Vista Tutorial - Windows Vista Ultimate Losing Activation after reboot

I just installed RC1 legit copy from MSDN website. I have a valid key issued
from Microsoft. It prompts me telling me I have 3 days to activate. I click
on activate online now and it goes through sucessfully. The status changes to
Activated like it should. When I reboot the pc it unactivates itself and
prompts me with the 3 days to activate message. How can I stop this, it is
rather annoying

The simplest way is to reinstall. There was a blog by the Vista team about
a fix about six months ago but reinstallation also works.

"Jason" <Jason@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7830CE87-D73C-4F44-B329-5AB5D01F53EC@microsoft.com...
>I just installed RC1 legit copy from MSDN website. I have a valid key
>issued
> from Microsoft. It prompts me telling me I have 3 days to activate. I
> click
> on activate online now and it goes through sucessfully. The status changes
> to
> Activated like it should. When I reboot the pc it unactivates itself and
> prompts me with the 3 days to activate message. How can I stop this, it is
> rather annoying

"Jason" wrote:

> I just installed RC1 legit copy from MSDN website.

Why would you install RC1 when RTM is available?

That was all that I knew was available... where can I get RTM?

"Alice" wrote:

> "Jason" wrote:
>
> > I just installed RC1 legit copy from MSDN website.
>
> Why would you install RC1 when RTM is available?
>

From the MSDN web site.

Brad

"Jason" wrote:

> That was all that I knew was available... where can I get RTM?
>
> "Alice" wrote:
>
> > "Jason" wrote:
> >
> > > I just installed RC1 legit copy from MSDN website.
> >
> > Why would you install RC1 when RTM is available?
> >

I can't seem to locate a downlod link... can someone help me out? Also, when
you say reinstall... are you talking about a reformat and reinstall or just a
repair reinstall like right over the top?

"bhorn2001" wrote:

> From the MSDN web site.
>
> Brad
>
> "Jason" wrote:
>
> > That was all that I knew was available... where can I get RTM?
> >
> > "Alice" wrote:
> >
> > > "Jason" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I just installed RC1 legit copy from MSDN website.
> > >
> > > Why would you install RC1 when RTM is available?
> > >

"Jason" wrote:

> I just installed RC1 legit copy from MSDN website. I have a valid key issued
> from Microsoft. It prompts me telling me I have 3 days to activate. I click
> on activate online now and it goes through sucessfully. The status changes to
> Activated like it should. When I reboot the pc it unactivates itself and
> prompts me with the 3 days to activate message. How can I stop this, it is
> rather annoying

go here

https://microsoft.order-9.com/vistaR.../register.aspx

you will get another rc1 key for activation

"Jason" wrote:

> I just installed RC1 legit copy from MSDN website. I have a valid key issued
> from Microsoft. It prompts me telling me I have 3 days to activate. I click
> on activate online now and it goes through sucessfully. The status changes to
> Activated like it should. When I reboot the pc it unactivates itself and
> prompts me with the 3 days to activate message. How can I stop this, it is
> rather annoying