Windows Vista says it's not authentic after replacing the hard drive in my computer. What should I do next?

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• Update of Vista 32 bit does not work after replacing the hard drive

  A month ago the hard drive of my computer (ACER Aspire 6920) had to be replaced. The disk image hard precedent (which includes the c: with Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit, SP 2 build 6002) has been mirrored to the new hard drive. Everything seemed to work fine until I noticed that I don't have more updates from Microsoft. I tried a manual update and got the message that the update service was not working and I have to restart the computer. However, the Task Manager showed that the update service has been executed. Of course, I rebooted the computer, but nothing has changed.

  I found a whole bunch of recommendations for this issue in this forum, but nothing seems to work:

  • The Microsoft FixIT tool indicates a problem with the update of components, and then said that the problem had been solved successfully. However, the problem is still there and rerun the FixIt tool Gets the same message on a problem (yet) found and fixed.
  • I also stopped the update service, delete all content in Windows/C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution and restarted the service. without success.
  • I've temporarily disabled my security suite (Eset Smart Security 6) and tried the update. I also have fittings the folder C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution to the scope of the antivirus, without success. On the old hard drive, I used a different security suite so I thought that maybe the ESET (that I installed everything recently) could be the cause of the problem, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
  • I also followed the instructions provided by Microsoft at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058, but again, no change at all. However, it should be noted that registering some DLLs that Microsoft listed does not work (message that the DLL is not found or some server entry point (my translation, I'm using the German UI and don't know English good term; sorry) could not be found.)

  Http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821 , I found another tool that supposedly can solve some problems of updating; I downloaded the version for Vista 32-bit, but it cannot install it on my computer (error code = 0xc8000247 during installation).

  So I'm really lost now what else to do. I would appreciate any suggestions. Please note that I am not technically very warned :)

  ARG, apologies.

  Was not aware that they had dropped support for Vista... (I myself have 'graduated' Vista earlier)

  The fact that you have not already installed TSRI is exactly your problem.

  Recent hard drives using 'Sectors 4 K', also known as 'Advanced Format Technology'.

  If the installed hard disk driver currently is not compatible with this specification,

  It will result in oddities like the status of the service Windows Update is not recognized correctly.

  Installation TSRI will fix this in most cases.

  Alternatively, if you are using Vista SP1 or later version (or 7 SP1), you can use the real driver.

  Since you are already updated to SP2, we will see if it is a viable solution.

  Go to: start-> Control Panel-> programs-> programs and features

  In the list of installed programs, locate and remove if found.

  -Intel Matrix Storage Manager

  -Intel Turbo Memory

  This should force your computer to go back to the real driver provided by Vista.

• Update Windows Vista error code A 8024, 000 after replacing the HARD drive

  Hello

  I had to replace the failed hard drive on my laptop (I replaced it with the same brand and size).

  After that I used the recovery CD, Windows Update gives me error code A 8024, 000.

  I tried the solution provided in this thread, but did not work for me:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_other-windows_update/Windows-Update-error-code-8024a000/562845f3-78d5-42A0-bed5-e3fd39f01df7?page=1&TM=1337378075490

  I also tried to load the Microsoft Fixit utility, which has not installed, I tried to update the installer but it gave me an error as well. Also the installation of SP2 crashed with an error (8000ffff if I remember correctly)

  Any help is appreciated.

  Thank you.

  Eugen

  Hello

  1. which utility Microsoft Fixit did you tried to load?
  2. what happened when you tried to load the Microsoft Fixit utility?
  3. what was the error message when you try to update the installer?
  
   
  Method 1: Try running the fix - it of the article mentioned below, if you not him have not yet tried.
  The problem with Microsoft Windows Update is not working:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/windows_update/
  Method 2: run SFC scan. Analysis (sfc) System File Checker will Windows replace corrupted or missing system files on your computer.

  Scan sfc enforcement procedure:
  a. Click Start, click principally made programs, accessories, right-click on command prompt and select run as administrator.
  b. click on continue or provide administrator credentials if prompted.
  c. in the type in the following command prompt window and press ENTER:

  sfc/scannow
  Refer to this article for more information:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833
   
  Method 3:
  
  0x80000FFFF error code when you download updates on a computer running Windows Vista by using Windows Update or Microsoft Update:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/946414
  Important: this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756/
  Download Windows Vista Service pack from here:
  How to obtain the latest Windows Vista service pack
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/935791
  Reference:
  The problems with the installation of the updates:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-problems-with-installing-updates

• Windows 7 says this isn't authentic after changing the HARD drive and can not activate

  After a Windows Update I received a notice that my version of windows was not authentic, which is false because I had windows on my laptop because I got it 4 years ago. Recently, I had to have the changed HARD drive as it corrupts. Installed new HARD drive and partition it a space in which the old files to hard drives. Seemed to turn very well when HARD drives were exchanged and windows installed on the new drive until windows update. My Microsoft certificate key is passed out to illegible but I don't have the product key for the OEM version. Any help would be great, thanks.

