I have just downloaded Vista via the links provided by the email sent to my
from service@microsoft.com.

Unfortunately, when it comes to entering them into the installer, I get
"Setup cannot validate your product key .....", I have double checked the
digits, copied and pasted them from the email, but I still get the error.



I have even obtained another product key, via my secondary hotmail account.
But that doesn't work also.

Have you tried alternative methods to see if it will accept the key, such as
launching setup using Virtual Drive software such as Daemon Tools or NERO
Image Drive. Or extract the contents of the ISO to a folder and launch setup
from there?
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"Terranaut" <Terranaut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05B2EDAF-C83D-446F-8DB9-0EE22B59E756@microsoft.com...
>I have just downloaded Vista via the links provided by the email sent to my
> from service@microsoft.com.
>
> Unfortunately, when it comes to entering them into the installer, I get
> "Setup cannot validate your product key .....", I have double checked the
> digits, copied and pasted them from the email, but I still get the error.
>
> I have even obtained another product key, via my secondary hotmail
> account.
> But that doesn't work also.

Sorry if this is a double post, it has been nearly a hour since I have posted
my response but it hasn't shown on the web viewer yet, so I am presuming that
the error was true this time.

I have tried PowerISO, Daemon Tools 4.03, Alcohol 120%, & Nero Image Drive,
but they can only read the ISO part containing the README, not UDF partition
containing the rest of the disk.

The installer will recognized the keys if I boot my PC (HP Laptop running XP
MCE) using the DVD, but it won't if I running the installer from XP (which I
would like to do in order to perform an upgrade install)

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

> Have you tried alternative methods to see if it will accept the key, such as
> launching setup using Virtual Drive software such as Daemon Tools or NERO
> Image Drive. Or extract the contents of the ISO to a folder and launch setup
> from there?
> --
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
> "Terranaut" <Terranaut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:05B2EDAF-C83D-446F-8DB9-0EE22B59E756@microsoft.com...
> >I have just downloaded Vista via the links provided by the email sent to my
> > from service@microsoft.com.
> >
> > Unfortunately, when it comes to entering them into the installer, I get
> > "Setup cannot validate your product key .....", I have double checked the
> > digits, copied and pasted them from the email, but I still get the error.
> >
> > I have even obtained another product key, via my secondary hotmail
> > account.
> > But that doesn't work also.
>
>
>

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:09:02 -0700, Terranaut
<Terranaut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Sorry if this is a double post, it has been nearly a hour since I have posted
>my response but it hasn't shown on the web viewer yet, so I am presuming that
>the error was true this time.
>
>I have tried PowerISO, Daemon Tools 4.03, Alcohol 120%, & Nero Image Drive,
>but they can only read the ISO part containing the README, not UDF partition
>containing the rest of the disk.
>
>The installer will recognized the keys if I boot my PC (HP Laptop running XP
>MCE) using the DVD, but it won't if I running the installer from XP (which I
>would like to do in order to perform an upgrade install)


There should be an option to do an upgrade when booting from the DVD,
as well as on option to do a "clean" install, since it is the complete
installer. Perhaps you are misunderstanding the Setup options.


==

Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread and newsgroup.
=====================================================

The option to perform an upgrade install of CPP Windows Vista Beta 2 is
greyed out when the PC is booted from the DVD, that option page also has text
along the lines of: To perform an upgrade install, please boot the disc from
Windows.

"Donald L McDaniel" wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:09:02 -0700, Terranaut
> <Terranaut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Sorry if this is a double post, it has been nearly a hour since I have posted
> >my response but it hasn't shown on the web viewer yet, so I am presuming that
> >the error was true this time.
> >
> >I have tried PowerISO, Daemon Tools 4.03, Alcohol 120%, & Nero Image Drive,
> >but they can only read the ISO part containing the README, not UDF partition
> >containing the rest of the disk.
> >
> >The installer will recognized the keys if I boot my PC (HP Laptop running XP
> >MCE) using the DVD, but it won't if I running the installer from XP (which I
> >would like to do in order to perform an upgrade install)
>
>
> There should be an option to do an upgrade when booting from the DVD,
> as well as on option to do a "clean" install, since it is the complete
> installer. Perhaps you are misunderstanding the Setup options.
>
>
> ==
>
> Donald L McDaniel
> Please reply to the original thread and newsgroup.
> =====================================================
>

Microsoft neither recommends nor supports any
kind of a "update" with Beta and/or Pre-Release
software - application or operating system.


Terranaut wrote:
> The option to perform an upgrade install of CPP Windows Vista Beta 2 is
> greyed out when the PC is booted from the DVD, that option page also has text
> along the lines of: To perform an upgrade install, please boot the disc from
> Windows.
>
> "Donald L McDaniel" wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:09:02 -0700, Terranaut
>> <Terranaut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry if this is a double post, it has been nearly a hour since I have posted
>>> my response but it hasn't shown on the web viewer yet, so I am presuming that
>>> the error was true this time.
>>>
>>> I have tried PowerISO, Daemon Tools 4.03, Alcohol 120%, & Nero Image Drive,
>>> but they can only read the ISO part containing the README, not UDF partition
>>> containing the rest of the disk.
>>>
>>> The installer will recognized the keys if I boot my PC (HP Laptop running XP
>>> MCE) using the DVD, but it won't if I running the installer from XP (which I
>>> would like to do in order to perform an upgrade install)
>>
>> There should be an option to do an upgrade when booting from the DVD,
>> as well as on option to do a "clean" install, since it is the complete
>> installer. Perhaps you are misunderstanding the Setup options.
>>
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Donald L McDaniel
>> Please reply to the original thread and newsgroup.
>> =====================================================
>>