Help, lost my Vista product key!!!!

[Guest]

I BOUGHT A DELL pc. It came with a free upgrade to Vista when it came out. I
received the upgrade pack from Dell but there was no product key or it got
thrown out--it came shrink wrapped on a piece of cardboard!! I have done the
install but now am stuck because it wants the product key to continue. I
can't reverse it so the PC is basically useless. What do I do?? Dell says I
am screwed basically. Can I get it back? If not how do I get another one? Do
I have to buy a new full edition??

 

[Justin]

The key was on a sticker on the piece of cardboard.

"If kit is missing any of the following items please go to
www.DellVistaUpgrade.com; look under contact us for your appropriate
regional contact, or email:

(e-mail address removed)

(1) MS DVD
(1) Dell Assistant DVD
(1) Vista Quick Guide
(1) Upgrade Tech Sheet
(1) Certificate of Authenticity

 

[Guest]

Sharon, I write the product key with fine-tip marker directly on the CD,
staying as close as feasible to the center hole. That way, it's not possible
for the key and the CD to be separated.

 

[Guest]

"I think you should goto google.co and look for win vista key, you will find
a lot of options..

 

[Guest]

SCan some one help me? My father purchased windows vista for his laptop. I
also used the same one to istall on mine with Product Key. It seems after
the 30 days it asked me to enter it again but it stating it is already in
use. It tells me i have to purchase another key. Of course this is
something I dont want to do, but is there some way it can be reverted back to
my XP operating system b/c I dont want to loose all this information on my
labtop. Can someone please help me. THanks in advance!!!!

 

[Jane C]

You have 3 choices.
1. Buy your own Product Key.
2. Back up all of your data to CD/DVD or an external hard drive. Clean
install XP.
3. If you upgraded from XP to Vista, and have not deleted any of the old
folders:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168

 

[Guest]

HI,

In your bill you will have a lot of information, and yes if you speak to
dell and stay on track that you want your keys they will give it to you.
contact customerservices
i'm an ex employee and i my self got these calls

Thanks

 

[Guest]

I JUST GOT A 32 BIT VISTA HOME PREMIER ANYTIME UPGRADE CD WITH MY NEW
COMPAQ LAPTOP.BUT I DIDN'T HAD A KEY.THE LAPTOP IS COMPELETELY USELESS
..PLEASE DO HELP ME.

 

[huwyngr]

Complain to Compaq -- hope you didn't throw away all the packaging.

 

[Nicole & Tom]

I BOUGHT A DELL pc. It came with a free upgrade to Vista when it came out. I
received the upgrade pack from Dell but there was no product key or it got
thrown out--it came shrink wrapped on a piece of cardboard!! I have done the
install but now am stuck because it wants the product key to continue. I
can't reverse it so the PC is basically useless. What do I do?? Dell says I
am screwed basically. Can I get it back? If not how do I get another one? Do
I have to buy a new full edition??


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[Rock]

I JUST GOT A 32 BIT VISTA HOME PREMIER ANYTIME UPGRADE CD WITH MY NEW
COMPAQ LAPTOP.BUT I DIDN'T HAD A KEY.THE LAPTOP IS COMPELETELY USELESS
.PLEASE DO HELP ME.

Contact whomever you got it from. Also please don't post in all Caps. It's
hard to read and considered rude and shouting.

 

[Rock]

Yeah right, recommend a software crack.

 

[Nina DiBoy]

recommend a software crack.

Well, OK Rock, but only if you insist. You are a very knowledgeable MVP
after all.

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"Good poets borrow; great poets steal."
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[Dave]

pretty disingenuous snipping there...

Well, OK Rock, but only if you insist. You are a very knowledgeable MVP
after all.

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"Good poets borrow; great poets steal."
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[Nina DiBoy]

pretty disingenuous snipping there...

(in my best elvis impersonation...)
Thank you...Thank you very much!

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"Good poets borrow; great poets steal."
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[Guest]

I would contact Dell again and ask the rep if they can pull up the date and
time the OEM COA was scanned into their system. This will confirm that it
made it to the box as scanning the COA is the last thing that OEM's do before
it hits the box. If they can give you the date and time then it was in the
for sure. I used to work for Systemax, a US PC manufacturer in their Tech
Support Dept and we would use this system to verify a COA was included.
Unless things have changed with Vista OEM COA's and I don't know about it,
OEM's have to scan the COA to pre-activate it in Microsofts system. Again I
was not working there when Vista came out so it may be different but that's
how it was for us with Windows XP.

 

[Guest]

Try Installing without product key.Vista gets installed for two days till
activated.Be sure to install the correct version recommended for your
PC.Usally the basic vista dvd is same for all versions.

 

[MICHAEL]

If you install Vista without a product key, a user has
30 days till activation. Which can be extended 3 times
using "slmgr- rearm" in an elevated command prompt,
for a total of 120 days.


-Michael

* Dr Murmu:

 

[Guest]

Richard--

Dell has elected to show some responsibility with Vista and PC Sales.
Unlike the other OEM Named partners who succumb to MSFT's pushes not to ship
a DVD, Dell ships a DVD:

He has the way to make this good.

What MSFT's OEM VP Scott DiValerio (Accountant not Software Engineer
Doesn't Want to See)
http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2006/10/17/3132.aspx

CH

 

[Guest]

Having read the info., here, I went to check on the CD's that were recently
delivered with my new Dell pc. On the back of the CD that came with the
Vista Operating system there was a note (in blue lettering) that said that
the Microsoft operating system Certificate of Authenticity (COA) IS A
MULTICOLORED LABEL LOCATED ON THE SIDE OR BOTTOM OF YOUR COMPUTER. The COA
CONTAINS THE PRODUCT KEY CODE, WHICH MIGHT BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE
OPERATING SYSTEM SETUP.

I checked my pc and the mutlicolored label was stuck on the top of the CPU.
I'm most grateful to you all for your posts. If I had not read this, I
might have thought it was another pesky label and removed it without
realizing it's value!

The label is made up of light blue, pink and green. Hope this helps!