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Old 05-08-2007   #1 (permalink)
Ashane ferna


 
 

activation and validation

i have vista premium copy which is genuine but after i did a format and
installed it again.it tells me that the product key is invalid when it is
valid.But the validation process is successful and it passes but the
activation failed with a error code.please advised what to do.
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Old 05-08-2007   #2 (permalink)
Michael Solomon


 
 

Re: activation and validation

Ashane ferna wrote:
> i have vista premium copy which is genuine but after i did a format
> and installed it again.it tells me that the product key is invalid
> when it is valid.But the validation process is successful and it
> passes but the activation failed with a error code.please advised
> what to do.


Are you sure you are using the product key? The product key should be
somewhere on your computer case, not on the CD case.

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Old 05-08-2007   #3 (permalink)
AJR


 
 

Re: activation and validation

Activate by phone.

"Ashane ferna" <Ashaneferna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3B97A711-1707-4642-9520-84B7B5DD22FA@microsoft.com...
>i have vista premium copy which is genuine but after i did a format and
> installed it again.it tells me that the product key is invalid when it is
> valid.But the validation process is successful and it passes but the
> activation failed with a error code.please advised what to do.
> --
> LIVE LIFE



My System SpecsSystem Spec
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