Vista - CPP Product keys for Vista RC1 build 5600 not working

Downloaded Vista from the CPP site and also got a product key from there, but
the keys is not valid! First I just input the key during the installation
process. After installation when I try to login the slui.exe (validation
process) dies and complains that there is some inconsistency with the
Software License Server. Since nobody seemed to be able to help, I tried
installing without entering the key during installation. In this case I'm
prompted for the key at the first login and if I enter the key I got at this
stage, I get the following error messages:

The following failure occurred while trying to use the product key:

Code: 0xC004F050

Description: The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is
invalid.

If I click OK I'm just returned to the window where I am supposed to enter
my key.

I reported my problem in the Genuine windows forums, but the only suggestion
was that I need to activate my Vista. How am I supposed to activate since it
doesnt even accept my key in the first place!?!

2 suggestions - the key is only valid for 2 versions of Vista - Ultimate and
Home. You can omit entering a key, instal Vista and the go to Computer/System
Properties to run through the telephone activation system. Whay version did
you try and install?
Colin

"Marko Lamminen" wrote:

> Downloaded Vista from the CPP site and also got a product key from there, but
> the keys is not valid! First I just input the key during the installation
> process. After installation when I try to login the slui.exe (validation
> process) dies and complains that there is some inconsistency with the
> Software License Server. Since nobody seemed to be able to help, I tried
> installing without entering the key during installation. In this case I'm
> prompted for the key at the first login and if I enter the key I got at this
> stage, I get the following error messages:
>
> The following failure occurred while trying to use the product key:
>
> Code: 0xC004F050
>
> Description: The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is
> invalid.
>
> If I click OK I'm just returned to the window where I am supposed to enter
> my key.
>
> I reported my problem in the Genuine windows forums, but the only suggestion
> was that I need to activate my Vista. How am I supposed to activate since it
> doesnt even accept my key in the first place!?!
>

"Spirefm" wrote:

> 2 suggestions - the key is only valid for 2 versions of Vista - Ultimate and
> Home. You can omit entering a key, instal Vista and the go to Computer/System
> Properties to run through the telephone activation system. Whay version did
> you try and install?
> Colin

I installed Ultimate, since this was the version that got installed if I did
enter the product key during installation. When I omit the key during
installation I have to enter key during first log in, so I cant really do
anything expect enter a key. Its not possible to log in before entering a
valid key and neither of my CPP keys seem to work with the Vista (I logged in
to get another CPP key just in case there was something wrong with the first
one, but still it doesn't work, same problem).

I find this whole thing utterly strange, I seem to be the only one with this
problem as others seem to be able at leat install and use the Vista. I cant
even get that far, I can Install but not use since the CPP keys seem to be
invalid... very strange.

Well, I tried the phone activation, and it doesn't work either. The
installation ID that I get on the screen is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 which is
invalid, and probably is the result that I dont have a working product key
installed. If I try to enter the product key, it is said to be invalid. So it
seems for some reason the product keys that I got from the CPP site are
actually invalid. Bummer.