I can't activate my Windows 7 Professional "the product key you typed is invalid for activation."

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• Windows Vista - the product key you typed is invalid for activation

  I get the error message - to fix or buy the new product key for Windows Vista - when signing my laptop. When I retype the original as suggested by one of the troubleshooting answers however, this did not help.

  Here's a r eply of Keith, Microsoft support, moderator, on this subject.
  Date: April 29. 2010

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/VistaInstall/thread/6efea9fd-70a9-4530-88c8-93fd7b2d5484

  If you need more tutorials...

  Windows Vista Validation issues:
  

  http://social.Microsoft.com/forums/en/genuinevista/threads

  How to activate Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/940315

  Activate Vista by phone:
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

  Request a genuine Windows support
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/genuine/submit-request?displaylang=en

  For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• The Windows 7 Professional product key you typed is invalid for activation?

  Hi, I'm a user of Dell who recently installed Windows 8. He wouldn't let me dualboot, so I installed it on my C: drive. I then installed 7 on my D: drive (I also have an E: drive but it is for storage). Now I get the following error message 'the Windows 7 Professional product key you typed is invalid for activation' I went to the proproties system and clicked on activiate now. After that, I have 3 choices.

  1 buy a new product key.

  2. enter a new product key.

  3. contact Microsoft to help solve this problem.

  So I tried clicking on the third on. Then this help file came.

  Several support options

  If you can't find an answer here, try these additional support options.

  Ask someone for help

  • Get a friend to help you on the Internet

    If you have computer-savvy friends, use the Windows Remote Assistance to allow access to a friend your computer on the Internet and help solve you a problem. You can watch what they're doing and interact with them while they help you.

  • Ask the experts and other users of Windows

    There are a lot of people knowledgeable in online communities who can answer questions such as yours. The Microsoft Answers site is a great place to start.

  • Contact technical support

    Go online to contact your computer manufacturer or Support Microsoft client for technical assistance. Microsoft technical support is also available by email, chat or telephone.

  Other resources

  • Get more on the Windows website

    The Windows Web site has more information, downloads, and ideas to get the most out of your Windows 7 PC.

  • Find Info for IT professionals

    If you are an IT professional, go to the Microsoft TechNet site to find detailed technical information.

  Any ideas?

  You use a Dell OEM SLP key on a hp computer. It would never work.

  If your hp COST is for professional, you can change the product key to the one on your COA. If this isn't the case, you can buy professional or return to windows, your computer comes with that.

• the windows vista product key you typed is invalid for activation

  I got a messege says activate windows: windows vista product key you typed is invalid for activation... What can I do? :(

  give me three chooses:
  -access your computer with reduced functionality... This will also allow you to buy a product online key
  -Type a different product key
  -Contact Dell to help solve this problem

  Contact Dell on the link I already provided or repost in the Forum, I already advised you on:

  http://social.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/genuinevista/threads

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• After the system restore, I get "windows vista product key you typed is invalid for activation.

  I had to do a system restore a few weeks, now I start and get the message "the windows vista product key you typed is invalid for activation" but he worked for 4 years. now HP tells me I pay $ 130 move to 7 since vista is old.

  Hello, Phindude13,

  ) Click the Start button

  (2) type: slui.exe 3 and press the Enter key

  (3) enter the product key from the sticker on your computer

  4) click on the next button.

  (5) you will be asked if want to enable, click ok

  (6) it will attempt to activate over the Internet and will return an error of invalid key (it of ok, go to step 7)

  7) click the Start button

  (8) type: slui.exe 4 and press the Enter key

  (9) select your location from the menu drop-down and click on the next button

  (10) the next screen provides the number to call to activate by phone

  NOTE: when you call this number, you will first hear an automatic voice who will try to activate Vista for you. If the automated voice gives you an option to speak to a representative of Activation Live, select this option. If this is not the case, do not enter all the numbers. This should force the voice automated transfer you to a Live Activation Rep. trying to activate through the automated voice will not work, in your case, your Activation will be successful only through the Live Activation Rep.

  Once completed, you may need to restart twice.

• Windows Vista tm Home Prenium product key you typed is invalid for Activation"

  I just did a system restore and connected but has a window pops up saying "The Windows Vista tm Home Prenium key you typed is invalid for Product Activation" but I do not type anything and I do not know the product key and I don't know what to do

  Something seems to have damaged the license store.

  Please check your sticker COA (instructions in my last post)

  Please also tell me if you have an installed anti-virus - if so, which one, and did you remove trial version from the manufacturer first (even if never activated)

  Please try the steps below to re-create the files of the Bank. This can solve the problem.

  (1) open an Internet browser window.
  (2) type: %windir%\system32 in the browser's address bar.
  (3) find the CMD.exe file
  (4) make a right click on CMD.exe and select "Run as Administrator"
  (5) type: net stop slsvc (it may ask you if you're sure, select Yes)
  (6) type: cd %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareLicensing
  (7) type: Rename tokens.bar tokens.dat
  (8) type: cd %windir%\system32
  (9) type: net start slsvc
  (10) type: cscript slmgr.vbs - FLIR (it may take time for this will be complete, please be patient)

  Reboot TWICE
  If necessary, then you may need to enter the product key and activate it. (check back for a COA sticker!)

