Windows Home Premium Activation accepting not product key

I recently met a problem on one of my kids computers that I can't fix.  I have recently reinstalled Windows Vista on this computer, I did because I bought Zoo Tycoon Ultimate Collection (a game of Microsoft), and it has simply refused to work on this computer.  I finally cracked and re-installed Windows Vista (you can read the entire saga here)http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistagaming/thread/9ae7f7e3-eb92-4a36-9095-fe16f5a8ce38/#9284ac2b-a853-4366-bed6-e725de40347d.  As my child was cheerfully playing Zoo Tycoon and his other games, things be deleriously happy for a fortnight.

Today, however, the computer started and indicated that Vista should be activated.  I have several legit don't produce key for Vista, but none of them are accepted.  The only options I'm offered are to enter a new product key, to buy a product key or ask Microsoft for help.

I tried to re - install Windows Vista from the CD but I received a message saying that I need to install Vista from the current operating system, but of course when I start now it goes directly to the registration form.

Any help would be appreciated, I literally installed Vista five times on this computer in order to get Zoo Tycoon to work and Im staggered by my inability to operate and the challenges, I continue to turn in (I could easily write a book on what not to do at this point).

"Haggisdog" wrote in message News: b057e82c-6fa0-48cb-b526-555907daae84...

Yes, I read that... I think that what I did (which I'm discovering is quite hard to fix), is that I used the OEM of Windows Vista version which was another of my computers... now I can not beyond screen recording and when I use my Windows retail version that I bought it says I have to install it from windows... Here is the information of the MGA tool:

Diagnostic report (1.9.0027.0):
-----------------------------------------
Validation of Windows data-->
Validation status: invalid license
Validation code: 50
Validation caching Code online: n/a, hr = 0xc004f012
Windows product key: *-* - 3RBY2 - BGQ2R-DR9M6
The Windows Product Key hash: EYIpz/47G03lWRAOmk3kg + lR7Rc =
Windows product ID: 89578-OEM-7332157-00141
Windows product ID type: 2
Windows license Type: OEM SLP
The Windows OS version: 6.0.6000.2.00010300.0.0.003

The key to this facility is a Gateway/eMachines computer, while the computer itself is a Compaq
Your retail Windows disk is almost certainly an upgrade disc?
If you start the computer for Windows, then use the Windows upgrade disk, you can always opt for a Clean installation / Custom from there, using your upgrade key (assuming your drive and the key are Home Premium or higher), or you should be able to do a normal upgrade (effectively a reinstallation) , which keeps whatever other apps you have already installed and your data (but an external backup is always a good idea in any case!).

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