SP1 may have stopped a couple of the hacks being used to get around activation, but that hasn’t stopped the hackers. Vista Loader apparently works on Vista SP1. Keep reading →

Windows activation in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista fails when you configure a non-Microsoft firewall to use HTTPS authentication to enable access to the Internet.

• Microsoft: Vista feature designed to ‘annoy users’ | Tech News on ZDNet
  They set out to change the independent software vendor ecosystem to try and make software more secure, and they say it is working.
  (tags: Security UAC )
• A list of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles is available to help you troubleshoot error codes and error messages that you may receive when you try to activate Windows Vista
  Having trouble activating your copy of Vista? Here’s a list of common error codes and how to proceed.
  (tags: Activation Error )

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Having trouble activating your copy of Vista? Here’s a list of common error codes and how to proceed. Keep reading →

When you try to activate a copy of Windows Vista, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

An error has occurred

Code:
0xC004E003

Description:
The Software Licensing Service reported that the license evaluation failed

When you try to activate a copy of Windows Vista by using the Windows Activation wizard, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

An error has occurred

Code:
0xC004F050

Description:
The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is invalid

• How to generate a full user-mode dump file in Windows Vista
  Dr. Watson is not included in Windows Vista. The replacement for Dr. Watson is Problem Reports and Solutions. However, you cannot use Problem Reports and Solutions to create a full user-mode dump file.
  (tags: Dump File )
• How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center
  This article describes how to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center to activate installations of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Microsoft Office suites and programs.
  (tags: Activation )

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This article describes how to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center to activate installations of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Microsoft Office suites and programs. Keep reading →

When you try to activate Windows Vista, you may receive the following error message:

The Product Key you have entered will not Work with this Edition or Version of Windows Vista

• Windows Vista Team Blog : Language Packs and Windows Vista SP1
  If you’re running any language packs outside of the 5 main ones, you’ll have to wait on SP1 until the language packs for it are ready.
  (tags: SP1 Language )
• Opinion: Vista, the sushi of operating systems
  Another Computerworld anti-Vista piece.
  (tags: PR )

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