Activate Vista Home Premium says my key is already used.

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• Recently replaced hard drive and ram, when I tried to activate Windows Vista Home Premium says the code has been used, how to fix this?

  I've recently updated my hard drive and ram, and when I tried to activate Windows Vista Home Premium, but got an error that says that he was already in use. I had used the code until I replaced the hardware, how to activate it on my new equipment?

  You can reactivate your Windows Vista installation by doing the following:

  1. click on the Start button and in the box, type search: slui.exe 4

  2. press the Enter key on your keyboard.

  3 select your country.

  4 follow the instructions for the activation of the telephone (toll-free).

• Vista Home Premium Activation, product key blocked

  Hello
  I recently installed a new hard drive in my laptop. The laptop is an Acer and still has the Vista Home Premium COST below label, which was used to reinstall Windows.

  When I turn on my computer, I get a message saying that I need to activate windows before I can use my computer.

  I first tried to use online activation, but it does not - it asks me to type a different product key. But I only have one.
  Then I tried to use the automated phone system and was asked a support person. This person told me my product key had been locked, but she didn't know why, so I was then redirected to a representative of Genuine Advantage. I was talking to this person for about 15 minutes trying to get my product activated, but we had problems understanding eachother and he said that because I could not connect to windows (I can't get with reduced functionality) that he couldn't help me and that I would need to call 1800-936-5700.
  So, I tried calling that number who gave me, but when I call, I get a message saying that the number is not available and I should check to see if it is correct (perhaps the number is not available in Australia, I don't know).
  Then, a few days ago, I filled out an online assistance request that says take 1 day working to meet, but never heard talking back. :(

  Now I'm stuck with nowhere to where to go, then someone could please give me an idea how I can get my active Windows and go back to using my laptop.

  Thank you!
  Brad

  Microsoft Activation centers worldwide telephone numbers:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/activation-centers.aspx
  (This site is for activating Volume License, but if you call, they will help you)

  The phone number is not working:
  Microsoft Wordwide contacts: http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.aspx

  Stuck key (error 0xC004C4A2):
  http://social.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/genuinewindows7/thread/a2444f34-0AFF-4f29-a8ac-67e28b0c0285

  JS
  http://www.PAGESTART.com

  Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world to help.

• wireless multimedia keyboard Microsoft 1.1 on my desktop using Vista home premium and the keys are coming all wrong

  I have a multimedia keyboard 1.1 microsoft wireless on my desktop using Vista Home premium, and the keys are all coming up badly, when I type 'k' for example I get 'a' or if I type 'p' I get 'v' and give me space '9' someone can tell me how to solve this problem?

  Hi Winchesterdream,

  Welcome to the Microsoft answers community site.

  I suggest you try the following steps

  Step 1: Connect the keyboard to a different computer. If the keyboard works correctly on another computer, the port to which the keyboard was connected on the original computer may be damaged. If this is the case, contact your computer manufacturer to find out how to repair or replace the damaged port.

  Step 2: Download and install the latest keyboard software

  To download the latest drivers for the keyboard that you use, see the following Microsoft hardware Web site:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/hardware/download/download.aspx?category=MK

  Step 3: Press the SHIFT key to turn five times keys Stick On or Off and check if the problem persists.

  Let me know if it works. Good luck!

  Hope it will be useful.

  Thank you and best regards,

  KKS Vijay

• cannot activate vista home premium, 32-bit.

  I have vista home premium and a replacement for it drive... i was able to install the original, cannot turn on, then installed the replacement drive, can't activate... the last time it happens, I had I contact someone at microsoft... I can't seem to speak with a human voice, so I can activate... I can't even to the Activation Center to talk with someone, because I may not get that far in the activation process...

  To analyze and solve problems for Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag (download and save to the desktop - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 ) tool
  Once saved, run the tool.
  Click on the button continue, which will produce the report.
  To copy the report in your response, click the button copy in the tool (ignore the error at this stage), and then paste (using r-click and paste or Ctrl + V) in your response.
  -* in your own thread *, please

  Please also state the Version and edition of Windows cited on your COA sticker (if you have one) on the case with your machine, but do NOT quote the key on the sticker!
   http://www.Microsoft.com/howtotell/content.aspx?PG=COA

  You may simply need to activate by phone...

  telephone activation.
  Click the Start button
  in the search box, type
  SLUI 4
  and press the Enter key
  Follow the instructions - but when asked which service you need the ansafone phone, don't answer - it should oblige the operator to answer, who can deal with you.

• Hard drive crashed. You need to activate Vista Home Premium.

  Mick,

  My Gateway laptop hard drive crashed. I bought the new hard drive and installed Vista Home Premium with the recovery disk came with the laptop. After you have installed the software it tells me that I need to activate it. It asks for a product key, but one that came with the laptop is dissipated down. I can't read the product key. So, how can I activate the operating system if it stops telling me to activate it. I wouldn't have to pay for another key because I already paid for it. Any help would be appreciated.

