I recently installed VMware on my Vista 64-bit desktop. I used the Vista
32-bit software that I have on my laptop to set up a guest system. I
believe that I now need to activate this latter system by purchasing a new
license.

When I go the Computer\Properties route to activate the system and to
purchase a new license, I keep getting the message "Unable to process your
order at this time. Please try again later." (I am now several days
later...)

Is there another route I should use to activate my software before my time
expires (and my computer self destructs)?

Thanks for any assistance in this effort.

Gordon Biggar

"Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I recently installed VMware on my Vista 64-bit desktop. I used the Vista
>32-bit software that I have on my laptop to set up a guest system. I
>believe that I now need to activate this latter system by purchasing a new
>license.
>
> When I go the Computer\Properties route to activate the system and to
> purchase a new license, I keep getting the message "Unable to process your
> order at this time. Please try again later." (I am now several days
> later...)
>
> Is there another route I should use to activate my software before my time
> expires (and my computer self destructs)?
>
> Thanks for any assistance in this effort.
>
> Gordon Biggar


The cost of a Microsoft license is not so much in the CD/DVD as the keycode
which accompanies it. Buy yourself a new copy..


--

Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

Sir Michael --

I am traveling at present. If I don't return to home base until after the
activation period has expired, do I run the risk of a lock-up, or simply
repeated warnings from MSFT?

Thanks for the prompt response.

GB



"Mike Hall - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I recently installed VMware on my Vista 64-bit desktop. I used the Vista
>>32-bit software that I have on my laptop to set up a guest system. I
>>believe that I now need to activate this latter system by purchasing a new
>>license.
>>
>> When I go the Computer\Properties route to activate the system and to
>> purchase a new license, I keep getting the message "Unable to process
>> your order at this time. Please try again later." (I am now several
>> days later...)
>>
>> Is there another route I should use to activate my software before my
>> time expires (and my computer self destructs)?
>>
>> Thanks for any assistance in this effort.
>>
>> Gordon Biggar
>
>
> The cost of a Microsoft license is not so much in the CD/DVD as the
> keycode which accompanies it. Buy yourself a new copy..
>
>
> --
>
> Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

You have 120 days using slmgr

http://www.petri.co.il/extend_window..._slmgr_vbs.htm

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"Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sir Michael --
>
> I am traveling at present. If I don't return to home base until after the
> activation period has expired, do I run the risk of a lock-up, or simply
> repeated warnings from MSFT?
>
> Thanks for the prompt response.
>
> GB
>
>
>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I recently installed VMware on my Vista 64-bit desktop. I used the Vista
>>>32-bit software that I have on my laptop to set up a guest system. I
>>>believe that I now need to activate this latter system by purchasing a
>>>new license.
>>>
>>> When I go the Computer\Properties route to activate the system and to
>>> purchase a new license, I keep getting the message "Unable to process
>>> your order at this time. Please try again later." (I am now several
>>> days later...)
>>>
>>> Is there another route I should use to activate my software before my
>>> time expires (and my computer self destructs)?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any assistance in this effort.
>>>
>>> Gordon Biggar
>>
>>
>> The cost of a Microsoft license is not so much in the CD/DVD as the
>> keycode which accompanies it. Buy yourself a new copy..
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>

"Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sir Michael --
>
> I am traveling at present.

Hmmm - I would have though it prudent to make sure you were all activated
BEFORE setting off.....

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Gordon

>do I run the risk of a lock-up

More of a lock-out than a lock-up. Why did you not activate Gordon. Just curious

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"Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sir Michael --
>
> I am traveling at present. If I don't return to home base until after the
> activation period has expired, do I run the risk of a lock-up, or simply repeated
> warnings from MSFT?
>
> Thanks for the prompt response.
>
> GB
>
>
>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I recently installed VMware on my Vista 64-bit desktop. I used the Vista 32-bit
>>>software that I have on my laptop to set up a guest system. I believe that I now
>>>need to activate this latter system by purchasing a new license.
>>>
>>> When I go the Computer\Properties route to activate the system and to purchase a
>>> new license, I keep getting the message "Unable to process your order at this
>>> time. Please try again later." (I am now several days later...)
>>>
>>> Is there another route I should use to activate my software before my time
>>> expires (and my computer self destructs)?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any assistance in this effort.
>>>
>>> Gordon Biggar
>>
>>
>> The cost of a Microsoft license is not so much in the CD/DVD as the keycode which
>> accompanies it. Buy yourself a new copy..
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>

Ignorance, basically. I had a third party install the VMware on my Dell
desktop (64-bit), and I needed a 32-bit environment to run many of the dBase
programs that I wrote in an earlier century. I gave the third party a copy
of the unopened 32-bit Vista CD package that had come with my laptop some
months ago, forgetting totally about activation (Dell had already activated
it on the laptop, I am presuming).

