Vista Tutorial - TechNet copy of Vista sometimes says Windows is not genuine

My TechNet copy of Windows Vista has a problem that sometimes, but not
always, comes up. Sometimes, I get a message saying my copy of Windows
isn't genuine, but it is. When prompted I try the genuine advantage plug-in
and both IE and FireFox. They fail both times. Even after a restart,
validation fails.

The strange thing is that when the message appears, and I try to download
the WGA plug-in for FireFox, it says my Documents folder is not accessible.
But, when I manually browse there, the folder IS accessible.

I do not recall asking for this copy of Vista to be activated, but I could
be wrong.

So, how do I convince my Vista that I am genuine?

Thanks,
Wade Burchette

I have more information about the problem.

I just went to print a document, and now Windows says my printer has a
problem.

So, I tried going to the control panel, and nothing appears. Not even when
typing "Printers" in the search box in the top right.

When it did this before, I did a system restore and the problem was fixed
for a short time (Less than a week).


<hi_i_am_wade@community.nospam> wrote in message
news:OdN06LVUHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> My TechNet copy of Windows Vista has a problem that sometimes, but not
> always, comes up. Sometimes, I get a message saying my copy of Windows
> isn't genuine, but it is. When prompted I try the genuine advantage
> plug-in and both IE and FireFox. They fail both times. Even after a
> restart, validation fails.
>
> The strange thing is that when the message appears, and I try to download
> the WGA plug-in for FireFox, it says my Documents folder is not
> accessible. But, when I manually browse there, the folder IS accessible.
>
> I do not recall asking for this copy of Vista to be activated, but I could
> be wrong.
>
> So, how do I convince my Vista that I am genuine?
>
> Thanks,
> Wade Burchette

<hi_i_am_wade@community.nospam> wrote in message
news:OdN06LVUHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> My TechNet copy of Windows Vista has a problem that sometimes, but not
> always, comes up. Sometimes, I get a message saying my copy of Windows
> isn't genuine, but it is. When prompted I try the genuine advantage
> plug-in and both IE and FireFox. They fail both times. Even after a
> restart, validation fails.
>
> The strange thing is that when the message appears, and I try to download
> the WGA plug-in for FireFox, it says my Documents folder is not
> accessible. But, when I manually browse there, the folder IS accessible.
>
> I do not recall asking for this copy of Vista to be activated, but I could
> be wrong.
>
> So, how do I convince my Vista that I am genuine?
>
> Thanks,
> Wade Burchette


Open computer properties, and at the bottom of the page you can check Vista
activation status.

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Jim

I figured out how to fix it.

I play with the services in Windows a lot. Because when you break
something, you learn how to fix problems later. Well, the Software
Licensing service was set to manual. Turning it on and setting it to
automatic fix the problem.


"JimR" <jrap107@msn.com> wrote in message
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> <hi_i_am_wade@community.nospam> wrote in message
> news:OdN06LVUHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> My TechNet copy of Windows Vista has a problem that sometimes, but not
>> always, comes up. Sometimes, I get a message saying my copy of Windows
>> isn't genuine, but it is. When prompted I try the genuine advantage
>> plug-in and both IE and FireFox. They fail both times. Even after a
>> restart, validation fails.
>>
>> The strange thing is that when the message appears, and I try to download
>> the WGA plug-in for FireFox, it says my Documents folder is not
>> accessible. But, when I manually browse there, the folder IS accessible.
>>
>> I do not recall asking for this copy of Vista to be activated, but I
>> could be wrong.
>>
>> So, how do I convince my Vista that I am genuine?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Wade Burchette
>
>
> Open computer properties, and at the bottom of the page you can check
> Vista activation status.
>
> --
> Jim

Interesting -- thanks for posting back the solution..


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Barry Schnur

Hi Wade,

Thank you for sharing this problem and the solution with us. Everyone who
has the same issue will benefit from your reply.

Please let me know if you have any other concerns, or need anything else.

Sean Cai, MCSE2000
Microsoft Online Support

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Hello Sean -- seems that your message handler has you replying 'one
message down' the thread....


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Barry Schnur

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:30:55 GMT, v-secai@online.microsoft.com (Sean
Cai [MSFT]) spake thusly:

>Hi Wade,
>
>Thank you for sharing this problem and the solution with us. Everyone who
>has the same issue will benefit from your reply.

That was Barry Schnur you replied to, but thanks for playing! :-)

--
Scott http://angrykeyboarder.com

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

Newgroup newbies <smile>.


> That was Barry Schnur you replied to, but thanks for playing! :-)
>

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Barry Schnur