Locked out, "vista not genuine"

[Martmcd]

Hi all, I have a friends laptop that has been locked out following a false
positive on a WGA check.
I assume he has left it too long before trying to do anything about it.
firstly - I know it is a genuine license, preinstalled and purchased from a
large well known uk retailer.
All we have is a plain green screen with the following in the bottom right
hand corner. "windows vista (tm), build 6001, this copy of windows is not
genuine".
I have searched the web for a solution but none seem to have been locked out
as much as this one.
I cannot run anything including internet explorer, so am not able to get to
a command prompt to use SLMGR
Safe mode is equally locked.
i can use a universal boot disk to edit the registry - if anyone knows if a
registry edit will help.
If i can just get it to run the activation wizard, that would be enough for
me to speak to microsoft about the genuine key.
thanks for your help.

 

[Jon]

Try putting the clock back a week or so (ie to within the 30 days) via the
bios

 

[Alias]

Hi all, I have a friends laptop that has been locked out following a false
positive on a WGA check.
I assume he has left it too long before trying to do anything about it.
firstly - I know it is a genuine license, preinstalled and purchased from a
large well known uk retailer.
All we have is a plain green screen with the following in the bottom right
hand corner. "windows vista (tm), build 6001, this copy of windows is not
genuine".
I have searched the web for a solution but none seem to have been locked out
as much as this one.
I cannot run anything including internet explorer, so am not able to get to
a command prompt to use SLMGR
Safe mode is equally locked.
i can use a universal boot disk to edit the registry - if anyone knows if a
registry edit will help.
If i can just get it to run the activation wizard, that would be enough for
me to speak to microsoft about the genuine key.
thanks for your help.

Another example of MS screwing their paying customers. You should format
the drive and install Ubuntu which is free and doesn't need no stinking
WGA as it's already quite "genuine". Get it at http://www.ubuntu.com/
Not only is it free, it comes with access to thousands of free programs
including Firefox, Open Office, Thunderbird, GIMP, etc.

Alias

 

[Martmcd]

Thats not a solution! thats an alternative.
thanks anyway

 

[Over Easy]

Another example of MS screwing their paying customers. You should format
the drive and install Ubuntu which is free and doesn't need no stinking
WGA as it's already quite "genuine". Get it at http://www.ubuntu.com/ Not
only is it free, it comes with access to thousands of free programs
including Firefox, Open Office, Thunderbird, GIMP, etc.

Alias

So what is the OP suppose to do with his programs? With Ubuntu, you can't
use your Windows programs so Ubuntu is 100% USELESS.

 

[Guest]

Try 2 Re-Validate The Computer @ http://www.microsoft.com/genuine

 

[Guest]

And, If That Fails, You Can A Genuine Pre-Release Copy Of Windows 7 4 Free
From http://www.windows7.com/

 

[Guest]

Go Away Imposter!

Try 2 Re-Validate The Computer @ http://www.microsoft.com/genuine

 

[Alias]

Thats not a solution! thats an alternative.
thanks anyway

It's an alternative that will solve the problem forever.

Alias

 

[Over Easy]

It's an alternative that will solve the problem forever.

BULLSHIT. Ubuntu won't solve the problem. All he needs to do is call
Microsoft and they can help him reactivate Vista. Simple.

Ubuntu is on less than one percent of the world's desktops for a reason.
Ubuntu has been FREE for years and still NOBODY wants it. Ubuntu was
written by geeks for geeks. Ubuntu is just a TOY to play around with when
you have absolutly nothing better to do.

 

[Alias]

So what is the OP suppose to do with his programs?

Depends on what they are.

With Ubuntu, you can't
use your Windows programs so Ubuntu is 100% USELESS.

You're so ignorant it's sad.

Alias

 

[Alias]

BULLSHIT. Ubuntu won't solve the problem. All he needs to do is call
Microsoft and they can help him reactivate Vista. Simple.

Assuming they believe him and it would not be activation; that was
already done. WGA falsely flagged the copy of Vista as "non genuine".
You do know the difference between WPA and WGA, or do you?

Ubuntu is on less than one percent of the world's desktops for a reason.

Yeah, idiots like you who spread lies and FUD.

Ubuntu has been FREE for years and still NOBODY wants it.
False.

Ubuntu was
written by geeks for geeks.

What was Bill Gates, a jock?

 

[Over Easy]

Assuming they believe him and it would not be activation; that was already
done. WGA falsely flagged the copy of Vista as "non genuine". You do know
the difference between WPA and WGA, or do you?

Microsoft will activate the copy with no problem. You are just spreading
FUD.

Yeah, idiots like you who spread lies and FUD.

It's true. Ubuntu is doing poorly because it's a piece of crap. Imagine a
FREE product that's been out for years and most reject it. That should tell
you something.

False.

OK - 99.99999% of the people don't want Ubuntu.

What was Bill Gates, a jock?

Bill Gates wrote software and SOLD software. He actually made a profit.
Imagine that.

False.

True. Ubuntu is just a TOY for idiots who have nothing better to do. You
can't do any real work with Ubuntu so you might as well just play around
with it. I don't see why you would waste your time with Ubuntu but people
do strange things.

 

[Over Easy]

Depends on what they are.


You're so ignorant it's sad.

WRONG - You are the ignorant one. Ubuntu is a piece of crap and people
know it. Ubuntu is 100% useless to most. Get over it.

 

[milt]

Thats not a solution! thats an alternative.
thanks anyway

Best to just ignore that troll. He is not here to help anyone. Just keep
going on and on like a broken record about an OS no one here wants and
has no use for.

 

[Martmcd]

Best to just ignore that troll. He is not here to help anyone. Just keep
going on and on like a broken record about an OS no one here wants and has
no use for.

I had noticed from his other posts, i didn't intend to start the old worn
out argument.
for the record i have no intention of changing the operating system, when i
am finished it will be running windows vista not windows 7, ubunto or xp or
any of the other available operating systems.

 

[Martmcd]

Great idea, one thing i hadn't tried before coming here(?)
unfortunately it didn't work same blank screen.

 

[Over Easy]

Why ignore ?

If you notice, when Alias makes an Ubuntu suggestion to someone, that
person either ignores it, or says 'no thanks', and that's the end of it.

It's the *other* loser-idiots (and you do know who they are) that make the
thread go on for ever and ever with the grade-school level bantering.
Those
that claim they are here to 'clean up the group', but have had zero affect
doing that, and mostly, just make it worse.

So I guess you can count yourself among "the *other* loser-idiots" since you
can't or don't have the ability to ignore the posts. Do you have your loser
Membership card yet?

 

[Jon]

Great idea, one thing i hadn't tried before coming here(?)
unfortunately it didn't work same blank screen.

The only other thing I can think of trying is the 'Last known good
configuration' from the f8 advanced boot menu (tap f8 on startup to reach
it)

 

[Martmcd]

yes! that would prbably work if i wasn't completely locked out of vista.