I figured out how to fix it.

I play with the services in Windows a lot. Because when you break
something, you learn how to fix problems later. Well, the Software
Licensing service was set to manual. Turning it on and setting it to
automatic fix the problem.


"JimR" <jrap107@msn.com> wrote in message
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> <hi_i_am_wade@community.nospam> wrote in message
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>> My TechNet copy of Windows Vista has a problem that sometimes, but not
>> always, comes up. Sometimes, I get a message saying my copy of Windows
>> isn't genuine, but it is. When prompted I try the genuine advantage
>> plug-in and both IE and FireFox. They fail both times. Even after a
>> restart, validation fails.
>>
>> The strange thing is that when the message appears, and I try to download
>> the WGA plug-in for FireFox, it says my Documents folder is not
>> accessible. But, when I manually browse there, the folder IS accessible.
>>
>> I do not recall asking for this copy of Vista to be activated, but I
>> could be wrong.
>>
>> So, how do I convince my Vista that I am genuine?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Wade Burchette
>
>
> Open computer properties, and at the bottom of the page you can check
> Vista activation status.
>
> --
> Jim