I have an an OEM vista upgrade and the pc will not take my product code. It is said that it will expire in 2 days.

Original title: I have an an OEM vista upgrade and the pc will not take my product code. It is said that it will expire in 2 days. Thanks, Mike

I have an an OEM vista upgrade and the pc will not take my product code. It is said that it will expire in 2 days. Thanks, Mike

Hi Mike,

Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

I imagine the inconvenience that you are experiencing. I will certainly help the question of fixing.

To help you suggest several steps to solve the problem, I would appreciate if you could answer the following questions:

1. What is the error message that is accurate or complete?
2. have you made any recent hardware or exchange of software on your computer before the show?

I suggest you to go through the following articles and check if that helps.

Error message when you start Windows Vista: "your activation period has expired".
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/925616

Resolve activation problems
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-activation-problems

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

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

For more information:

Validation failed? These scenarios may help to explain why.
http://www.Microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FailureScenarios.aspx?displaylang=en

If anything in my post is not clear or if you have other questions, do not hesitate to let us know. It is our pleasure to be of service.

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