See the following website for the fix.
Product Key Already In Use When Attempting To Activate Windows Vista:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/product...ady_in_use.htm
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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
"Pete-d" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5859DC83-32FF-48E6-A535-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I recently purchased a new Desktop PC with Vista home premium
> pre-installed.
> During set-up I believe that I may have skipped the activation process. I
> have since been receiving prompts to activate my copy of Vista. I read,
> re-read, then checked, then double checked the license key off the OEM
> sticker on the back of the machine.
>
>
>
> It reads: *****-*****-T7MVG-XMWKF-3VQ98
>
>
>
> I tried activating on-line and I get the following error: 0xC004C003 The
> server has determined that the product key is already in use.
>
>
>
> I have run the WGA diagnostic tool the results of which follow. YOUR HELP
> PLEASE !
>
>
>
>
>
> Diagnostic Report (1.7.0012.0):
> -----------------------------------------
> WGA Data-->
> Validation Status: Genuine
> Detailed Status: 0x1
> Windows Product Key: *****-*****-XK376-TJ7T4-76PKF
> Windows Product Key Hash: 5QFdDDGgO8Pgmj93aZhOuZ69dH0=
> Windows Product ID: 89578-022-5000027-71429
> Windows Product ID Type: 5
> Windows License Type: Retail
> Windows OS version: 6.0.6000.2.00010300.0.0.003
> ID: 4eb0ded9-a0bf-4746-9840-375997fc3481
> Is Admin: No
> AutoDial: No
> Registry: 0x0
> WGA Version: Registered, 1.7.36.0
> Signed By: Microsoft
> Product Name: Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
> Architecture: 0x00000000
> Build lab: 6000.vista_rtm.061101-2205
> TTS Error:
> Validation Diagnostic:
> Resolution Status: N/A
>
> Notifications Data-->
> Cached Result: N/A
> File Exists: No
> Version: N/A
> WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
> WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
>
> OGA Data-->
> Office Status: 109 N/A
> OGA Version: Failed to retrieve file version. - 0x80070002
> Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
> Office Diagnostics: FCEE394C-3178-80070002
>
> Browser Data-->
> Proxy settings: N/A
> User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Win32)
> Default Browser: C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.exe
> Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
> Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
> Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
> Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
> Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
> Active scripting: Allowed
> Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed
>
> File Scan Data-->
>
> Other data-->
> Office Details:
> <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>4eb0ded9-a0bf-4746-9840-375997fc3481</UGUID><Version>1.7.0012.0</Version><OS>6.0.6000.2.00010300.0.0.003</OS><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-76PKF</PKey><PID>89578-022-5000027-71429</PID><PIDType>5</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-1189485422-1246608075-2204871319</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>INTELR</Manufacturer><Model>AWRDACPI</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>Phoenix
> Technologies, LTD</Manufacturer><Version>6.00 PG</Version><SMBIOSVersion
> major="2"
> minor="4"/><Date>20070403000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>C2313507018400FA</HWID><UserLCID>0809</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>GMT
> Standard
> Time(GMT+00:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM/></MachineData>
>
> <Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/></Office></Software></GenuineResults>
>
> Further to the above I ran the slui.exe 4 wizard and ran through the phone
> activation process. I entered all the six figure digits required and was
> told
> to press the "change product key" button. I did this and entered all the
> license key numbers from the license key sticker on the back of my machine
> and pressed "next" to get an error message telling me I do not have a
> valid
> key ???
>
> Hoping for some help here
>