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Old 07-13-2006   #4 (permalink)
Colin Barnhorst


 
 

Re: Incorrect Product Key on my Official Microsoft Product Key She

The key works just the same whether you install from the XP desktop or by
booting from the dvd. Likely there was a simple typo.

"MikeAtFormwise" <mradford@orange.net> wrote in message
news:2677D45F-1D59-49E0-BE0B-FCA494270B92@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I had been following the instructions - Stupid of me I suppose. What I
> initially did was place the disc into the drive while running XP and tried
> to
> install it while still under XP. When I rebooted and installed from
> scratch
> the code was accepted.
>
> "pippin" wrote:
>
>> My disc hasn't even arrived, I ended up downloading.
>> have you made sure O is not zero and vica versa?
>> if it helps I have 5 sets of numbers/letters divided in my key (check to
>> make sure you have this)
>>
>> "MikeAtFormwise" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi, I have just received my Vista DVD directly from Microsoft. I have
>> > gone to
>> > install it and it asked me if I wanted to update from the internet,
>> > which I
>> > allowed it to do. It then asked me to enter in the Product Key which it
>> > then
>> > told me was incorrect! But I have double-checked my typing and it is
>> > exactly
>> > as printed on the sheet. Does anyone know what is going wrong? And does
>> > anyone know how to fix it? I can supply a scan of the sheet if anyone
>> > is
>> > interested.



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