Vista - A "genuine" Vista losses registration and becomes "not genuine"

07-27-2008

"Jose" wrote:

Quote:

> 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
>

07-27-2008

i am not sure how to get around this issue at the moment, because i have
never ran into it in the final release of vista. but i have ran into this
issue once in the issue while i was beta testing vista. if you want, since I
have some contacts at microsoft I can talk to them for you and see if I can
find A fix for this particular activation issue. I am only offering because
I have seen this particular issue pop up one too many times in the microsoft
news groups and i do not think microsoft does anything about it.

First of all how are you upgrading your PC from XP to Vista?
are you just using a normal Vista upgrade CD?
and what version of Vista is it? and is it an OEM CD?

oddly some OEM copies of windows have trouble with activating. I had trouble
with activating this one particular OEM copy of Windows XP SP1b. for some
odd reason if I did not have a LAN connection for the PC durring
installation and activate it then, i would have trouble activating it later.
in fact after windows finished installing, i would get an error where i
could not activate windows and that the activation key or regitration key
was invalide. then after three failed attemts or so at trying to activate
windows, my OEM copy of windows became non-genuine.

I had this same issue once while beta testing vista, so instead of
performing an upgrade, I just did a clean install. a good thing about
Windows installation CDs, even the upgrade CDs is that you can always
perform clean installs from them or Operating System upgrades. It just
depends on your system configuration and stuff.

If you want to perform a clean installation from an upgrade CD, the
installation will ask you for a copy of an older copy of an installation CD
of windows (Like Windows XP or Windows 2000) in order to continue the
installation.

From,
Steven Wabik

"koko" <koko@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:76DEC79B-8188-4708-B7BD-447F250D189F@xxxxxx

Quote:

>
>
> "Jose" wrote:
>

Quote:

>> 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
>>

07-27-2008	#11 (permalink)
koko n/a posts	RE: A "genuine" Vista losses registration and becomes "not genuine" "Jose" wrote: Quote: > 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 >
My System Specs

07-27-2008	#12 (permalink)
Steven Wabik n/a posts	Re: A "genuine" Vista losses registration and becomes "not genuine" i am not sure how to get around this issue at the moment, because i have never ran into it in the final release of vista. but i have ran into this issue once in the issue while i was beta testing vista. if you want, since I have some contacts at microsoft I can talk to them for you and see if I can find A fix for this particular activation issue. I am only offering because I have seen this particular issue pop up one too many times in the microsoft news groups and i do not think microsoft does anything about it. First of all how are you upgrading your PC from XP to Vista? are you just using a normal Vista upgrade CD? and what version of Vista is it? and is it an OEM CD? oddly some OEM copies of windows have trouble with activating. I had trouble with activating this one particular OEM copy of Windows XP SP1b. for some odd reason if I did not have a LAN connection for the PC durring installation and activate it then, i would have trouble activating it later. in fact after windows finished installing, i would get an error where i could not activate windows and that the activation key or regitration key was invalide. then after three failed attemts or so at trying to activate windows, my OEM copy of windows became non-genuine. I had this same issue once while beta testing vista, so instead of performing an upgrade, I just did a clean install. a good thing about Windows installation CDs, even the upgrade CDs is that you can always perform clean installs from them or Operating System upgrades. It just depends on your system configuration and stuff. If you want to perform a clean installation from an upgrade CD, the installation will ask you for a copy of an older copy of an installation CD of windows (Like Windows XP or Windows 2000) in order to continue the installation. From, Steven Wabik "koko" <koko@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:76DEC79B-8188-4708-B7BD-447F250D189F@xxxxxx Quote: > > > "Jose" wrote: > Quote: >> 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 >>
My System Specs

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