  Ron

  http://support.gateway.com/support/default.aspx

  Contact Gateway Support.

  We can not help you with a lost product key.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Windows 7 Home Premium OA product key can be used only with the recovery disk?

  I bought an Acer laptop, he arrived with Windows 7 Home Prem OA sticker behind. I've heard, if you want to reinstall windows, we can only use Acer Recovery Disc for this product keys? Is this right? Can I use any other Windows 7 Home Prem CD and install it and then I put the product key of the laptop, it can also?

  Thank you

  You can use a disk from Windows 7 Home Edition Premium authentic retail.

  There is no need to separately download OEM or retail of Windows 7 RTM installation DVD ISO, as the release of Windows 7 installation can be easily converted using simply the correct product key (for example OEM_SLP product key can convert an installation of Windows 7 at retail in OEM version), as issued by the OEM product keys has a different basis of the retail product key. For ISO of DVD images, the only difference between a Windows 7 RTM retail ISO and ISO of OEM of Windows 7 RTM is in position of EI.cfg file [channel], which specifies the sales channel to retail or OEM.

• If I update my Vista means that say "this key is allredy used by somebody." but my os is original. so, what to do for this... Please years I...

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  Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/ and click on the button to validate Windows or validate Office, and then restart your computer.

  If you were not able to validate, follow these steps:

  1. Download this diagnostic tool, save it to your desktop: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=56062

  -Online Windows XP: double-click the executable file to run the tool.

  -Online Vista & Win7: right-click on the executable and select run as administrator to run the tool.

  2. after running the tool, click on the Windows or Office as appropriate and then click on copy (to the Clipboard).

  NB: You can open a new file in Notepad, paste the contents of the Clipboard in it & keep for future reference.

  3 start a new thread in the appropriate forum of Microsoft Genuine Advantage and paste the results of the WGA or OGA data diagnostic in a detailed post tool: http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/genuine

  4 Troubleshooting specialist will analyze the data and recommend an appropriate solution.

  ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• have to reactivate Vista Home Premium (for the second time), but did not have the product key - thinking that I had to upgrade to Windows 7 instead.

  Now, I had recover and restore to factory settings on my PC for the 2nd time in 2 years (I think a problem for Vista?).  Rather than activate Vista Home Premium (which I did not anyway-25 character product code), I thought it would be beneficial (and relieve another instance) upgrade to Windows 7?  I would appreciate any thoughts. Is that what I do online and Windows 7 will work around the Windows Vista Home Premium?  No risk of problems since Windows 7 is new?  I basically use it for home, but like following applications.  Windows 7 is having the same issues that has Vista?

  You cannot switch to windows 7 since Vista without activation of Vista.

  For any question on Windows 7:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/Windows7

  Link above is Windows 7 Forum for questions on Windows 7.

  Windows 7 questions should be directed to the it.

  You are in the Vista Forums.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Windows Media Center is not in the list of all programs - Vista Home Premium

  Hi, I can't find Windows Media Center on my computer - I have Windows Vista Home Premium.

  I try to use my TV on my computer. It has a built-in TV Tuner. But I can't find Media Center.

  I know when I got the computer last year - it came with something to activate the TV - but I have no internet at this point - so nothing could be done. Since then, I've upgraded to Service Pack 2. All the documentation said that Media Center should be there. I've looked everywhere and Media Center does not appear to be more!

  Can you please help - if I don't now how can I access the Media Center.

  Thanks in advance.

  Julie

  Thanks for this, before I saw this, I worked on how to solve this problem.

  First, I downloaded the cumulative update for Windows Media Center-still nothing.

  Then I peeked my Control Panel/Default Programs/Set Program Access and Computer Defaults.

  My settings were now on the custom, and default media player - tick on "Enable access to this program" next to Windows Media Center had been removed! (of course by another media program)-I reticked this box and as if by magic, the program appeared in all programs and was now visible to the rest of the computer. "

  This setting should make it invisible to the rest of the computer - he of course does not use if it is checked.

  (I also found once I ticked the box next to Windows Media Player (who had also disappeared, even if it was marked as a media player by default) - he also appeared in the all programs list- and he had never been there before!) I know because I had to go and insert my link on the desktop to access it.

  All sorted - what a huge relief. Just as it takes.

  Julie

• File sharing between 'Vista Home Premium' on desktop PC and 'Windows 7 Starter' on laptop

  Hello

  I have a desktop under Vista Home Premium PC.

  I would use my laptop, Windows 7 Starter, to access the files/folders on my desktop running.

  The existing guidelines of Microsoft tells me to select one of the three options on the 'Remote' tab in the 'System properties' window, you get to via the settings 'distance' in the 'System' part of the 'system and safety' in the control panel.

