Unable to activate Windows Vista, error: key already in use.
Original title: help!
would like to know why my windows vista key won't suddenly turn on? I bought legitimate about 5 years ago. After formatting my computer, he refuses to re - activate after the episode. don't ever tell me the key is already used on another computer. I don't even have a second computer. key is
would like to know why my windows vista key won't suddenly turn on? I bought legitimate about 5 years ago. After formatting my computer, he refuses to re - activate after the episode. don't ever tell me the key is already used on another computer. I don't even have a second computer. ======================================
"The things that will get you immediately banned from this forum. The following links might be worth the trip. Windows Vista - fix activation problems Vista activation - Frequently asked Questions (950929) how to contact a Microsoft Tags: Windows Cannot activate Windows, the product key already in use Original title: product key already in use. Recently, my computer crashed (power). Try to avoid problems with my hard drive, I bought the same computer exactly on the line. I installed my old hard drive on the newest computer and all is well... Except, when trying to activate my Windows Vista Ultimate OS I get the error message "The key of product already in use" Microsoft site confirms that the product key is authentic, but still will not let me activate. All solutions? Your old computer had a "Retail" or "OEM" of Windows installed version? OEM versions are related to the 1st motherboard they are installed and can not be activated on another motherboard. The only exception is the 'mother' is exactly the same make / model / part number as the original motherboard. Commercial versions can be moved from one computer to another without problem except that the the phone activation may be required. How to activate Windows 7 or Vista manually (activate by phone) 1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4 Activation and registration of a Microsoft product What's the relationship between activation and genuine Windows? What is the validation, and how does it work? Authentic Microsoft software program privacy statement -Product key of letters and numbers- Not confused the letter B with the number 8, the letter Q with the letter O. 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. 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. 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 Activation and registration of a Microsoft product
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Learn about Activation: J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com Should UHVVHQWLHV I do to activate windows vista, which has already been used on another pc I recently removed my hard drive of a computer toshiba laptop that is is no longer in use, but the custom of software windows vista activate as it says it is already in use. But it is not in use on any other pc now. Installation disks are toshiba original restore discs, but that's all I have. Any help would be great. Thank you Unfortunately, an OEM of Windows VIsta version cannot be activated on another computer. This license is permanently linked to the original computer Toshiba it comes with and not is not transferable. Error - key already used. Unable to activate Windows Vista. Original title: validation problems! format my computer and instaled windows vista XP Edition family, when I try to valid, the computer tell me the code in use alread, what should I do? Remember - this is a public forum so never post private information such as numbers of mail or telephone! Ideas: Hi Miudo, You can follow this link & check if it helps. Error message when you try to activate Windows Vista: "an error has occurred."
Concerning Restored for laptop, need to activate Windows Vista product key on the laptop is unreadable My computer has been recently completely reset and now I need to activate windows vista again. In order to obtain a sustainable version of vista that I need a product key, however, the bottom of my laptop product key has some unreadable letters/numbers. What can I do about it? Hello I suggest that you contact the manufacturer of your computer and the recovery order discs form their need you normally not a product key to install ask them about it Unable to activate Windows Vista Original title: windows active problam Hello 1. don't you get an error when you try to activate Windows? Try to activate Windows by phone. Refer to this article for more information: You can also view these help KB article. Error message when you try to activate Windows Vista: "an error has occurred." Activation fails when you try to activate Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 over the Internet If you get a different error, then please come back with the exact error message for help. Kind regards Reinstalled Windows - receive the key already in use I reinstalled Windows and I did a backup of the System State and I put in a new controller raid, new hard drives, re-installed Windows 7 Ultimate, I even have the box now with the CoA, etc., and when I go to activate, it is for me (cannot activate online, key already in use), it's the only PC which has Vista my other 2 machines have different OS XP Pro and Ubuntu. When I tried to use the phone service to talk to a person, it just says: 'Sorry, we can't help you right now' when I say the words Go On to get a person. Is the center of TV fails or is my Prod ID be blacklisted? * key to title - reinstalled Windows - original already in use - cannot get someone on the phone, HELP! * I reinstalled Windows and I did a backup of the System State and I put in a new controller raid, new hard drives, re-installed Windows 7 Ultimate, I even have the box now with the CoA, etc., and when I go to activate, it is for me (cannot activate online, key already in use), it's the only PC which has Vista my other 2 machines have different OS XP Pro and Ubuntu. When I tried to use the phone service to talk to a person, it just says: 'Sorry, we can't help you right now' when I say the words Go On to get a person. Is the center of TV fails or is my Prod ID be blacklisted?
Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The lazy three fingers Error - product key is in use. Unable to activate Windows Vista. Original title: activate windows. the system notifies my to activate my version of windows, when I followed the procedure, a message with the error code to show me that my product key is in use. wait for the amiable assistant yor concerning This happens often because he sees it used already on your own computer (it can not make a difference). If you mean that you can not activate automatically, try to do it manually: To activate manually, go to start, search, and type in slui 4 enter. Enter your country and press Next. You will be on a screen with a phone number and a bunch of codes below. Dial the number and browse automatic guests until you get to a human being. Have your handy product code because it will be asked. Explain the situation, but it's the same PC and only installed on this PC. They should give you a code to enter on this screen to activate Vista. I hope this helps. Good luck! Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly. Cannot activate Windows 8 error key is already used by another pc. OT: Product key Windows 8. Hi, so I bought windows 8 pro a year ago and installed on my laptop but I recently bought a new desktop computer and gave my laptop to my sister. She didn't so I put windows 7 on the laptop for her and went to put windows 8 on my windows desktop 8. It installed fine but when I go to activate windows it says that the key is already used by another pc. Why he says this when the computer that I had windows 8 is no longer a windows 8? You use telephone activation. The database of activation of Microsoft still has your old laptop, saved using the key of Windows 8. Unable to activate Windows 7, error: product key is not valid Original title: activation WENT to ACTIVATE WINDOWS7 AND ITS TELLING ME PRODUCT KEY has BEEN BLOCKED from use by microsoft? Have you tried to restart by phone? How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone) Unable to update Windows Vista, Error code: 800B 001, "Windows has encountered an unknown error. Its been a while now that I can't download and update my Windows Vista Home Premium(64-bit), every time I click on install updates, it starts to download the updates, and when its done and the error occurs, code error: 800 B 001, "Windows has encountered an unknown error" and when when I try again... Error code: 80240016, "Windows update currently installed other updates. Please try again later in a few minutes. » My Vista is genuine and activated, came with my laptop HP HDX16 1050EE. Applications, (Norton and McAfee) are notorious for not not upgrade (or uninstalling) itself. (No, Symantec Support never say this.) See if the following solves your problems: 1. download the Norton Removal Tool, save it to your desktop: ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe 2. close all open applications (that is, anything with an icon on the taskbar). 3. After completing some you have a copy of your handy product key, uninstall all Norton software (including LiveUpdate and everything Norton Add ons) via Control Panel | Programs | Uninstall a program (or Control Panel |) Programs and features, if you are using the classic view). 4 IMPORTANT! -Online activate Windows Firewall immediately after the restart. NB: Now you're "working without a net": no to ANYTHING else online (e.g., navigation, reading e-mail, chat) until you have completed step #7 below! 5. right click on the file that you saved in step #1 above, and then select run as administrator. DO TAP not your keyboard until the race ends, then restart. 6. do a clean install of the 2010 version of your Norton application, using your product ID & reboot: http://www.symantec.com/norton/support/kb/web_view.jsp?wv_type=public_web&docurl=20080514162318EN TIP: Do not activate or install additional modules of Norton (for example, Norton Anti-Phishing) immediately. 7. manually and repeatedly run LiveUpdate until you get a prompt "no update more". 8 test cycle. NB: Your Norton application can disable Windows Defender by default. ~ 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 Unable to activate Windows Vista Edition Home Premium I can not activate my new copy of Windows Vista because I was running XP Professional and started to read errors on my hard drive. Thinking it was just a matter of time before she didn't, I bought a new hard drive & a copy of Windows Vista upgrade. Thinking that I was OK because I got XP installed on the system, I did a clean install on new hard drive. Nope, XP should be located on the disk where I have installed Vista. I also wanted to keep a working XP if the copy I have my CD of XP Professional & key so I understand that I can install XP on the new drive and then install Vista. Is there an easier way? I tried activating by phone & said to call support. It is just a hardware change - why is it so difficult? Give me a windows where I can enter my key XP & my Vista key. Is this too much to ask? The news of evils, is from XP Pro to Vista Home Premium is not a path of evolution. http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-Vista/get/upgrade-your-PC-options.aspx Vista upgrade paths to the link above. And you can not legally do a clean install with an upgrade disc. You bought the wrong Vista Upgrade disc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I also wanted to keep a working XP in case copy." If the upgrade was possible, what is not, you would not have been able to do the foregoing, as the XP license should be integrated into the Vista upgrade install. A single license is a single