  If Windows was preinstalled on your computer, you can enable using the code from the sticker on the computer.  If you can not read the sticker more, you will need to contact the computer company he built.

  If you purchased Windows from the store, you can enable using the code of the case/box/CD.  If you can't read it, you must contact the retailer who sells to you.

• This copy of Windows is not genuine after replacing the hard drive

  Hello, I bought a copy of windows 7 Home. My hard drive crashed. replaced the hard drive, now it tells me that windows is authentic noty. How can I fix it?

  So that we can analyze and solve a problem of non-genuine notification you can experience, download and run it Microsoft Genuine Advantage diagnostic tool . 

  After you run the tool, click on the button continue, then click on the copy button, then paste the report into your post.  In addition, please include a brief question or relevant information that might be helpful in our efforts to help you.

  Thank you!

  Carey Frisch

• How can I reinstall windows 7 after replacing the hard drive?

  How can I reinstall windows 7 after replacing the hard drive? do I have to call microsoft or I can retrieve it somehow to the old hard drive?

  Well, that certainly puts a different point of view on this subject.

  There are data recovery services that can recover data from disks that have suffered from various types of failures. However, they are quite expensive. Unless the data is particularly useful, it is generally not useful.

  If your Windows 7 is an OEM version, installed on the computer when you bought it, the manufacturer could have a recovery disk on sale. If it was a retail copy and you always have the appropriate product/serial number, you can get a DVD of their team of parts replacement.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

  Tom Ferguson

• System Restore to factory settings after replacing the hard drive?

  I have a Lenovo ThinkCentre A52, which recently required a change of hard disk and the removal of a defective RAM 1 GB stick. When I bought my computer, it came with Windows XP Pro and the new hard drive that the updated computer has Windows XP Pro, but it seems to be missing a large part of the software (drivers and programs) that originally came with the computer, and even if I downloaded and installed most of them since the Lenovo Web site There are still some problems related to software that I can't fix. Ideally, I'd like to go back just to restore the system to the factory settings using the ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery program, but I don't know if it will work. All programs and the necessary drivers will be installed again, even if my current hard drive is not 'knows' thereon? I need to get a Windows XP Pro installation CD, if I want to keep my operating system? Also, is it important that my current hard drive is half the previous, or that I now have half as much RAM?

  Thank you

  After replacing the hard drive, the only way to restore it to the State of the plant is using the Lenovo installation diskettes. You can also ask if Lenovo has a solution to your problem without having to reinstall Windows.

  You can download Lenovo drivers if they are not included on the installation disk. The size of your hard drive does not matter.

  Lenovo - call to order recovery disks:
  http://support.Lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=YaST-3P2QYL

• Cannot access through desktop remote after replacing the hard drive

  After replacing the hard drive, I can't access the computer via desktop remotely.  running Windows 7.  Settings of remote desktop access.  The firewall is disabled.

  Hello

  I appreciate the efforts that you put to publish the query on this forum.

  I suggest that you post the application on Microsoft TechNet forum because we have experts working on these issues. You can check the link to post the same query on TechNet:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/Windows/en-us/home?category=w7itpro

  Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have other questions related to Windows.

• Cannot open my files money 2005 after replacing the hard drive

  Hi, I had to replace the hard drive in my computer and now I am unable to open my money (Version 2005) files. I get an error message indicating "Money cannot locate C:\~~~ or cannot open it, possibly because it is a read-only file or you are not allowed to change it or your hard drive, it is write protected etc.» I tried uninstalling and re-installing the money, but it has not solved the problem. The problem may be to do with the regional settings during installation of money, but when I re - install the money it is not giving me the option to set the perameters during the installation process for a reason any. My OS is XP Home edition Service Pack 3. How can I solve this problem?

  So your real problem is not that the files are missing or read-only, but that the money does not recognize the format the files are in.

  Even if you reinstalled Money, maybe you don't have also downloaded and installed some updates have been released for your version.  See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320193:

  If you are using Microsoft Money 2005, and you receive this error message after you have reinstalled Money, the behavior may be caused by not having money is not all installed updates.

  See methods 4 and 5 in the article.

  If this does not help, Veritas Aquitas had the right answer: ask in the forum of the money:
  http://social.Microsoft.com/forums/is/money/threads

• How can I reinstall windows after replacing the hard drive? Laptop did not come with a disc.

  My internal hard drive went bad in my laptop, easy to replace and relatively inexpensive. However, the laptop came not with the windows disk. So, how can I reinstall windows once I replaced the hard drive?

  Basically, you have two choices. You can communicate with the person who made the computer and see if they can provide either a set of Windows Vista restore disks (I would assume) or an installation for Windows Vista (probably OEM) DVD. If the second choice, determine if you will need to download device drivers or software packages from their web site. OR, you can purchase the operating system of your choice, retail. The wisdom is that, if this is your choice, you see if you will need the device drivers and get those of the web site of the manufacturer.

  Once you have the disks, install in the usual way.

