Hard drive has failed, installed a new, reinstalled Windows Vista and now it says my product key is already in use. What can I do?

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  try to put the product key in after a reinstall it won't let me

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  Your machine was manufactured before the release of Windows Vista.

  The COA sticker is of a type that cannot be used on computers that were shipped with preinstalled Vista - so this key has been moved from another machine and is not valid on this one.

  For which version and edition of WIndows is the slot machine license, * according to the COA sticker on his case? *

• My hard drive crashed. I need to reinstall Windows xp sp3. I have my product key but no disc. What should I do?

  3 years ago, I built my own computer. I tried to use Windows XP to not run in compatibility problems that occurred when installing Vista. I bought the software for Vista and exercised the downgrade option to Windows XP pro. Now, my hard drive crashed, when I get my new hard drive, I have of course to re install Windows, but I don't have a disk for XP. I must, however, a key product however. What should I do next? I don't want to install Vista if I can avoid it.

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  Please see: How to replace Microsoft software

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  HII...
  I have a problem now
  I use Windows Vista Home Basic
  Recently I formatted my pc and reinstalled it clearly...
  But my windows vista could not activated online... My product is properly pressed, but it still will not yet enabled
  I can't think of her
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  You may be prompted to activate Windows Vista

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB; EN-US; 931573

  Vista controls and SLMGR explained

  http://www.tech-recipes.com/Rx/2062/vista_activation_slmgr_command_options_explained/

• Running Adobe cs5 on my desktop and laptop. The desktop hard drive has failed. A new hard drive was installed. I reinstalled Adobe cs5, but I can't update.

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• I reinstalled Windows Vista and now I can't run "repair your computer".

  I reinstalled Windows Vista and now I can't run "repair your computer". I need to do this because I'm missing a few scripts.  What should I do to fix this

  Hello

  Run the sfc/scannow command.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Use the (SFC.exe) System File Checker tool to determine which file is causing the problem and then replace the file. To do this, follow these steps:

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  Install Vista on two machines
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  Now, the fun is that it doesn't have the product key to its original copy of Vista so how I get it back?

  It had Vista installed on it before Linux, however based on a virus that Vista should be completely removed and Linux has been installed as an operating system that is temporary until we find Vista once again, since I'm the one with the OS disk, then we re-install it.

  So I'll be able to have my copy of Vista on two different computers?

  ALSO: Vista came with the computer when he brought it but no recovery disk (as they did with XP) has been provided.

  Hello

  1 No. you cannot use your product key on his computer and your computer: Installation is permitted with a license.

  And if yours is preinstalled (OEM license), you could not even give it Vista and consider your computer off.

  2. you can't find the product key for the operating systems pre-installed when the product key on the sticker is missing or lost; read this Information:

  The way around this is to contact the computer manufacturer and ask them to send recovery discs to reinstall the operating system properly. They should send records for a small fee.

  While they are in contact with the Manufaxcturer of the computer also ask them if there is a way to reinstall the operating system on a recovery partition on the hard drive of your laptop, allowing them to save money.

  Either of these methods of recovery normally does not imply that you have to insert a product key as factory Setup key is automatically used to activate this process.

  See you soon.

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  original title: need to activate

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  Strange - I don't see any real reason for the failure.

  This usually means that the license store is somehow corrupt... try this.

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  (2) type: CMD.exe in the field "search programs and files".
  (3) right click on CMD.exe and select run as administrator
  (4) type: net stop sppsvc (it may ask you if you're sure, select Yes)
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  (5) type: cd %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareProtectionPlatform
  (6) type: Rename tokens.bar tokens.dat
  (7) type: cd %windir%\system32
  (8) type: net start sppsvc
  (9) type: slui.exe
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  Run the MGADiag again and post the report

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  Hello, I have reinstalled Windows on my computer because my hard drive has failed; However, I get a message that my export key is not valid.

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  Hello

  1. what kind of hard drive you are using? IDE or SATA
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  Check if the following steps will help:

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  original title: activation problem

  -I got my product key Windows 7 enabled on my computer, then my hard drive crashed, so I had to reinstall Windows on a new hard drive.  He is now not letting me turn it back on.  What should I do?  I don't want my computer or Microsoft thinks I use a version of Windows

  It is Windows 7 Home Premium, and I my here in front of me activation code.  But it is to say that it is not valid.

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  When you reach the desktop, click Start, right-click on computer

  Click on properties

  Scroll down to the Windows Activation

  Click the link x days before activation.

  Click on the link that says: "show me other ways to activate.

  Enter the product key

  Click next

  Select the Activation of the phone

  Click Next when you enter your key page

  Select your country

  Click Next, call the number listed

  Be sure to explain your situation to the Appeals Officer.

  Provide the installation generated when ID requested by the call agent

  They give a confirmation ID in return, enter it

  Click next to complete the activation.

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  So, if you are always denied, you will just have to reinstall Windows XP or Vista and let it do the verification of eligibility.

• Deactivation of Dreamweaver when your hard drive has failed... Help!

  How are you?

  My hard drive has failed a few days ago, so I bought a new. I realized that I have to disable my copy of Dreamweaver, but as I can't hard disk, how can I disable the it now?

  If someone from Adobe can manually overide my activations that would be great. I tried to contact you but I don't have a phone and there is no option of email...

  You can not. What you can do is to call Adobe if you have a problem with activation

  and explain the situation.

  I have had this happen myself and 5 minutes on the chat line took care of her.

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