Gordon

"Peter Foldes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#7KQ$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Gordon
>
>>do I run the risk of a lock-up
>
> More of a lock-out than a lock-up. Why did you not activate Gordon. Just
> curious
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Sir Michael --
>>
>> I am traveling at present. If I don't return to home base until after
>> the activation period has expired, do I run the risk of a lock-up, or
>> simply repeated warnings from MSFT?
>>
>> Thanks for the prompt response.
>>
>> GB
>>
>>
>>
>> "Mike Hall - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I recently installed VMware on my Vista 64-bit desktop. I used the
>>>>Vista 32-bit software that I have on my laptop to set up a guest system.
>>>>I believe that I now need to activate this latter system by purchasing a
>>>>new license.
>>>>
>>>> When I go the Computer\Properties route to activate the system and to
>>>> purchase a new license, I keep getting the message "Unable to process
>>>> your order at this time. Please try again later." (I am now several
>>>> days later...)
>>>>
>>>> Is there another route I should use to activate my software before my
>>>> time expires (and my computer self destructs)?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any assistance in this effort.
>>>>
>>>> Gordon Biggar
>>>
>>>
>>> The cost of a Microsoft license is not so much in the CD/DVD as the
>>> keycode which accompanies it. Buy yourself a new copy..
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>>
>

If you installed Vista from a CD that shipped with your laptop in a VM, you
will not be able to activate it period, your license doesn't allow it to be
installed in a VM, only on the computer it shipped with.

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"Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ignorance, basically. I had a third party install the VMware on my Dell
> desktop (64-bit), and I needed a 32-bit environment to run many of the
> dBase programs that I wrote in an earlier century. I gave the third party
> a copy of the unopened 32-bit Vista CD package that had come with my
> laptop some months ago, forgetting totally about activation (Dell had
> already activated it on the laptop, I am presuming).
>
> Gordon
>
> "Peter Foldes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#7KQ$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Gordon
>>
>>>do I run the risk of a lock-up
>>
>> More of a lock-out than a lock-up. Why did you not activate Gordon. Just
>> curious
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>>
>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>
>> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Sir Michael --
>>>
>>> I am traveling at present. If I don't return to home base until after
>>> the activation period has expired, do I run the risk of a lock-up, or
>>> simply repeated warnings from MSFT?
>>>
>>> Thanks for the prompt response.
>>>
>>> GB
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Mike Hall - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>I recently installed VMware on my Vista 64-bit desktop. I used the
>>>>>Vista 32-bit software that I have on my laptop to set up a guest
>>>>>system. I believe that I now need to activate this latter system by
>>>>>purchasing a new license.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I go the Computer\Properties route to activate the system and to
>>>>> purchase a new license, I keep getting the message "Unable to process
>>>>> your order at this time. Please try again later." (I am now several
>>>>> days later...)
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there another route I should use to activate my software before my
>>>>> time expires (and my computer self destructs)?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any assistance in this effort.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gordon Biggar
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The cost of a Microsoft license is not so much in the CD/DVD as the
>>>> keycode which accompanies it. Buy yourself a new copy..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
>>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>>>
>>

The CD that shipped with the laptop was a stand-alone operating system,
already installed by Dell. As noted in the message, the VMware was not
added until later -- to a desktop, not the laptop.