  Reset

  Once complete, please post back with a new report MGADiag

• The family windows vista product key premium you typed is invalid for activation.

  Hey guys, I recently restored my computer toshiba laptop to factory settings and at the end of the factory restore it takes me to the screen too activate my windows vista. It gives me the option to activate windows now or wait 15 seconds and activate later. So, obviously, I click on activate now, but I get an error that says: "the windows vista home premium product key you typed is invalid for activation." So o get three options that are 1. Buy a new product online, 2 key. Type a different product key, 3. Contact toshiba to help solve this problem. I know that the product key was under my laptop, but the problem is the product key is faded and I can read is no longer the key. I also contacted toshiba to see if they keep records, but they did not. Any suggestions?

  Well; Toshiba was right in saying that it was the way in which the recovery Partition and drives to work.

  All we can suggest is to use Microsoft phone activation method; do not follow the instructions of the car, but brace yourself for a real person explain your problem to.

  "How to activate Vista normally and by Activation of the phone '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

  See you soon.

• "the product key professional for windows 7 you typed is invalid for activation.

  I reinstalled my purchased copy of Windows 7 on a new PC because my old one crashed and I get a message that ECE the copy of windows is not genuine.  When I try to activate it, I have a window appears with the following comment: ' windows professional product key 7 you typed is invalid for activation.  How to reactivate my copy of Windows on the new computer?

  Have you tried to restart by phone?

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

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  However, the requirements for the media upgrade is that you have an operating system already eligible such as Windows XP or Vista installed to use it. Since the Windows 7 end user license agreement.

  15 UPDATES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade. After the upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software that you upgraded. After upgrade, you can no longer use the software that you upgraded.

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

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  Windows 7 Professional come preloaded on the other computer? If this was the case:

  The OEM of Windows 7 versions are identical to the versions commercial full license with the following exception:

  -OEM versions don't offer any free direct support from Microsoft technical support Microsoft

  -OEM Licenses are tied to the computer first you install and activate it on

  -OEM versions allow all hardware upgrades except for an upgrade to a different model motherboard

  -OEM versions does not move directly from an older Windows operating system

  What is OEM software? :

  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/oemsupport_1/en-GB

  Licensing FAQ:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/OEM/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_faq.aspx

• Help with error message: "Windows Vista Home Premium product key you typed in is invalid for activation.

  Original title: help with error message... Please...!

  I use a desktop PC of HP Pavilion a6202.uk with Windows Vista Home Premium & Microsoft Office 2003.  When I am back from vacation & turned on my PC, my password was OK, but rather to raise Windows, I received the following message: "Windows Vista Home Premium product key you typed in is invalid for activation.  He then listed the following options: "access your computer with reduced functionality (this will allow you to buy a product online key)" or "Type a different product key" or "contact HP to help solve this problem."

  I have no idea what a product key is and don't have anything either in the type comes to connect as usual.  I can't access anything to be same to reduced functionality.  I can not type in a new product key because I did not.  I can not contact HP - phone number does not... !!

  I'm quite desperate, I travel docs to print and e-mail to answer and I don't have any idea what is happening.  Please can someone help with this not very IT clued-up DTP...!

  Moved from Vista programs Forum.

  You should have a sticker with the product key on your computer, on the bottom, or under the battery cover.  I try to type this key in and see if it accepts it.  If this isn't the case, you might not have an authentic version of Windows installed.

• Not able to activate Windows 7 get "the product key you have entered does not seem to be a valid Windows 7 product key.

  Original title: the product under the asus laptop key

  Hello

  I have a problem to activate windows using the product under my laptop key. He says "the product key you have entered does not seem to be a valid Windows 7 product key. Help me solve this problem.

  0xC004F050 usually means that you have misinterpreted a character - or G/C/6 and 8/B or Y/V are the most common, an O/0 is almost always a Q

  Please note that the following characters cannot be used - A E I L N O S U Z 1 0 - so don't bother trying unless you like noise it does :)

• After a reload of Windows 7 Professional, the product key required within a certain number of days

  I had Windows 7 Professional on my computer, downloaded the new beta version of Windows 8, reloaded WIndows 7 but lost the product key number when Beta 8 has been downloaded. Lost the email that had the product key as well. How can I get the return key?

  When I rebooted recently Windows 7 Professional, it asked for the key and gave me so many days to load. I left 7 days. I have the disc and the pkg he came, but the key is not listed here. What can I do?

  Find your key product if your purchase of Microsoft Store:
  http://store.Microsoft.com/Help/FAQ?Err=T2#AT2

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

• I cannot activate my windows Vista, says the product key already in use

  I reinstall my windows vista, when I try to turn it on, pop up and says... you type the product key is already used... I don't remember copy my drive to vista... or install another computer... what I'll do... ?

