Vista Not Genuine, Requires Product Key
Apr 9, 2010
I have a bit of weird problem. My step-brother's laptop keeps telling him his version of Vista is not genuine. And yes I'm telling the truth, it really is my step-brother with the problem, and not just me using him as a scapegoat to save my e-pride . But anyway I told him a thousand times to look for help online, but every time he just answers with something nonsensical like "No I shouldn't have to. Bill Gates should just make better hardware." And I'm just like there are so many things wrong with that statement I don't know where to start. So I decided to make the topic for him since him complaining about it nonstop won't fix it. I'll provide as much info as I can, but I'm not sure if it'll prove useful. It would be much better if he would just make a topic, so he could go into more detail but it's not like he listens to me.
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Oct 14, 2009
I have a problem, I have Microsoft Word 2003 installed in Vista. The problem is I have problem that this window keeps appearing when I open Word..."The product is not Microsoft Genuine product"... I really want to get rid of this... can you tell me how to get rid that bar in MS Office 2003? I'll be waiting for response.
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Mar 23, 2008
I bought a Vista Home Premium x64 last week-end. Today a friend, i think saw my product key for Vista. I think he note that. If he use that Product Key somewhere, I can lose my Genuine License?
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Mar 26, 2008
I bought a Vista Home Premium x64 last week-end. Today a friend, i think saw my product key for Vista. I think he note that. If he use that Product Key somewhere, I can lose my Genuine License?
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Mar 26, 2008
I recently ordered 500 Vista desktops and 150 Vista laptops from a vendor preloaded with a RTM edition of Vista Business. When we started loading Office 2007 this week, the Windows Installer stopped four times with errors. Vista gave a message saying we should upgrade to the retail version of Vista (I wish I could send a screenshot). After checking the build level we saw it was build 6000. My team checked some MSDN blogs and saw build 6000 is not viewed as a genuine Vista build. What do I do?! If this is the case, I'm not going to be able to meet my SLA with my Enterprise users.
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May 9, 2008
Does anyone yet know of anywhere or anyway that one can obtain a Vista SP1 DVD, for a nominal charge, that one can use with the product key that came with one's non-SP Vista DVD?
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Nov 3, 2009
I dunno where this should belongs to,sorry if i posted in the wrong section.
Ok so 2-3 year ago i bought my computer and it gave me the vista disk aswell...
Then,last month,i bought a new computer and used that disk to install window vista,and today,i got a message asking me to type in the product key,but i lost it.
I tried to use programmes that find product key for you..but it didnt work,it gave me an error which is 0xC00e and something(i forgot im at school atm)
Can someone tell me where i can buy a product key but not the disk? all i want is the product key..and how much is it about?
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Dec 23, 2008
Though we have got free software which can let us view the product key in Vista;
Is there a way to view the product key within vista? For Ex: Inside any registry key
or in any system file?
Where is the product key located in the OS?
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Jun 25, 2008
As implied by the title, my old computer died and I need to replace it. I am curious as to wheter or not it is possible to use my same Vista product key on my new computer, or if I have to buy an entirely new version.
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Jun 11, 2008
My daughter has a dell laptop with Windows Vista installed by Dell. She has had the computer for 9 months. Today while trying to startup her computer, she got a message that her VISTA product key is invalid. Of course the recommendations involve getting on line with the computer which will not open windows. The other resolutoin suggested is to type in the product key on the computer. I am reluctant to do that since it says that if VISTA does not start up then Windows will be lost and the computer may not work at all.
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May 18, 2008
I have not upgraded to Vista yet, b/c of the bad reports I get from people using Vista. Microsoft can believe it or not, their Vista product has not been received positively, and I hear many people now want to buy Macs. Now, the question I am asking here is, why are people not willing to embrace Vista?
1. Fear of CHANGE? wanting to stick to what worked before like XP
2. Outdated hardware? older computers not able to provide as much memory as vista requires.
3. Vista is just a bad product.
Whatever the reason is, microsoft should hear these cries from their customers seriously and try to address these issues. Just saying "other people have had no problems", is just not good enough. I've seen three different people who purchased computers recently asking me if I still have an XP CD. only to tell them, it wouldn't work for them anyway b/c they have to validate. I would like any take from the people on this group.
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Jun 4, 2008
I am trying to use a web based product and I was told that it would not support 64 bit Vista OS and that I would have to switch to the 32 bit Vista OS, is there a patch that I can download to allow me to run 32 bit programs? Do I need to go out and buy the 32 bit Vista and install it?
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Mar 21, 2009
I have a computer I bought factory refurbished from a popular on-line retailer. I have a sticker on the side of the case with the product key on it. It is the official sticker with 5 groups of 5 letters and numbers. However, I ran SIW to check the numbers and they are different! What if I ever need this key? I guess the one SIW gives me is right but I don't know how to proceed. Have you heard of this? Is the one inside Windows from SIW correct? Here's what Brink posted on his tutorial. I followed these directions to check product key. It's not the product ID in control panel>system....that would be my first thought. Product Key Number I also ran this one and got the same thing as SIW gave me.
