Vista - Serial don't work...

I downloades the RC1 version, serial cames with the mail...

I installed Vista, but on activation, a message aprear: THIS SERIAL IS NOT
FOR THIS VERSION OF VISTA... I retype the serial.... same thing?

What can I do now ???

Thx

Contact Microsoft

"WebMan" <WebMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B567873D-D10B-47C6-9516-B92E2FB9D15E@microsoft.com...
>I downloades the RC1 version, serial cames with the mail...
>
> I installed Vista, but on activation, a message aprear: THIS SERIAL IS NOT
> FOR THIS VERSION OF VISTA... I retype the serial.... same thing?
>
> What can I do now ???
>
> Thx

if your typing the serial in during activation that means that you didn't
put it in during installation. did you put the serial in the very first
time it asks for it during installation? if you skip over that screen
without putting the serial in, the installer lets you choose your version of
vista. if you install anything but ultimate, your serial will not be
accepted when you enter it to activate.

<DIV>&quot;WebMan&quot; &lt;WebMan@discussions.microsoft.com&gt; wrote in
message news:B567873D-D10B-47C6-9516-B92E2FB9D15E@microsoft.com...</DIV>>I
downloades the RC1 version, serial cames with the mail...
>
> I installed Vista, but on activation, a message aprear: THIS SERIAL IS NOT
> FOR THIS VERSION OF VISTA... I retype the serial.... same thing?
>
> What can I do now ???
>
> Thx

There is an "upgrade to Vista Ultimate" option if you right click on
"computer" and select properties. Your product key is for the ultimate
version and you installed another version... that is what it meant by "not
for this version of vista...". Should be simple and painless, but I haven't
tried it myself.

Robert Firth
http://www.winvistainfo.org


"WebMan" <WebMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B567873D-D10B-47C6-9516-B92E2FB9D15E@microsoft.com...
>I downloades the RC1 version, serial cames with the mail...
>
> I installed Vista, but on activation, a message aprear: THIS SERIAL IS NOT
> FOR THIS VERSION OF VISTA... I retype the serial.... same thing?
>
> What can I do now ???
>
> Thx