Vista - Windows Vista product key

Dear someone I downloaded Windows Vista yesterday and I saw: "You must have
product key before you download." I have looked and search your forum and
sites but all I get is you link to someone else to solve the problem. My
question is: I like to get this product key and where can I get it.
Best regards
--
Baldvin Baldvinsson
Haedargerdi 21
730 Reydarfjordur
Iceland

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...y/preview.mspx

If you didn't go through a process where you were given/e-mailed a key
before you downloaded it, your not going to get one now.

"baddi2008" <bjarneyl@simnet.is> wrote in message
news:C47AA5A0-C8B1-429F-9548-C2906B1621F7@microsoft.com...
> Dear someone I downloaded Windows Vista yesterday and I saw: "You must
> have
> product key before you download." I have looked and search your forum and
> sites but all I get is you link to someone else to solve the problem. My
> question is: I like to get this product key and where can I get it.
> Best regards
> --
> Baldvin Baldvinsson
> Haedargerdi 21
> 730 Reydarfjordur
> Iceland

Quite Right you have to go through the proccess of getting the key before
downloading the Program...I might be under correction but I think that the
Vista Beta 2 is now closed to the public...

Hi,

Nope, you're right - it's closed as of Friday, June 30.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"disabled" <disabled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6D24E753-D80B-4A66-9F16-CBCC5794485B@microsoft.com...
>
>
> Quite Right you have to go through the proccess of getting the key before
> downloading the Program...I might be under correction but I think that the
> Vista Beta 2 is now closed to the public...

I never saw any product key and it has not been emailed to me so I am very
dissapointed about this. Why on earth is Microsoft doing this, you may
download some beta test program from them with some product key, and the
program has an expire in 2007. I am not understanding this. Sorry but I have
always liked program from Microsoft and sure I will in the future, but this
is to much let people test beta product and they need some product key for. I
have seen a lot of letter here from people asking about this key. I know I
downloaded this beta and I was trying to set it up this morning, but I did
not find this key. Any suggestion how I can solve this problem.
Best regards
--
Baldvin Baldvinsson
Haedargerdi 21
730 Reydarfjordur
Iceland


"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Nope, you're right - it's closed as of Friday, June 30.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "disabled" <disabled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6D24E753-D80B-4A66-9F16-CBCC5794485B@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > Quite Right you have to go through the proccess of getting the key before
> > downloading the Program...I might be under correction but I think that the
> > Vista Beta 2 is now closed to the public...
>
>

baddi2008 wrote:
> Dear someone I downloaded Windows Vista yesterday and I saw: "You must
> have product key before you download." I have looked and search your
> forum and sites but all I get is you link to someone else to solve the
> problem. My question is: I like to get this product key and where can I
> get it.
>
Sorry, look at this link from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...y/preview.mspx
"Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista. The Customer Preview Program
is now closed. We have reached our program capacity and no new orders are
being accepted. We apologize for any inconvenience.
For registered customers who have received a Product Key the download sites
will remain open until Friday, July 14."
George

In the included URL, which went to Microsoft's website it mentioned that the
program was closed at this time, but for those people that still needed it,
the download would be available until 7/14/2006.

"disabled" <disabled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6D24E753-D80B-4A66-9F16-CBCC5794485B@microsoft.com...
>
>
> Quite Right you have to go through the proccess of getting the key before
> downloading the Program...I might be under correction but I think that the
> Vista Beta 2 is now closed to the public...

It was emailed to you to the email address you provided. Check your junk
mail and other email addresses you use.

