Product key invalid for Activation, failure Code: 0xC004F050

I have a Dell with Windows Vista Home Premium 32 BIT computer. I have been using this computer for over a year without any major problems. I have not recently installed any software, etc. I shut down my computer last night and when I tried to start this morning, I received the following error message:

"The product key of Windows Vista Home Edition Premium you typed is invalid for activation". I gives me three options to fix this problem:
1. access your computer with reduced functionality. (This also will allow you to buy a product online key).
2. enter a different product key.
3 contact Dell to help solve this problem.

I tried to re - type the product key that is listed on the bottom of my computer and I received the 0xC004F050 error code. I tried typing the key again (to make sure that I had typed correctly the first time) and I got the same failure code.

I looked in the old posts in your forum of answers and I could not find any information to help out me.

To clarify, I don't have access to my Start menu. When I connect, I just asked to select one of the three options listed above.

Help, please!

Hello Cgharagozian,

Safe Mode boot

-%SystemRoot%\System32

-Ask the client to rename (WPA. DBL and WPA. (BAK)

-Rename to WPA. DBL. OLD and WPA. BAK. OLD

-Who is finished, I'll have the customer insert the Windows Vista DVD

-Direct the customer to %systemroot%\inf

-Locate oobe.inf and ask the customer to install and the path towards the D:\

-Find the I386 folder

-In this folder there is a folder named "ActShell" click Open and click OK

While in Safe Mode, access the registry

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current WPAEvents (OOBETimer)

Within WPAEvents, there is a value (OOBE Timer).  "Change" the value data.  One of the characters was "69."  Change it to '72.  One time changed, right click WPAEvents and click on "Permissions."  Change the permissions of 'System' to DENY.  Then access the "advance settings".  "Uncheck the inherit permissions from Parent."  then the system user account on "Edit" and change permission settings.  Click on apply and OK all settings and then start in Normal Mode.

Try to activate by phone but first change the product key for the same.  Once completed, I got the customer continue with the wizard.  The activation was successful.

* First of all, check that all information is accurate.  Verify that these files are in this situation, otherwise do not continue.  I used these steps to resolve this issue * if things are not identical, please do no change.  I have a few additional troubleshooting step to work around this problem.

REGISTRY WARNING

Change the settings of the REGISTRY can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the REGISTRY settings configuration can be solved. Changes to these settings are at your own risk...

Thank you

Aaron Griffin
Support engineer
Microsoft technical support

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