Andrew said:
i have a similar problem except i cannot access anything on my computer. i
bought vista through the digital locker, via circuit city, around the time
of
vista release, however as of yesterday as soon as i choose a profile on my
computer i get a black screen that says in the lower right hand corner
that
vista is not genuine. i cannot activate it via internet because my
computer
will not connect and i cannot activate over the phone because it does not
give me the code for activation.
I had the same problem on one of my computers. Use system restore off your
install CD to roll back the last MS patch, which should get you back into
the computer. Turn off automatic updates before connecting to the internet,
or you'll be right back where you started.
Next, what you do is up to you. I backed up, wiped the disk, and
reinstalled. After that, everything worked great.
Just for fun, run "winver" to see if the version of windows it's displaying
is the same one you'd installed. If not, let us know, 'cause that would be
interesting.