  However, the "three options", to which it refers do not, appear on my phome PC or laptop.

  Exactly how you set this to the top!

  Thanks in advance for your help.

  Win7 when configured on the peer-to-peer network has three types of configurations of sharing.

  Group residential network = only works between Win 7 computers. This type of configuration, it is very easy to entry level users to start sharing network.

  Working network = fundamentally similar to previous methods of sharing that allow you to control what, how and to whom the records would be shared with.
  
  Public share = network Public (as Internet Café) in order to reduce security risks.

  For the best newspaper of the results of each computer screen system and together all computers on a network of the same name, while each computer has its own unique name.

  http://www.ezlan.NET/Win7/net_name.jpg

  Make sure that the software firewall on each computer allows free local traffic. If you use 3rd party Firewall on, Vista/XP Firewall Native should be disabled, and the active firewall has adjusted to your network numbers IP on what is sometimes called the Zone of confidence (see part 3 firewall instructions

  General example, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#trusted
  Please note that some 3rd party software firewall continue to block the same aspects it traffic Local, they are turned Off (disabled). If possible, configure the firewall correctly or completely uninstall to allow a clean flow of local network traffic. If the 3rd party software is uninstalled, or disables, make sure Windows native firewall is active .

  Since you have a network with Win 7 and the other version of Windows, you must configure Windows 7 as work network.

  In the center of the network, by clicking on the type of network opens the window to the right.

  Choose your network type. Note the check box at the bottom and check/uncheck depending on your needs.

  http://www.ezlan.NET/Win7/net_type.jpg

  Win 7 - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Networking-home-computers-running-different-versions-of-Windows

  Win 7 network sharing folder specific work - http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windows7/windows7_sharing.htm

  Vista file and printer sharing - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

  When you have finished the configuration of the system, it is recommended to restart everything the router and all computers involved.

  * Note. Some of the processes described above are made sake not for Windows, but to compensate for different routers and how their firmware works and stores information about computers that are networked.

  Jack MVP-networking. EZLAN.NET

• Network to share Internet between a laptop XP SP2 and Vista Home Premium desktop

  I hope this is the right forum. I'm a graduate student in the field of information TECHNOLOGY as well as a few certifications, so I'll have people ask me some questions on how to troubleshoot certain aspects of their computer. Given that I have not learned this yet, I'll paste the question in this case.

  "I'm trying to connect my desktop PC to internet by connecting my laptop wireless activated using a crossover cable.
  Then I went into the settings of my network to laptops and made a new internet, sharing network.
  My laptop is running XP Service Pack 2, and my office is under Vista Home Premium.
  Because I'm so used to XP I don't know how to connect my desktop computer to the internet network share that I just made. »

  What would be the best way to solve this problem?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-AU/Windows-Vista/connect-two-computers-using-a-crossover-cable

  Connect two computers using a crossover cable

  http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&source=HP&q=ICS+between+XP+and+Vista&Meta=&aq=f&OQ=

  Read the information in the above, Google hits.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• If I use at any time update in windows vista home premium upgrade to complete, I need a Windows Vista Ultimate key to activate too?

  If I use at any time update in windows vista home premium upgrade to complete, I need a Windows Vista Ultimate key to activate too?. Please answer

  Yes.

  You will need to BUY a Vista Ultimate Upgrade product key/license disk

  Windows Anytime Upgrade Vista is no longer available; which you always had to pay anyway...

  Try to buy Vista Ultimate Upgrade online: newegg, amazon, etc.

  Alternatively, try your local computer store.

  This isn't for free.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• I am trying to activate windows vista Home premium and I give you the key that I have on the cd cover, but not activity

  can I buy new window vista Home premium and install, but same problem not activated and again once I buy Windows vista ultimate and install but I am facing the same peoblem I have no why it happens to my camputer

  To analyze and solve problems for Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag (download and save to the desktop - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 ) tool
  Once saved, run the tool.
  Click on the button continue, which will produce the report.
  To copy the report in your response, click the button copy in the tool (ignore the error at this stage), and then paste (using r-click and paste or Ctrl + V) in your response.

• I bought a copy of Windows Vista Home Premium and after reinstalling my OS, I thought that the product key already exists, and it will not accept it.

  I have a laptop with windows vista Home premium that I bought at a price of extortionist from a retailer, I had to reinstall because of some software that magically stoped working and so my computer crashing. Now Microsoft´s site says that my product key already exists (although I know because this is my product key) and he won´t consider. How can I get my original key work?

  original title: valid Windows Vista product key

  You must use the Activate by phone and speak to an operator.

  telephone activation.
  Click the Start button
  in the search box, type
  SLUI 4
  and press the Enter key
  Follow the instructions - but when asked which service you need the ansafone phone, don't answer - it should oblige the operator to answer, who can deal with you.