Re: Vista Product Key

Hi,

I'd just format and reinstall clean. Watch the characters in the Product
Key.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"raza" <raza@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CA0D0CCB-B789-43EB-A57B-495F207DEEDE@microsoft.com...
> Rick:
>
> thanks for the response...This is a test machine only (we are developing a
> software for Windows and would like to test on Vista). For some reason,
> when
> I boot up, Vista takes me straight to the activation key menu and there is
> no
> Next button...My options are to re-enter product key (i did this a few
> times
> with no success), try alternate methods (I tried phone to no avail) or
> enter
> in reduced functionality (browser only which doesn't offer much
> alternatives
> either)
>
> any ideas? reinstall?
>
> thanks, raza
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Install without it, just click 'next' at the Product Key screen. You get
>> 30
>> days without it to try the software out. As it's a beta, you should only
>> be
>> running it as a test OS anyways. The alternative is to wait for the
>> public
>> release of Windows Vista, which has already reached the stage of final
>> code.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "raza" <raza@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1B5AFAE3-8AB5-4BE9-8E13-0266BF31BFC8@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a product key (which I received when I downloaded RC1) and just
>> >tried
>> > to install RC1 but it won't accept my product key...what do I do then?
>> > thanks, raza
>> >
>> > "Mike Bernstein" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Yes
>> >>
>> >> Mike Bernstein
>> >>
>> >> "Robb Mitchell" <Robb Mitchell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:954C676A-B738-4815-A2A1-803C3FC9D371@microsoft.com...
>> >> > So if you do have a Produckt Key from Beta 2, it WILL work with the
>> >> > Pre-RC1?
>> >> >
>> >> > "Mike Bernstein" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> No-one will let you have a product key in a newsgroup. If you have
>> >> >> lost
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> one from the Beta 2 program and do not have an MSDN operating
>> >> >> systems
>> >> >> subscription minimum, you will not be able to install the Pre-RC1.
>> >> >> Wait
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> the RC1.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Mike Bernstein
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "bs2009" <bs2009@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:009FD71E-8F66-4D80-8003-7C7E0848726F@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Hey.
>> >> >> > Just downloaded the pre RC1, but I dont have my product key any
>> >> >> > more.
>> >> >> > Is
>> >> >> > there any way to get it back? Or does somebody have an extra one
>> >> >> > they
>> >> >> > wouldn't mind letting me use?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>