  Activate Vista by phone:
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

  NOTE:
  If the activation service informs you that she has failed and cannot help with activation, thenSTAY ON THE LINE and your call will be transferred to an operator of activation which will help you to activate your copy of Vista. The operator will give you all the numbers to ID of Confirmation if they accept that your copy of Vista is legitimate.
  NOTE: The operator just explain your situation and what you did to require activation. (EX: hardware upgrade, installed Vista on a new computer after uninstalling it from the old one, etc...)

  For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• The message "product key you typed is invalid. This copy of Windows is not genuine.

  It is a true copy, the computer was delivered to my brother who has used so regularly, but at a different address.

  Other problems, such as the taskbar had disappeared, but I guess if I get accepted product key I can solve other problems.
  Thanks for any help.
   
   

  How to activate Windows 7 or Vista manually (activate by phone)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
  (5) stay on the phone * do not select/press any option * and wait for a person to help you.
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
  (7) the person must give you a confirmation ID, copy it down on paper,
  (8) check that the ID is correct in reading the support person.
  (9) to enter the ID number, then click 'Next' to complete the activation process.

  Activation and registration of a Microsoft product
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=326851
  Windows activation: (888) 571-2048
  (888) 725-1047 or 800-936-5700

  -Product key of letters and numbers-

  Not confused the letter B with the number 8, the letter Q with the letter O.
  the letter G and the number 6.

  A, E, I, O and u are not used.

  ----------------------------  Alternatives -------------------------------------

  To enable the use of the phone

  1. open Activation of Windows by clicking on the Start button, right click on computer, clicking Properties.
  then by clicking on activate Windows now. ?

  2. click on show me other ways to activate.

  3 type your Windows 7 product key, and then click Next.

  4. click on use the automated telephone and then click Next.
  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  5. click on the location nearest you from the drop-down list, and then click Next.

  6. call one of the available phone numbers listed. An automated system will guide you through the activation process.

  7. When prompted, enter the installation ID that is listed on your screen in your phone keypad.

  8 Note the confirmation ID the phone system gives you.

  9. under the terms of step 3, type the confirmation ID in the space provided, click Next, and then follow the instructions.

  10. If the activation is not successful, stay on the line to be transferred to a product activation agent who can help you.

  How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center by phone
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929

  Phone numbers from Microsoft Activation centers worldwide:
  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

  Learn about Activation:
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793423.aspx

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Windows 7 Home Premium product key, in that you typed is invalid for activation

  Hello. I moved my hard disk on a new computer and installed windows 7 Home premium on a new SSD. I used my windows of my original HARD drive key to activate a new. My system control panel tells me that just 26 days to activate windows, but also said that my key is not valid, as indicated in the title. I can't switch to boot from my old HHD because it gives a blue screen and immediately shit down when he's on the windows splash screen. I am only trying to activate my new windows correctly any help would be appreciated.

  Windows was preinstalled on the other HARD drive, which was originally in a desktop computer I bought 5 years ago. I'm not sure where the COA is, but if it was on the sticker on the side of the casing of the original computer, it has worn long. The original computer was a Compaq, that would help me locate this COST?

  Hello

  As the HP Compaq computer laptop/computer came with preinstalled Windows operating system (Dell, HP, Acer, etc.), this product key provided with your computer/laptop to the OEM license preinstalled and is not transferable.

  OEM license/product key (systems of operating pre-installed on Dell, HP, etc.) is related to the first machine it is installed on and dies when dies of this machine.

  Only retail Operating System license that you buy and install yourself, are allowed to be transferred to another machine.

  And retail licenses also can be installed on a machine at one time.

  See you soon.

• What to do with "the windows product key 7 you typed is invalid for activation?

  Hello everyone and thank you for taking the time to read this.
  Long story short, I got this error message after wearing my PC repair (we have installed a new HARD drive).
  My VALID product key does not work and says that he cannot be saved. It is also not to give me a phone option to contact microsoft.
  Any suggestions here?
  A friend suggested it might be because the old HDD with windows always on this subject is always connected to this computer. (I have not formatted the old HARD drive yet, I still have to move some files before that).
  My apologies, I guess it could be something simple, but I don't know what else to do. Even the computer repair guy said there is usually a phone option to activate.
  I even downloaded the software of Microsoft verification and he told me that my copy of windows is legitimate.
  Someone at - it suggestions?

  Thanks for your time,
  Daniel

  George thank you very much for your answer.

  So basically what you're saying, is if there is a material change which includes the motherboard you have to buy new windows?

  If this is the case then I have no choice but I've searched for most of the night trying to find solutions which included even to buy a new key and I couldn't even buy a?

  My hypothesis is that now that windows 8 is out, the only way to get one is to send a mail?

  Whatever it is, can someone point me in the right direction?
  Sorry, I would say that my technical knowledge is about enough to get, so thank you all for understanding and helpful, much appreciated because I couldn't even get a phone number.

  You must buy a genuine key for Windows 7 Ultimate, or consider purchasing a cheaper edition:

  Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate - full version

  Microsoft Store:

  http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/list/parentCategoryID.44066700/CategoryID.60521000

  Once you buy the Windows 7 Ultimate, follow these steps:

  Press Windows key + R

  Type: slui.exe 3

  Press enter

  Enter the new key, and then click next to activate via the Internet.