"baddi2008" <bjarneyl@simnet.is> wrote in message
news:EED13FEF-4281-44C1-B3C9-53E8F4771B73@microsoft.com...
>I never saw any product key and it has not been emailed to me so I am very
> dissapointed about this. Why on earth is Microsoft doing this, you may
> download some beta test program from them with some product key, and the
> program has an expire in 2007. I am not understanding this. Sorry but I
> have
> always liked program from Microsoft and sure I will in the future, but
> this
> is to much let people test beta product and they need some product key
> for. I
> have seen a lot of letter here from people asking about this key. I know I
> downloaded this beta and I was trying to set it up this morning, but I did
> not find this key. Any suggestion how I can solve this problem.
> Best regards
> --
> Baldvin Baldvinsson
> Haedargerdi 21
> 730 Reydarfjordur
> Iceland
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Nope, you're right - it's closed as of Friday, June 30.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "disabled" <disabled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6D24E753-D80B-4A66-9F16-CBCC5794485B@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > Quite Right you have to go through the proccess of getting the key
>> > before
>> > downloading the Program...I might be under correction but I think that
>> > the
>> > Vista Beta 2 is now closed to the public...
>>
>>

When you originally went to the Microsoft site and signed up to download the
Beta-2, it would have ended up giving you instructions on how to download
the image. On that instructional screen, I believe it displayed the Key code
issued to you. At that time you should have taken the time to write it down,
but many people didn't think to do it.

At the same time Microsoft should have sent you an E-mail that would also
have included the code issued to you. You should have taken the time to
write it down at that time as well. Again many people didn't think to do
that either.

I have heard from a few people that the E-Mail from Microsoft was detected
falsely as Spam and they trashed it without looking at it.

Some people got the E-Mail from Microsoft and did take the time to print the
E-Mail for safekeeping, but forgot to check their printout to make sure it
printed properly (The code is displayed inside a yellow box, but when
printed, just the yellow box prints) and just deleted the E-Mail.

If you had taken the choice to order the DVD's (which will insure that you
automatically get the next release (RC1) shipped on DVD), then when you
recieve the DVD's there will be a code key included to be used with them.

Other than that, you may just be out of luck. Sorry.

The sign-up period for the Beta is now closed, so you can't go through the
process again to get another key from Microsoft.


"baddi2008" <bjarneyl@simnet.is> wrote in message
news:EED13FEF-4281-44C1-B3C9-53E8F4771B73@microsoft.com...
>I never saw any product key and it has not been emailed to me so I am very
> dissapointed about this. Why on earth is Microsoft doing this, you may
> download some beta test program from them with some product key, and the
> program has an expire in 2007. I am not understanding this. Sorry but I
> have
> always liked program from Microsoft and sure I will in the future, but
> this
> is to much let people test beta product and they need some product key
> for. I
> have seen a lot of letter here from people asking about this key. I know I
> downloaded this beta and I was trying to set it up this morning, but I did
> not find this key. Any suggestion how I can solve this problem.
> Best regards
> --
> Baldvin Baldvinsson
> Haedargerdi 21
> 730 Reydarfjordur
> Iceland
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Nope, you're right - it's closed as of Friday, June 30.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "disabled" <disabled@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6D24E753-D80B-4A66-9F16-CBCC5794485B@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > Quite Right you have to go through the proccess of getting the key
>> > before
>> > downloading the Program...I might be under correction but I think that
>> > the
>> > Vista Beta 2 is now closed to the public...
>>
>>

What Microsoft is doing is keeping the download open for people who signed
up and got the product key but have not yet downloaded Vista. The product
keys for the Windows Vista Beta 2 CPP were available for nearly a month.
"giorgio_pp" <babbodiedo(levaquesto)@katamail.com> wrote in message
news:u2QQv2dnGHA.4352@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> baddi2008 wrote:
>> Dear someone I downloaded Windows Vista yesterday and I saw: "You must
>> have product key before you download." I have looked and search your
>> forum and sites but all I get is you link to someone else to solve the
>> problem. My question is: I like to get this product key and where can I
>> get it.
>>
> Sorry, look at this link from Microsoft:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...y/preview.mspx
> "Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista. The Customer Preview
> Program
> is now closed. We have reached our program capacity and no new orders are
> being accepted. We apologize for any inconvenience.
> For registered customers who have received a Product Key the download
> sites
> will remain open until Friday, July 14."
> George
>