Installation. See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner Unable to activate Windows Vista by phone I just installed my windows vista in my new laptop computer. I received the license key on a sticker on the back of my previous laptop. I've heard that I need to activate my windows by phone in my new laptop computer. But the telephone activation option comes after clicking on activate windows now in system under windows activation. It shows the following screen. Hello The reason that you can not activate it is because you cannot transfer your product key license/Vista of your old laptop to another laptop. You need to buy another license of Vista from somewhere, but Microsoft sells more than vista. If the computer/laptop comes with the preinstalled Windows operating system (Dell, HP, Acer, etc.) or is licensed to OEM System Builders, that the product key that came with the computer/laptop is preinstalled OEM license and is not transferable. OEM license/product key (systems of operating pre-installed on Dell, HP, etc.) and the license OEM System Builders are related to the first machine it is installed on and dies when machine who dies. 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. Unable to activate Windows Vista reinstallation I reinstalled Windows Vista Home Premium on my pc with the cd that I got when I bought my computer. After installing windows do not accept the activation code as I type. The code is typed on the COA at the back of my pc, I checked it several times and I typed it correctly. How can I make it work, or can I get a new key through ELMS-MSDNAA? How to activate Windows 7 or Vista manually (activate by phone) ---------------------------- Alternatives ------------------------------------- Microsoft Activation centers worldwide telephone numbers: The phone number is not working: J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com Impossible to activate Vista, error: product already in use. Original title: activation of Vista. I'm trying to activate my vista Home premium on a new drive hard asmy old hard drive failed, but he repeats to me product already in use! How can I activate my product now? as I said I had it installed on a different hard drive but that didn't need now to activate the product on the new hard drive! Check how to activate Vista in tribune, here: http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/940315 Tom Ferguson How can I disable the zoom MagicMouse with Google Maps? I use OS 10.11.3 (just improved) and an iMac 27 inches and MagicMouse, and suddenly the zoom with Google maps feature is now out of control. I barely touch the MagicMouse and the zoom goes berserk, zoom-and-out and back-and-forth like crazy! I can' Prevent having Aurora R4 function correctly on the IV of Rampage gene please. I recently had a problem with my motherboard, because of dell being uncooperative and wasting my time on calls for a replacement, that I decided to replace it with this motherboard. 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See the following link:
http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/page/FAQ#faqCodeConduct4
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-activation-problems
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/activating-Windows-frequently-asked-questions
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(2) press the ENTER"" key.
(3) to select your "country" you are in the drop-down 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.
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Windows activation: (888) 571-2048
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http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/what-s-the-relationship-between-activation-and-genuine-Windows
Windows 7: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/genuine/what-is-validation?os=win7
Vista: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/genuine/what-is-validation?os=winvista
What data is collected?
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/genuine/privacy-statement
the letter G and the number 6.
then by clicking on activate Windows now. ?
If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
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Windows activation: (888) 571-2048
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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)
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I have my serial number on laptop in may but the activetion seves no acsept it
What can I do?
2. which method do you use to activate Vista?
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http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/931276
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2. Select the country or region
3. dial the number, DO NOT select options menu, just wait and someone pick up.
4 activate by phone.
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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 downloaded the update Windows Vista SP2 site Web Microsofts (Yes, im still in SP1), thinking it could slove the question, I can not install, when I clicked to install it, it says: "the form specified for the subject is not one supported or known by the specified trust provider."
This issue has been hard for awhile and its a little boring.
Thanks in advance.
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 options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
(6) clearly explain your problem 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.
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)
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