Vista Validation

digipeep · 23 Jun 2009 at 22:49

I bought a system from OcUK two years ago bundled with Vista and has worked fine until tonight.

I got a message that this copy of Windows is not genuine, which is a load of bull. So I have to go through the Validation process but I can't validate online as that fails, I tried the phone number option but my system doesn't generate the numbers for the Installation ID.

Called the MS validation phone number and they said ring MS support tomorrow as their support desk closes at 6pm.

I noticed there was an automatic update on the 22nd and tried to restore before that point and guess what Vista crashed.

Any ideas?

Just bloody glad I got another PC running Linux.

digipeep · 24 Jun 2009 at 00:53

karlos103 said:
i had the same problem , even restored pc via an image i had created a few weeks back and still fail validation .
i found a hack on the net so used that , works fine now

Well I don't want to hack my legitimate copy of Windows. I can understand Microsoft clamping down on illegal copies of their software but when I get this crap and I have a legal copy I wonder why bother paying for their software in the future.

digipeep · 24 Jun 2009 at 00:57

digipeep · 24 Jun 2009 at 00:59

digipeep · 24 Jun 2009 at 01:08

Mods, sorry for the extra posts here, as my Vista is crippled my first post got submitted just as Vista logs you out automatically after 1 hour, I went back in and thought my post didn't get posted but it did.

Microwave "Check for a Vista sticker on the back of your case, should have the licence number.", I've been and tried everything tonight. Entered the licence number and every time the Validation process tells me the number is invalid, which I know it isn't.

I got to call tech support in the morning and that is based in India so I'm not expecting much . I'm just going to find where Bill Gates lives and drive knitting needles through his kids eyes.