If you skipped entering the product key when setting up Windows, or you chose not to immediately activate, Windows will eventually make you activate by showing the dialog above. Go ahead and click Activate Windows online now–even if there’s a problem, you’re not going to get into trouble.
If it doesn’t appear automatically, you can manually activate Windows by following these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click System and Maintenance.
3. Click System.
4. Under Windows Activation, click the link to enter your product key (it might take a few seconds to appear).
If you didn’t enter a Product Key during setup, the Windows Activation wizard will prompt you to enter one now. Now’s the time; if you don’t enter it, you won’t be able to do much with Windows. If you did enter a product key during setup and you’re still prompted to enter one, click the Show me the details for the error that requires this change link. It’ll explain that your key is invalid or has been activated on a different computer–you can only activate most product keys on one computer.
If you don’t have a product key, or if you entered a product key for a different edition of Windows Vista, click Buy a new product key online. Then, click the Windows link in the upper-left corner, and pick your edition of Windows. Of course, you don’t have to order Windows this way; you can go to a store, or order one through an online retailer
If you already have a product key, type it, and click Next. You’ll see an error message if there was a problem with your product key. If activation goes well, you won’t see anything–you’ll just be taken back to your desktop. You can follow the steps I showed earlier and check under Windows Activation to verify that you activated successfully.
Can you activate vista by phone (I do not have the internet)
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I received this message:
“The following failure occurred while trying to use the product key. Code: 0XC004F061. Description: The Software Licensing Service determined that this specified product key can only be used for upgrading, not for clean installations.”
Nonsense!
That’s for me to decide — not the Software Licensing Service.
I deleted Dell’s OEM XP and clean installed a $159 copy of Vista. The fact that I owned a copy of XP legally and morally permit me the choice of either upgrading over XP or upgrading by making a clean install of Vista. I chose clean install.
Had I not owned a copy of XP, then it is reasonable that MS insist that I pay the “Full” list price of $239 for Vista Home Premium.
How can this be resolved?
where is this websiteeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!??????????
i want to activate online but it went to phone system, how can i change it to online activate!
plz give me vista ultimate PRODUCT KEY PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Please I need another home premium product key.my computer is complainin of Windows Vista home premium product key you typed is invalid for activation.
And if there’s no start menu, and after entering the product key the box just sits there and doesn’t do anything, then what?
all u r telling me is buy another key.. need solutions
Plz give me Product key for ultimate vista plssssssssssss help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
You cant activate Vista by phone (I believe). You need a web connection.
WAIIITTT….mine is saying that my windows vista isnt genuine…im using a everex systems CD and it has windows vista basic home on it…for me a different windows is coming ..it says
that my product key is invalid
and i can either
access your computer with reduced functionality
type a different product key ( the one on the bottom of my lap top isnt working)
contact everex systems to help resolve this problem
im going crazy ….please help
well i purchased a laptop with vista on it and now, after having to replace a mother board due to overheating, I get the error message that my copy of windows is not genuine.
I absolutely refuse to pay for a number that i have already purchased. I’d rather just go buy a mac. HP was absolutely no help. microsoft is worse.
if you know a way to recover a cd key from my system, that would be great. otherwise im buying a mac.
OMG my product key is invalid
and telling that my window in not genuine
we by this laptop brand new.
meaning even you buy brand new laptop your not sure if the OS is fake or genuine.
plz help us to solve this problem.
I got the same problem I bought mine 2 years ago and I started to have many problems, so I erased everything on it thinking this might solve it, and when I restored it a message was telling me that my copy is not genuine, due to I used to much my pc the sticker with the product key is almost not visible, I can get it except 1 frickin character I dont know if is a number or a letter I typed all possible ones and stil sends me the error is there somewhere I can get that only character without buying another key,when I bought it in best buy they didint get me nothing, and if I go there they are gonna charge it like new what can I do Im desperate
I can no longer SEE the Product Key on the Bottom of my laptop It has worn off but the Sticker Is there.
I am NOT paying for a New one