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Dec 28, 2007
I bought Vista 32 bit quite a while ago and had it installed on my old PC. I then bought a new PC about a month ago that already had Vista 32 bit installed on it. I've just bought 4Gb of RAM for it and was hoping to upgrade to Vista 64 bit. I came across which seems perfect for me. The only thing is that since i my retail version of Vista 32 bit installed on my old PC, I'm guessing the product key will be tied to my old pc right? Should i phone up the Phone Activation thing and get a new key (and if so will my new key work for the Alternate Media exchange)?
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Aug 7, 2009
So who brokered that deal? I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs. So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows over?
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Aug 18, 2009
I currently have Vista Home Premium. If I do an upgrade to Windows 7 I understand that Windows 7 will deactivate the Vista product key. OK, so in the future, if I have to reload Windows 7 because I have replaced the hard drive, how do I reload Windows 7 using the upgrade DVD?
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Jun 9, 2008
i just got windows vista since i had a bigger hard drive installed it keeps asking for product key This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
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Mar 23, 2008
I recently received a new computer with all new parts that had Windows XP Media Center Edition on it. I had my copy of the upgrade disc for Windows Vista Home Premium and wanted to upgrade. Well now Windows is telling me that my Product ID has expired and when I try to re-enter the ID it says it is not valid, even though it is a legitimate copy of Windows Vista. I did have this installed on another computer but then reverted back to XP for other reasons. Is there any way to get my system registered without buying another product key?
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May 25, 2008
Old pc with Windows Vista Home Premium Upgrade died yesterday. Built new pc and installed Vista from the upgrade disk. Clearly can't activate it because I have a product key for an upgrade. Bought a full version of Vista Home Premium. Tried using license key to activate and am being told I have an invalid product id key (I'm using the license key given to me from the Digital Locker thing).Dying to activate and move forward.
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Feb 3, 2010
i turned it on i was shown the above error message on a black background, with three options - 1. Access your computer with reduced functionality 2. Enter different product key 3. These are my only options, i have no access to deskstop, or start key etc. I have reentered my product key numerous times and also reentered a new product key given to me by microsoft customer support on the telephone but neither was accepted and i received the following error message with both product keys: Code 0xc004f050 . The people on the microsoft customer support number could not help me any more and refered me to Medion, who referred me back to microsoft! I have not performed any updates to Vista or uninstalled any drivers etc.
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Apr 29, 2008
my windows vista is not working! yesterday it was ok but today when i turned on my computer it was not working and nothing is coming out. it says that invalid product key and BUILD 6000 or something like that.How am i gonna fix it?i can't even see my desktop. its just black desktop and nothings coming out
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Mar 18, 2010
Is it possible to purchase a windows vista home basic product key on line? I'd like to validate an illegal installation (inherited). Couldn't see the facility on the MS web site. Or would I be better just to go to the store and buy the package (solely for the product key)
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Mar 26, 2008
I recently purchadsed a computer and have been using it for about three weeks. Yesterday i had a message that my Windows Vista was not genuine and needed to re-enter the product key. I did that from the sticker on the copmuter, but I still have a littel message in the bottom right of my desktop screen that says "Windows Vista BUild 6000 This copy of Windows is not genuine". What do i Do about that?
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For some reason, when i start using explorer the system starts to take a long time to load anything and gets stuck on the loading cursor.. pretty soon it requires me to hard-reboot the computer. This also occurs when i am trying to install software.
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Aug 7, 2009
I just removed DVD drive from ASUS R1E laptop and plugged in extra battery pack and after I plugged in USB portable hard drive WD Passport Vista now requires activation. I use this system for about 1 year and I used it in exactly the same configuration before. OS says that there was a hardware change and now I need to activate OS within 3 days. The only difference from previous config is that now I have connected receiver for US wireless Microsoft keyboard and mouse and 4 port USB hub. I also changed power plan to conserve battery power and at that moment Vista shown activation message in tray. Is there a limitation how many USB devices in total can I plug in? I think I may have used about 10 - 15 different devices including USB flash memory.What can I do to revert the activation request? I don't have any other product key, but the original one that came with the laptop.
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Jan 31, 2009
I only had to click on IE to have it run. Than, (after 1. installing latest Windows Vista upgrades, and 2. installing and viewing the latest FreshUI but not making any changes), IE would only run if I Rt clicked and selected RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR. If I only Left clicked the IE window would open, and then quickly (1-2 sec) close again.
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Jun 30, 2009
every operation requires UAC and a password (why?) under a domain. when trying to disable the uac i get: the requested operation requires elevation tried to elevate CMD but still get this message: the requested operation requires elevation. i can't login locally because i don't have the user password. any change to get this message out the way?
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Apr 2, 2008
it may be because I got the one with all languages in it, but do they all require 9 gigs to install on the windows partition? and if they do, is there a work around? I only made my vista partition 25gigs.
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Dec 24, 2008
Title says it all. Vista prompts for username/password to access a shared folder on an XP machine on my network. What do I have to do to fix this now? UPnP service and SSDP service is set to auto on the XP box. The folder is shared publicly on the network, not just local. Vista seems to think that it needs authentication to access the file. How could I disable this. password protection is already disabled.
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Sep 29, 2009
how can make my vista home basic genuine?
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Mar 16, 2009
WinMail was working fine after logging off last night. Starting today e-mail does not arrive in my Inbox, cannot send mail either. When I click the Send/Receive button, a Windows Security pop-up appears and requires me to logon to my account. This has never happend before. Any info I put into the username and password do not log me on to my own mail. What gives? I have owned this machine for just over one year.
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