Windows Vista Activation Error

I installed Vista Business on my computer... Didn't activate because I was
ensuring the system was stable...didn't want to waste my key if the build
failed... well it ended up working fine...

So I install Office...then Activate office to begin using it. After office
activation I get a notice saying my copy of vista is not genuine (I forgot to
activate it.) The system won't let me go into system properties to start the
manual activation... I rebooted and it wouldn't let me in without
activation...which was ok...so I activated...

Everything seems to be fine except on the bottom right of my screen it says
I'mnot using a genuine copy of windows even though I am (I am an MCP and have
the action pack and have nowhere near used up my 10 licenses...more like 3
for testing).

If there's anything I can do to fix that little message on the bottom saying
my copy is not genuine would be nice. Oh Almost forgot, the activation
online on Internet Explorer doesn't work...IE7 freezes whenever trying to
activate. Anyways...Microsoft should fix that code so it doesn't happen to
anyone else.

Sincerely,
Milton
--
For all the wild sweats and bloody regrets,
None knew so well as I.
For he who lives more lives than one:
More deaths than one must die.

You might want call Microsoft about this or contact the Action Pack
Subscription Center about this. Is the Action Pack subscription still
active?
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Miltox2250" <Miltox2250@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F7C6D733-BC5D-462F-89B7-F157CBEC2430@microsoft.com...
>I installed Vista Business on my computer... Didn't activate because I was
> ensuring the system was stable...didn't want to waste my key if the build
> failed... well it ended up working fine...
>
> So I install Office...then Activate office to begin using it. After
> office
> activation I get a notice saying my copy of vista is not genuine (I forgot
> to
> activate it.) The system won't let me go into system properties to start
> the
> manual activation... I rebooted and it wouldn't let me in without
> activation...which was ok...so I activated...
>
> Everything seems to be fine except on the bottom right of my screen it
> says
> I'mnot using a genuine copy of windows even though I am (I am an MCP and
> have
> the action pack and have nowhere near used up my 10 licenses...more like 3
> for testing).
>
> If there's anything I can do to fix that little message on the bottom
> saying
> my copy is not genuine would be nice. Oh Almost forgot, the activation
> online on Internet Explorer doesn't work...IE7 freezes whenever trying to
> activate. Anyways...Microsoft should fix that code so it doesn't happen
> to
> anyone else.
>
> Sincerely,
> Milton
> --
> For all the wild sweats and bloody regrets,
> None knew so well as I.
> For he who lives more lives than one:
> More deaths than one must die.

Also, after you go from Not-Genuine to Genuine you need to do a real
Re-boot. If you have Activated it, my guess is you need to reboot and the
Not-Genuine thing will go away

CharlesE



"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uO$iQu$eHHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You might want call Microsoft about this or contact the Action Pack
> Subscription Center about this. Is the Action Pack subscription still
> active?
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Miltox2250" <Miltox2250@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F7C6D733-BC5D-462F-89B7-F157CBEC2430@microsoft.com...
>>I installed Vista Business on my computer... Didn't activate because I was
>> ensuring the system was stable...didn't want to waste my key if the build
>> failed... well it ended up working fine...
>>
>> So I install Office...then Activate office to begin using it. After
>> office
>> activation I get a notice saying my copy of vista is not genuine (I
>> forgot to
>> activate it.) The system won't let me go into system properties to start
>> the
>> manual activation... I rebooted and it wouldn't let me in without
>> activation...which was ok...so I activated...
>>
>> Everything seems to be fine except on the bottom right of my screen it
>> says
>> I'mnot using a genuine copy of windows even though I am (I am an MCP and
>> have
>> the action pack and have nowhere near used up my 10 licenses...more like
>> 3
>> for testing).
>>
>> If there's anything I can do to fix that little message on the bottom
>> saying
>> my copy is not genuine would be nice. Oh Almost forgot, the activation
>> online on Internet Explorer doesn't work...IE7 freezes whenever trying to
>> activate. Anyways...Microsoft should fix that code so it doesn't happen
>> to
>> anyone else.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Milton
>> --
>> For all the wild sweats and bloody regrets,
>> None knew so well as I.
>> For he who lives more lives than one:
>> More deaths than one must die.
>
>