Event ID 1025 Source Security-Licensing-SLC. Persistently in Grace

I receive persistent events logged to the Applications log.
Event ID 1025 Source Security-Licensing-SLC. As well as Event ID 1024
(Hardware has changed). I build my own machines , I add and remove disks
constantly , performing backups to removeable drives , hot startable drives ,
USB drives etc. So yes , my hardware I suppose is constantly changing and the
event 1024 is acceptable. But event 1025 keeps occurring

"Grace period has been started. Grace days=3 Grace type=4."

My licenese is valid , passes activation and genuine checks. It is an OEM
version.

I cannot find any help on how to translate the above error, and I do not
feel comfortable being constantly reminded that I am in some kind of "Grace
Period" for a legitimate copy of Vista Ultimate.

Can someone provide a reason as to why I am constantly in a Grace period ?
The grace period never changes , the grace type never chhanges , regardless
of reboots or weeks of system uptime...

Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC
Date: 18/07/2007 22:35:08
Event ID: 1024
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: QUADVISTA
Description:
The hardware has changed.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC"
Guid="{1FD7C1D2-D037-4620-8D29-B2C7E5FCC13A}" EventSourceName="Software
Licensing Service" />
<EventID Qualifiers="32768">1024</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-07-18T21:35:08.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>28704</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>QUADVISTA</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>

<Binary>6A00000019003C0000000200020001000100040002 000000030001000100E861807F98FDDEE8C28F0885D644FA31 FEACC28F6A5EF2F44C361F3E590D8C3AAC56E6F90D00010001 0300020A000301000402000500000602000700000802000903 000A01000B00000C0A00380000000100020001000100030003 000000020001000100E861FAAAEEE5C28F0885C4EBFA31FEAC C28F6A5E4C361F3E2D65C62BAC56E6F9</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>


Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC
Date: 18/07/2007 22:35:08
Event ID: 1025
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: QUADVISTA
Description:
Grace period has been started. Grace days=3 Grace type=4.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC"
Guid="{1FD7C1D2-D037-4620-8D29-B2C7E5FCC13A}" EventSourceName="Software
Licensing Service" />
<EventID Qualifiers="16384">1025</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-07-18T21:35:08.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>28705</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>QUADVISTA</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>3</Data>
<Data>4</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

"theshepherds" <theshepherds@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C875B453-F644-460F-A85E-6158998079E5@microsoft.com...
>I receive persistent events logged to the Applications log.
> Event ID 1025 Source Security-Licensing-SLC. As well as Event ID 1024
> (Hardware has changed). I build my own machines , I add and remove disks
> constantly , performing backups to removeable drives , hot startable
> drives ,
> USB drives etc. So yes , my hardware I suppose is constantly changing and
> the
> event 1024 is acceptable. But event 1025 keeps occurring
>
> "Grace period has been started. Grace days=3 Grace type=4."
>
> My licenese is valid , passes activation and genuine checks. It is an OEM
> version.
>
> I cannot find any help on how to translate the above error, and I do not
> feel comfortable being constantly reminded that I am in some kind of
> "Grace
> Period" for a legitimate copy of Vista Ultimate.
>
> Can someone provide a reason as to why I am constantly in a Grace period ?
> The grace period never changes , the grace type never chhanges ,
> regardless
> of reboots or weeks of system uptime...


I think you're going to run into licensing, validation and activation
issues.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search