"Jose" <Jose@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8448E570-8509-4854-82D9-9FEA7ECE0234@xxxxxx
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> This is really a bizarre situation. I run Vista Business in a Dell
> Precision
> workstation with a 3.75 mz processor and 4 mb memory. Six months ago, I
> upgraded the original XP to Vista in a perfectly legal transaction
> (although
> I have regretted doing the upgrade ever since). Vista had a series of
> operational problems, the worst of which was to have the taskbar freeze
> every
> time I opened Windows Explorer.
>
> 2 days ago, trying to fix the problem (for the hundredth time) I followed
> the suggestion in a newsgroup to open System Configuration, set it to
> Diagnostic Startup, and reboot. The idea was to see if the taskbar still
> froze while the computer ran in this mode. I did it, and the taskbar did
> not
> freeze.
>
> I shut down the computer for the day. This morning, when I rebooted, I was
> faced with a black screen, a message that said my version of VISTA was not
> genuine and asked if I wanted to register or buy a new license.
>
> I tried to 1) reenter the key, 2) re-register, 3) run VISTA under reduced
> capability, etc. In all cases I got the same message:
> "Windows Activation Error"
> A problem occurred when Windows tried to activate
> Error code 0x8007000D
> The Data is Invalid"
>
> In desperation, I tried to restart in Safe Mode. After several failures I
> managed to make it run in safe mode. I got rid of the antivirus and any
> other
> profgram that could prevent registration and I ran again the System
> Configuration to set it to Normal Startup. And I rebooted.
>
> The system started, but its operation is really flawed:
> 1. There is a message in the lower right corner that says " Windos Vista,
> Build 6000, This copy of Windows is not genuine.
> 2. I cannot print or use Windows Media Player
> 3. Internet explorer is very sluggish and I cannot run anything that
> requires scripts. In fact I could not open this newsgroup and read
> messages.
> 4. I cannot see printers in the network, althought I can access files in
> other computers in the network
> 5. Vista runs much slower than before (which makes my 3.7 mz processor
> feel
> like an ancient 486)
>
> I went through the registration process again. This time it went through,
> but the "not genuine" message still shows on the screen.
>
> I used Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder to view the registration key stored in
> the system It is there and it is correct.
>
> Is there anything else I can do to salvage this Vista installation?
> otherwise I will swallow hard and reinstall Windows XP. Next time, I will
> think very hard before updating any other computer to Vista.
>
> Any help will be appreciated
>
> Jose
>
I'm not sure that this will help (and I *definitely* am not an expert in
this area). However, I have the full version of Vista Home Premium, which I
opted to buy with my new Dell Inspsiron 530 instead of the OEM version that
shipped with the computer. I have had so many problems with IE constantly
shutting down and giving "program not responding" error message that I don't
remember at which point I had to deal with authorization. However, at one
point, I received a message that indicated that I needed to verify whether I
had a genuine Vista product. I did this by going to the Microsoft site.
Result: MS reported that my copy was not valid, and a message said that an
"unauthorized change" was made and I would no longer receive notifications.
I went back to MS, re-ran their test to check for "genuine" products.
Voila! Now, it was accepted. So, you might want to go to the Microsoft web
site and look up the test to check for validity of MS products.
Incidentally, IE7 has been a real pain for me. I need to check and see if
Vista will accept IE6. It created far fewer problems. I have not had any
trouble with Vista, itself, but IE7 was installed along with Vista.
MaryL