Here it is March 2008 and the same problem arises. My ASUS motherboard failed
due to a power supply failure or, maybe it was the other way around?
I've tried "Repair" of Vista Business 3 times (5 hours) and it says it
cannot be repaired. OK, I say re-install...Yeah! When I enter the product
key, it says "you've already used that key!"
I've been able, through the repair process, to call up the cmd console and
visually browse the target drive...no problems, so I assume the drive itself
is OK.
I also have other drives/partiitions but the Product key problem will stop
me there.
It's almost Sunday, 3/16, so, no Microsoft support available.
I'm on a temp XP Pro system.
Any other possible solutions????????
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fadbel - retired tech/analyst.
"Motherboard and Processor Replacement" wrote:
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> replaced motherboard and processor after pwr surge. I've run "repair" from
> Vista disc several times and memory diagnostics to no avail. System won't
> restart in Safe mode either. I've tried to restore from last known good
> state but doesn't work either. My only backup is a One Care but it is not a
> "full" backup. Any suggestions?