After 6 PLUS hours trying to remedy this problem which has caused a nightmare
for me, I have received this reply from my Windows caseworker:
"After further checking the Product Key and PID, I found that the Product
Key is invalid. The PID was created by a keygenned volume license key. From
the screenshot included in your previous email, I found that error code
0x80080220 occurred when performing Windows Validation. Error code 0x80080220
means that Blocked VLK Windows has been installed with an invalid product
key. The machine has a VLK (Volume License Key) that has been blocked by
Microsoft. The key used to install your copy of Windows is a Volume Licensing
Key, which is typically sold to larger corporations. These keys are never
printed on COA stickers that say OEM. The key is in the XP Range Blocked
PID, this indicates that the key was not generated by Microsoft and was
generated by a counterfeiter using a reverse engineered Key Generator". (the
end)
I need to know HOW I am supposed to remedy this without much VALUABLE time &
data lost. I believe that Windows should be on top of this problem, as I have
seen many posts with the same problem.. Windows should be working on a real
remedy for it.. Any advise?
Bookmarks