Invalid Key after video driver update?

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Thalador

I updated my nvidia drivers today and all of a sudden windows is
telling me that I have to reactivate due to hardware changes. So I do
this and now it says my VL key is no good. Has anyone seen something
like this before?
 
Contact your Company Administrator since Vista uses Activation 2.0 to
activation Volume License Vista installations.
 
Thalador said:
I updated my nvidia drivers today and all of a sudden windows is
telling me that I have to reactivate due to hardware changes. So I do
this and now it says my VL key is no good. Has anyone seen something
like this before?
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How did you previously activate? MAK or KMS?

If by KMS, have you entered a product key during your attempt to reactivate?
If by MAK, did you enter a new product key? In either case, why?

What was the last action you took before the appearance of the message
telling you that your "VL key is no good"? And was there an error code in
that message?

Are you SURE that you're typing in the correct characters? And are you SURE
you're entering the MAK and not the product ID for the KMS?

Also, depending on the exact renewal schedule of your
EA/SELECT/academic/whatever agreement with Microsoft, you may have more than
one MAK to which you have legal usage rights. If your Vista box continues
to refuse to accept the original MAK and MS "customer service" cannot or
will not help, try the other MAK.

You might also want to post your question in the newsgroup
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup".

Joe Morris
 
sdgreen said:
Why does the activation process have to be so bloody complex just because
one installs a new video driver. The whole activation process is silly.
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Because Microsoft wants it that way.

As for the requirement that volume licensees (such as the OP in this thread)
have to go through the activation process, Microsoft's position (stated to
me in a face-to-face meeting with the Microsoft sales team that services my
POE) is that the policy change "was designed to help the customer." That's
a direct quote.

Insert the appropriate sarcastic remarks of your choice here.

Joe Morris
 
Joe Morris said:
How did you previously activate? MAK or KMS?

If by KMS, have you entered a product key during your attempt to
reactivate? If by MAK, did you enter a new product key? In either case,
why?

What was the last action you took before the appearance of the message
telling you that your "VL key is no good"? And was there an error code in
that message?

Are you SURE that you're typing in the correct characters? And are you
SURE you're entering the MAK and not the product ID for the KMS?

Also, depending on the exact renewal schedule of your
EA/SELECT/academic/whatever agreement with Microsoft, you may have more
than one MAK to which you have legal usage rights. If your Vista box
continues to refuse to accept the original MAK and MS "customer service"
cannot or will not help, try the other MAK.

You might also want to post your question in the newsgroup
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup".

Joe Morris
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Why does the activation process have to be so bloody complex just because
one installs a new video driver. The whole activation process is silly.

==
 
Joe said:
As for the requirement that volume licensees (such as the OP in this thread)
have to go through the activation process, Microsoft's position (stated to
me in a face-to-face meeting with the Microsoft sales team that services my
POE) is that the policy change "was designed to help the customer." That's
a direct quote.

Insert the appropriate sarcastic remarks of your choice here.
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How about some blog posts instead?

http://sincealtair.blogspot.com/2008/02/just-what-i-was-thinking.html
http://sincealtair.blogspot.com/2008/02/does-microsoft-think-its-customers-are.html
 

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