GB

"David B." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> If you installed Vista from a CD that shipped with your laptop in a VM,
> you will not be able to activate it period, your license doesn't allow it
> to be installed in a VM, only on the computer it shipped with.
>
> --
>
> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
>
> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Ignorance, basically. I had a third party install the VMware on my Dell
>> desktop (64-bit), and I needed a 32-bit environment to run many of the
>> dBase programs that I wrote in an earlier century. I gave the third
>> party a copy of the unopened 32-bit Vista CD package that had come with
>> my laptop some months ago, forgetting totally about activation (Dell had
>> already activated it on the laptop, I am presuming).
>>
>> Gordon
>>
>> "Peter Foldes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:#7KQ$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Gordon
>>>
>>>>do I run the risk of a lock-up
>>>
>>> More of a lock-out than a lock-up. Why did you not activate Gordon. Just
>>> curious
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>>
>>> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Sir Michael --
>>>>
>>>> I am traveling at present. If I don't return to home base until after
>>>> the activation period has expired, do I run the risk of a lock-up, or
>>>> simply repeated warnings from MSFT?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the prompt response.
>>>>
>>>> GB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Mike Hall - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>I recently installed VMware on my Vista 64-bit desktop. I used the
>>>>>>Vista 32-bit software that I have on my laptop to set up a guest
>>>>>>system. I believe that I now need to activate this latter system by
>>>>>>purchasing a new license.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I go the Computer\Properties route to activate the system and to
>>>>>> purchase a new license, I keep getting the message "Unable to process
>>>>>> your order at this time. Please try again later." (I am now several
>>>>>> days later...)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there another route I should use to activate my software before my
>>>>>> time expires (and my computer self destructs)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for any assistance in this effort.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gordon Biggar
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The cost of a Microsoft license is not so much in the CD/DVD as the
>>>>> keycode which accompanies it. Buy yourself a new copy..
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
>>>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>>>>
>>>
>

"Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> The CD that shipped with the laptop was a stand-alone operating system,
> already installed by Dell. As noted in the message, the VMware was not
> added until later -- to a desktop, not the laptop.
>
> GB

Gordon,

The point David is making is that the DVD of Windows Vista Dell supplied
with your laptop is an OEM version and only licensed for installation on the
laptop it was supplied with. It may not be installed on any other system,
it is not transferable. The OEM supplied license is for use only on the
laptop. If you choose to replace the OS on the laptop with something else
you may not reuse the old OEM supplied license on any other device (physical
or virtual).
You need to go to a PC store etc and purchase a new copy of Windows Vista
for the VM you have and then activate it using the new key on that product -
however I believe you may have to reinstall using the new media as the
retail key on the new copy you will buy will not activate an OEM copy.

As an aside you really should not use your real public e-mail address in a
newsgroup as it is likely to be harvested by a SPAM-bit for junk mailing.
see http://www.microsoft.com/communities/privacy.mspx for ore about what you
should do with your e-mail address in newsgroups.
--

Mike Brannigan

"Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> The CD that shipped with the laptop was a stand-alone operating system,
> already installed by Dell. As noted in the message, the VMware was not
> added until later -- to a desktop, not the laptop.
>
> GB
>
> "David B." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> If you installed Vista from a CD that shipped with your laptop in a VM,
>> you will not be able to activate it period, your license doesn't allow it
>> to be installed in a VM, only on the computer it shipped with.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>
>>
>> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Ignorance, basically. I had a third party install the VMware on my Dell
>>> desktop (64-bit), and I needed a 32-bit environment to run many of the
>>> dBase programs that I wrote in an earlier century. I gave the third
>>> party a copy of the unopened 32-bit Vista CD package that had come with
>>> my laptop some months ago, forgetting totally about activation (Dell had
>>> already activated it on the laptop, I am presuming).
>>>
>>> Gordon
>>>
>>> "Peter Foldes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:#7KQ$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Gordon
>>>>
>>>>>do I run the risk of a lock-up
>>>>
>>>> More of a lock-out than a lock-up. Why did you not activate Gordon.
>>>> Just curious
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Peter
>>>>
>>>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>>>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>>>
>>>> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> Sir Michael --
>>>>>
>>>>> I am traveling at present. If I don't return to home base until after
>>>>> the activation period has expired, do I run the risk of a lock-up, or
>>>>> simply repeated warnings from MSFT?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the prompt response.
>>>>>
>>>>> GB
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Mike Hall - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>> "Gordon Biggar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>>I recently installed VMware on my Vista 64-bit desktop. I used the
>>>>>>>Vista 32-bit software that I have on my laptop to set up a guest
>>>>>>>system. I believe that I now need to activate this latter system by
>>>>>>>purchasing a new license.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When I go the Computer\Properties route to activate the system and
>>>>>>> to purchase a new license, I keep getting the message "Unable to
>>>>>>> process your order at this time. Please try again later." (I am
>>>>>>> now several days later...)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is there another route I should use to activate my software before
>>>>>>> my time expires (and my computer self destructs)?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for any assistance in this effort.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gordon Biggar
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The cost of a Microsoft license is not so much in the CD/DVD as the
>>>>>> keycode which accompanies it. Buy yourself a new copy..
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
>>>>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>>>>>
>>>>
>>