Product key code number will not work for restore disk...invalid code?

Question

I am ripping my hair out at this point.....any ideas?
Should I eject the disk and start over?????

It is a windows CD...It did start the restore but now I keep getting errors that a file can't be written....It asks if I want to skip, exit or try again...sighhhhhh

Welllsomething weird happened....I hit ESC and it rebooted on it's own, when it got to product key code, there was one already in! It's not the same one I had, so I wrote it down, and now it's going! Crazy, huh?

Answer 1

On a restoration operation you are not required to put the product code in again, unless it is a totally fresh installation, whichever file was currupt, missing or whatever the error said, was interferring in the restore process accessing that registration code. I don't know where you got the one you were trying to type in, that is weird!

Anyway, sometimes hitting Esc will allow the process to repair itself. Which is what it sounds like happened. Do you have access to the original product license key? I bet you pulled it off of the system sticker? Yeah, that was a combination question/statement. :-) Did you buy this system from one of those "big box" stores, such as Dell, HP, Compac, etc? Those use one master key to install hundreds to thousands of OSs on the systems they build and sell. They have to provide the customer with an activation key, for situation where a clean install is required, but there is already present, inside the system, that master key originally used.

So, my thoughts on what occurred is that when you hit Esc, it used the Master Key, rather than the one on your sticker. Since it is working, just go with it. However, if later you fail the Microsoft "Validation" process, such as when you attempt to download a free item but which requires you first pass through the Validation gatekeeper, then I would suggest you contact Microsoft Customer Support and tell them what is happening. Any activation issue is free of charge. What you would have to do is type in a huge sequence of numbers you receive over the phone from Microsoft Product Activation department. It is a tad bit of a hassle, but it is far preferable to becoming designated at pirated software, and depending upon which version you are using, XP or Vista, you could wind up with a black screen, and unable to use the system until you go through activation again.

Microsoft's method of reducing piracy is to take a "fingerprint" of your OS. It does this over the internet when you activate your product. It uses various different componants of your system, which makes it completely unique from any other system: the motherboard, bios, a serial number, and other componants. When we change out certain of these componants or try to move our OS to a different computer, the activation process resends this information over the internet to the Microsoft Servers which are dedicated to this Validation process. If you pass, everything continues as normal.

If you don't pass, what occurs depends opon which version you are using, XP or Vista. If it is XP, you simply can't download any of the "extra" downloads only validated OSs can have, but if you are using Vista, you first get a warning spashed across your monitor, telling you that your validation has failed, and you have thirty days to reactivate your product. For the next thirty days you get to use it as normal, but after that you first get only an hour a day of internet access, regardless of your ISP account being up to date in payment, and reduced functionality of your programs and system tools, and finally, you get nothing but a black screen. It is as horrid as it sounds! eek!

Even if you use XP, I would still highly reccomend you contact Microsoft if you are told you did not pass Validation. Because otherwise you only receive the most critical automatic updates, and you can't download any of the special free software only validated copies get access to. If you have Vista, don't wait at all, get on the phone with Microsofts product activation people right away.

I thought it important to let you know that while the restore may appear to go fine now, you may have validation issues later on down the road. It is good to know why and what to do when it occurs. Good luck and have a nice day. ;-)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Only thing I can think of is that you may have misread the letter O for the number 0 or vice versa. Also remember the code is case-sensative too.
Hope this helps - good luck. If not, let me know.

Answer 4

Restore Cd's topically do not use key codes are you sure it not a windows CD you have?

Answer 5

yes i think you should do that