Unable to access Windows Vista

Hi
Would appreciate anyone's help.
My daughter's laptop has Windows Vista on it. She turned it on this
afternoon and got the following message:

Your windows vista home premium product key is entered incorrectly.
Options:
a) Access the computer with limited availability (Just leads to
internet)
Re enter product key (tried this and were unable to get to the site
to re enrer it - problem also we do no longer have the Windows Box
with product key!)
c) Contact Advent (makers of Laptop) for further help - Got on site
with FAQs, none applicable.

She had just entered a 1000 word essay for school tomorrow and is
panicing!!

Thanks

 

Hi,

Contact Advent, do not just peruse the FAQ but actually call their support.
Only they can provide you with a valid Product Key for the installation
since you have lost yours.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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"tapyeno" <patmahoney@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:b60ac236-f1cc-4f9f-9bcd-2a5fe20c8bce@n2g2000vba.googlegroups.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi
> Would appreciate anyone's help.
> My daughter's laptop has Windows Vista on it. She turned it on this
> afternoon and got the following message:
>
> Your windows vista home premium product key is entered incorrectly.
> Options:
> a) Access the computer with limited availability (Just leads to
> internet)
> Re enter product key (tried this and were unable to get to the site
> to re enrer it - problem also we do no longer have the Windows Box
> with product key!)
> c) Contact Advent (makers of Laptop) for further help - Got on site
> with FAQs, none applicable.
>
> She had just entered a 1000 word essay for school tomorrow and is
> panicing!!
>
> Thanks <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

1) Open an Internet Explorer browser window.
2) Type %windir%\system32 into the browser address bar.
3) Find the file CMD.exe
4) Right-Click on CMD.exe and select 'Run as Administrator'
5) Type: net stop slsvc (it may ask you if you are sure, select yes)
6) Type: cd
%windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareLicensing
7) Type: rename tokens.dat tokens.bar
8) Type: cd %windir%\system32
9) Type net start slsvc
10) Type: cscript slmgr.vbs -rilc (It may take a long time for this to
complete, please be patient)
11) Restart your computer twice.
12) You may be required to Re-Activate. Use the Activate by Phone method
as outlined here:

You can reset your Windows Vista activation by performing the following:

1. Click on the Start button and in the Start Search box type in:
slui.exe 4
2. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.
3. Select your Country.
4. Follow the instructions for phone activation.
5. Once completed, restart your computer.



tapyeno wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi
> Would appreciate anyone's help.
> My daughter's laptop has Windows Vista on it. She turned it on this
> afternoon and got the following message:
>
> Your windows vista home premium product key is entered incorrectly.
> Options:
> a) Access the computer with limited availability (Just leads to
> internet)
> Re enter product key (tried this and were unable to get to the site
> to re enrer it - problem also we do no longer have the Windows Box
> with product key!)
> c) Contact Advent (makers of Laptop) for further help - Got on site
> with FAQs, none applicable.
>
> She had just entered a 1000 word essay for school tomorrow and is
> panicing!!
>
> Thanks<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

On Sep 27, 1:51 pm, tapyeno <patmaho...@btinternet.com> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi
> Would appreciate anyone's help.
> My daughter's laptop has Windows Vista on it. She turned it on this
> afternoon and got the following message:
>
> Your windows vista home premium product key is entered incorrectly.
> Options:
> a) Access the computer with limited availability (Just leads to
> internet)
> Re enter product key (tried this and were unable to get to the site
> to re enrer it - problem also we do no longer have the Windows Box
> with product key!)
> c) Contact Advent (makers of Laptop) for further help - Got on site
> with FAQs, none applicable.
>
> She had just entered a 1000 word essay for school tomorrow and is
> panicing!!
>
> Thanks<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

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Was Windows Vista pre-installed when you purchased the laptop? If so,
the product key label should be somewhere on the outside of the
computer, probably on the bottom. It'll be a series of 25 characters
in groups of five separated by hyphens.

Bill