  Tom Ferguson

• Unable to activate Windows after replacing the hard drive.

  Original title: Activation.

  I got a laptop with Windows vista installed oem ADVENT but the motherboard has developed a fault that cannot be repaired or replaced because of the age of the laptop since I mount the hard drive in a computer laptop fujitsu and everything was working fine now, I'm windows isn't real logo, of course I have the key to product so why used it re activate with the new laptop is Another way microsoft win money from customers, which makes them by a new product key for the OS software I already own?

  Provided with your advent OEM license is ONLY valid on the original computer, not on any other.

  You will need to buy a new Windows license, or back to the Fujitsu to his original version of Windows.

• Windows 8 license after replacing the HARD drive

  Original title: change of equipment (HARD drive)

  Good night, I have a computer laptop windows 8 and I fear that the HARD drive (malfunction) he'll need replacement.

  My question is, what will happen to my windows 8 license, once my current HARD drive stop working (because the key is encrypted in the bios)?  
  Please note that in the country where I live customer support is, at best, ineffective, so personal attention is not an option.
  Thank you before hand.
  Send you my best regards.

  Hi, Caesar,

  Activation pairs your product key in your hardware configuration and helps to verify that your copy of Windows is not been used on more computers than to allow the 3668Microsoft Software License Terms.

  If you change the hardware on your PC, you must contact support to activate Windows by phone.

  As you have decided to replace the hard drive, you could face an activation/Windows not genuine error.  You can follow these steps to make a phone activation.

  a. press Windows key + X , then click run, then type: slui.exe 4

  b. press the ENTER key

  c. Select your country from the list.

  d. choose telephone activation .

  e. stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.

  f. explain your problem to the support person

  See the article:
  How to activate a Microsoft product using Microsoft Product Activation Center

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

  In addition, refer to this topic:
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_8-windows_install/hardware-changes-no-more-activations-available/ed283ad6-D462-478f-a1a0-8922226ce82b

  Hope this information helps.  If you have any other questions, we would be happy to help you.

• Reinstalling Windows 8 (or 10) after replacing the hard drive

  I need to replace the hard drive on my Inspiron 13-5323.  It came with the factory "injected" Windows 8 on the motherboard. Subsequently, I've upgraded to 8.1 Windows, then Windows 10.  With no Windows disk and no product key, how can I reinstall Windows on the new drive?

  Illinichip

  The product key is embedded in the UEFI BIOS, it will automatically be entered with Windows 8.1 (with update 2 media) or Windows 10 TH2 installation media. Follow the instructions here to download and create a Bootable USB (for UEFI BIOS):

  https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PL1RkaknDn7v-Ucth4gt0U3BHVSY7oNkWr

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-Windows-10-OEM-and-retail-ISO/

• Restore questions after replacing the hard drive

  I have created a backup image and restore full of my computer after getting the hard drive errors via the MS utility on a USB key.  I replaced the hard drive internal and restored Vista using recovery disks.  Now when I want to restore the backup, Windows is not recognize files of backup/recovery.  What am I supposed to do?

  Hello

   
  Since you have replaced the hard drive and you try to install Windows on the new drive. Whenever the hard drive is replaced, the operating system must be reinstalled and restore all data you have saved
  
  You can check out the link and check if it helps:
  Restore files from a backup
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/restore-files-from-a-backup
   
  If the previous step fails, then try to restore the files by using the Windows recovery options using the link below.
  Restore your computer from a system image backup
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/restore-your-computer-from-a-system-image-backup

  Also check out the link:

  Recovering your files in Windows 7
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2009/11/12/recovering-your-files-in-Windows-7.aspx

   

• Problems with folder permissions after replacing the hard drive

  Hello

  Recently, I replaced the hard drive on my mac.  Already before the replacement, I got the files that I had locked.  Now I'm unable to open the file.  I get the error "the folder 'nom_de_dossier' can not be opened because you don't have permission to see its content".  I looked at the permissions for the folder and everything he says is fetch.  I ran a command in the Terminal and for one of the records in question, that's what I see-

  drwxr-x - 13 501 501 442 5 July 2013 MG

  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  Running OS X El Capitan

  10.11.4 version

  Try this first:

  Start the mac all holding the SHIFT key, it is slow, connection, and then select Restart from the Apple menu.

  When this does not help:

  Reset password utility in the recovery Partition:

  1. Restart your computer from the recovery partition.
  2. Open disk utility and run a repair permissions on your boot volume (in ElCapitan click the first aid tab). Once this completed, close disk utility. We do this for good measure.
  3. Open a Terminal from the Utilities menu. Type in resetpassword and select your user (NOT administrator system/root) account in the menu drop-down.
  4. Click on the Reset button at the bottom of the window ACL section and Reset the folder permissions.
  5. Exit the utility password and return to the main recovery menu.
  6. On your keyboard, press ⌘ + Q and restart your computer. It is very important that you don't hold down the power button to exit the recovery session, or the ACL Reset to occur.