Vista - installs fine but have Activation issues

Intel p4 2.53 1 Gb ram intel 845PE chipset - I have installed Windows Vista
Beta 2 3 times now so thats 6 hours I will never get back. The first time the
calendar defaulted to 2010 which I missed so the license expired straight
away. My fault. Second time I installed without cleaning up another 2 hours
wasted as the second install seemed to grab details from first install error
activation period has passed. My fault again. Finally I deleted partition
made sure my system clock was correct and I thought I had it, I deselected
activate when I go online, then went ahead and finished installation. Vista
didnt recognise my network card and before I could try and install drivers I
had the same activation problem again. I ended up with purchase product key,
activate online, alternate activation methods of which none worked they
returned errors after about 15 minute wait Authentication failed error
0x800705b4. I can get into safe mode but after 6 hours I dont want to touch
it without some sort of plan of attack. Any suggestions would be gratefully
tried. From what little I have seen Vista looks good.
thanks in anticipation and frustration Michael

Sounds like a Server issue on Microsofts side, just keep on trying or wait a
while. The grace period is 14 days for activation, so you have a good while.
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"Michael23" <Michael23@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Intel p4 2.53 1 Gb ram intel 845PE chipset - I have installed Windows
> Vista
> Beta 2 3 times now so thats 6 hours I will never get back. The first time
> the
> calendar defaulted to 2010 which I missed so the license expired straight
> away. My fault. Second time I installed without cleaning up another 2
> hours
> wasted as the second install seemed to grab details from first install
> error
> activation period has passed. My fault again. Finally I deleted partition
> made sure my system clock was correct and I thought I had it, I deselected
> activate when I go online, then went ahead and finished installation.
> Vista
> didnt recognise my network card and before I could try and install drivers
> I
> had the same activation problem again. I ended up with purchase product
> key,
> activate online, alternate activation methods of which none worked they
> returned errors after about 15 minute wait Authentication failed error
> 0x800705b4. I can get into safe mode but after 6 hours I dont want to
> touch
> it without some sort of plan of attack. Any suggestions would be
> gratefully
> tried. From what little I have seen Vista looks good.
> thanks in anticipation and frustration Michael
>

Andre,

It is not a server issue, I get no grace period for activation so I have no
chance to install NIC drivers so I cannot even see the Internet, all the
other options in the buy product key, activate windows.... return error code
saying authetication failed with error code 0x800705B4

But thanks for your input, I am going to try an install of XP get all
drivers in place then drop vista over the top. Hopfully that works
michael

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

> Sounds like a Server issue on Microsofts side, just keep on trying or wait a
> while. The grace period is 14 days for activation, so you have a good while.
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> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
> "Michael23" <Michael23@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:38B86506-6AEB-4285-8CD5-B1E22E4C5F44@microsoft.com...
> > Intel p4 2.53 1 Gb ram intel 845PE chipset - I have installed Windows
> > Vista
> > Beta 2 3 times now so thats 6 hours I will never get back. The first time
> > the
> > calendar defaulted to 2010 which I missed so the license expired straight
> > away. My fault. Second time I installed without cleaning up another 2
> > hours
> > wasted as the second install seemed to grab details from first install
> > error
> > activation period has passed. My fault again. Finally I deleted partition
> > made sure my system clock was correct and I thought I had it, I deselected
> > activate when I go online, then went ahead and finished installation.
> > Vista
> > didnt recognise my network card and before I could try and install drivers
> > I
> > had the same activation problem again. I ended up with purchase product
> > key,
> > activate online, alternate activation methods of which none worked they
> > returned errors after about 15 minute wait Authentication failed error
> > 0x800705b4. I can get into safe mode but after 6 hours I dont want to
> > touch
> > it without some sort of plan of attack. Any suggestions would be
> > gratefully
> > tried. From what little I have seen Vista looks good.
> > thanks in anticipation and frustration Michael
> >
>
>
>