After repairing startup with DVD windows gave me 3 days to activat

[Latos35]

Hi! I tried repairing startup with my vista DVD but after the repair windows
gave me 3 days to activate.I have a very legal copy of vista ultimate 32 bit
running on my pc.Can someone kind enough help me? I already tried system
restore but no use and the only thing that should work is to reinstall the
whole thing.reinstallating is my last option coz i hope there might be a
solution to this.I badly need your help guys...thanks

 

[Mark]

Did you try going through the activation process?

Mark

 

[Mark]

Here's a tutorial on activation.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-vista-phone.html

Mark

 

[Earle Horton]

You don't say how you came by this allegedly legal copy. If it was
OEM-installed, you may be required to enter the product key now. It should
be on a sticker on your computer. You didn't say whether you actually tried
to activate. You say you tried repairing startup but not whether you tried
the entire repair process? This is the one where it verifies all system
files and restores any that differ from the originals. You will have to
install any updates or service packs afterwards, but it should leave all
your user accounts and settings intact. Again if you have an OEM machine do
you have a system restore partition with a utility to restore the computer
to factory new condition?

Cheers,

Earle

 

[Latos35]

Yes i already did try but it referred me to contact DELL instead.It all
started when i installed XP after vista since i have a 240 GB hard drive
attached,i mean to say i have 2 HDD(sata 160 & 80 GB).Is there a solution to
this mess? thank you so much for your attention mark

 

[Mark]

Where did you get the XP disk? If it's a Dell disk I don't think
dual-booting is allowed.

Mark

 

[Latos35]

Ok i apologies for not posting the whole process, 2nd i never thought that i
should put in details where my copy of vista came from for me to get further
help.Lastly,the reason i posted coz i dont know my way around to fixing
problems.I got this DVD from my sister as a gift last year so i dont have a
sticker on my machine.I do appreciate your reply Mr. HORTON it did help me
somehow

 

[Mark]

Did the DVD come with official Microsoft packaging? If so, the product key
should be somewhere within the packaging. If not you're copy is illegal and
Microsoft will not activate it.

Mark

Ok i apologies for not posting the whole process, 2nd i never thought that
i
should put in details where my copy of vista came from for me to get
further
help.Lastly,the reason i posted coz i dont know my way around to fixing
problems.I got this DVD from my sister as a gift last year so i dont have
a
sticker on my machine.I do appreciate your reply Mr. HORTON it did help me
somehow

 

[John Barnett MVP]

If you used the 'repair startup' option from the DVD that should not flag
activation. If you did a 'repair' as in re-installing over the original copy
then that would probably flag activation.

At the moment, to give you some time, I suggest you take a look at this link
from my website:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/run_windows_vista_for_120_days.htm Hopefully
you can re-set the activation timer for a further 30 days (yes the link
say's 120 days but you need to apply this fix on 3 occasions to achieve
that.)

The obvious answer, of course, is to use the telephone activation (see:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/product_key_already_in_use.htm ) But perhaps
you can describe more fully what you originally did, giving as much detail
as possible.

Regarding your comments in your last post to Earle Horton you do not have to
give any details of who or where you got your copy of Windows, frankly it is
no one's business but your own (the only caveat to my last point is that it
is a legal copy (which you have pointed out it is), after all no one will
help if it is a pirated copy. Obviously it is useful to know whether it is
indeed an OEM or Retail copy because that helps. Other than that you don't
need to divulge any other private information and I advise anyone 'never' to
include details of their product licence key.

The DVD should have come in a jewel case in which case the product key
number should be on the back of the jewel case or DVD sleeve. The only time
you are asked to input your licence key is when you first install the
product. You can, of course, ignore inputting the product key, but you will
need to input it within the 30 day period or prior to activation (you can do
this from control panel>system)


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