using the OEM_SLP Key.Answered | 1 Replies | 1547 Views | Created by iFob - Sunday, August 4, 2013 8:18 AM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Sunday, August 4, 2013 8:26 AM -
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Trying to reinstall Vista.
So when Windows was installed using the OEM SLP key (at the factory) Vista looks at the motherboard and sees the special instructions and Self-Activates.Answered | 1 Replies | 4996 Views | Created by HarshColby - Saturday, January 16, 2010 5:33 PM | Last reply by Darin Smith MS - Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:03 AM -
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Vista Key Activation Problem
Forums Home > Microsoft Genuine Advantage > Windows Vista Validation Issues (Windows Vista) located ...Answered | 1 Replies | 9198 Views | Created by DeaconSyre - Sunday, December 21, 2008 6:32 PM | Last reply by sudarshans1 - Monday, December 22, 2008 4:48 AM -
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needing help activating vista
Your problem is that for some reason, the system is unable to properly read the SLIC table in the BIOS, which is required to be able to self-activate the OEM_SLP ...Answered | 4 Replies | 2231 Views | Created by patricialutz - Thursday, September 13, 2012 5:08 PM | Last reply by patricialutz - Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:40 PM -
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Cannot activate Vista Business SP1 after reinstall because of virus problems
These steps will do two things 1) recreate Vista's Licensing Store and 2) change the Product key to the key on the sticker on your PC.Answered | 1 Replies | 3181 Views | Created by Jacobofski - Thursday, April 21, 2011 2:24 PM | Last reply by Darin Smith MS - Thursday, April 21, 2011 5:46 PM -
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Copy not activating after reinstall
There's nothing obvious amiss in the report - I suggest that you attempt Telephone Activation and speak to an operator...Answered | 1 Replies | 756 Views | Created by MUDDASSIR.SHAIKH - Thursday, June 2, 2016 2:30 AM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Thursday, June 2, 2016 7:21 AM -
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License Key activation failure attempting to activate evaluation copy...
If Microsoft was still distributing eval license keys you could activate it for the remainder of the 120 days.Answered | 3 Replies | 4721 Views | Created by Brad Hansen - Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:16 PM | Last reply by Ken Warren - Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:08 PM -
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After running sfc and chkdsk now Vista requires "Windows must be reinstalled to activate"
hey, ive tried the obove posts for a solution. i also tried safe maode several times with no help of getting passed the same error msg. and i couldn't find my vista cd so i ...Answered | 7 Replies | 7217 Views | Created by Dan Pyper - Friday, December 28, 2007 9:51 PM | Last reply by reinstall windows - Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2:24 AM -
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Product key is currently in use after reinstall
Use Telephone Activation.Answered | 1 Replies | 1206 Views | Created by anomnity - Sunday, March 9, 2014 4:57 PM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Sunday, March 9, 2014 7:21 PM -
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Windows Vista not accepting activation key
Hello I have an HP Pavilion dv6000 and yesterday 3/4/11 my computer started displaying the "Activate Windows now" message asking me for my product key.Answered | 1 Replies | 4028 Views | Created by indonaye330 - Saturday, March 5, 2011 7:11 PM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Sunday, March 6, 2011 2:34 AM -
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Bizarre problem after reinstalling vista on same computer
LinkID=43476 Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Answered | 9 Replies | 2173 Views | Created by leoischester - Wednesday, June 5, 2013 5:40 AM | Last reply by leoischester - Tuesday, June 11, 2013 5:32 PM -
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Vista validation failure
Control Panel - System Maintenance - System - CHANGE PRODUCT KEY Typed in the COA key from the sticker and clicked accept, Windows ...Answered | 6 Replies | 3953 Views | Created by mjvan - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:57 AM | Last reply by Andy Appels - Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:58 AM - Items 1 to 20 of 268218 Next ›
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