Windows Vista product key

The Windows Vista Home Premium product kkey you typed is invalid for
activation

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"Pawel" <Pawel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8DD86DE3-15FE-462F-B8D7-5988378973C8@microsoft.com...
> The Windows Vista Home Premium product kkey you typed is invalid for
> activation
>

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.

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"Pawel" <Pawel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8DD86DE3-15FE-462F-B8D7-5988378973C8@microsoft.com...
> The Windows Vista Home Premium product kkey you typed is invalid for
> activation

Well, type it again and see what happens

"Pawel" <Pawel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8DD86DE3-15FE-462F-B8D7-5988378973C8@microsoft.com...
> The Windows Vista Home Premium product kkey you typed is invalid for
> activation
>

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?

"Spanky daMonkey" wrote:

> Well, type it again and see what happens
>
> "Pawel" <Pawel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8DD86DE3-15FE-462F-B8D7-5988378973C8@microsoft.com...
> > The Windows Vista Home Premium product kkey you typed is invalid for
> > activation
> >
>
>
>

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.

YES THAT WAHT MY COMPUTER APPEARS AN D I DON'T NOW WHAT I CAN DO

"Pawel" wrote:

> The Windows Vista Home Premium product kkey you typed is invalid for
> activation

Mage wrote:
> 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.
>

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.

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!
>

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 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.


"Pawel" wrote:

> The Windows Vista Home Premium product kkey you typed is invalid for
> activation

[alaawoody]

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hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

my laptop has suffering from the same problem, i was using internet and
suddenly the BLUE error screen poped up and then system restarted, after
booting up it is now asking for the product key to be put in and when i put
the key on the back of my laptop , it says "invlaid product key please buy a
new one"

please help

regards
jazzy

P.S product key is 27H6H-CTYB2-K9BBR-B2T3T-X42H4

On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:49:00 -0700, jazzy
<jazzy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>my laptop has suffering from the same problem, i was using internet and
>suddenly the BLUE error screen poped up and then system restarted, after
>booting up it is now asking for the product key to be put in and when i put
>the key on the back of my laptop , it says "invlaid product key please buy a
>new one"
>
>please help
>
>regards
>jazzy
>
>P.S product key is [snip]

Posting your product key is right in the team picture of "Dumb Things
To Do Online" with posting your real address, your real phone number
and your Social Security number.

You can reset your Windows Vista activation by performing the following:

1. Click on the Start button and in the Start Search box type in: slui.exe 4

2. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.

3. Select your Country.

4. Follow the instructions for phone activation (no charge).

5. Once completed, restart your computer.

6. Then visit: http://www.microsoft.com/Genuine/ and click on "Validate Windows".



--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"jazzy" <jazzy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C37B0218-036A-4338-9FE5-8D5708DC2EE5@microsoft.com...
my laptop has suffering from the same problem, i was using internet and
suddenly the BLUE error screen poped up and then system restarted, after
booting up it is now asking for the product key to be put in and when i put
the key on the back of my laptop , it says "invlaid product key please buy a
new one"

please help

regards
jazzy

The best way to dispense with the crap and issues of activation is to
install one of the Linux distros. Those who use Linux do not have to
put up with that nonsense.

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> You can reset your Windows Vista activation by performing the following:
>
> 1. Click on the Start button and in the Start Search box type in: slui.exe 4
>
> 2. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.
>
> 3. Select your Country.
>
> 4. Follow the instructions for phone activation (no charge).
>
> 5. Once completed, restart your computer.
>
> 6. Then visit: http://www.microsoft.com/Genuine/ and click on "Validate Windows".
>
>
>
>