activation key

Hi
Please can anyone help, I know I'm being cheeky but I need to check my
system out. I run vista ultimate and I am now in the process of activating
it, when I key in my license number it says its already in use would someone
be kind enough to send me a number so I can try and to see what happens, you
can send it directly to my email address thank in
anticipation

"shooter" <> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Please can anyone help, I know I'm being cheeky but I need to check my
> system out. I run vista ultimate and I am now in the process of activating
> it, when I key in my license number it says its already in use would
> someone be kind enough to send me a number so I can try and to see what
> happens, you can send it directly to my email address
> thank in anticipation

It should give you a phone number to use.

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"shooter" wrote:

> Hi
> Please can anyone help, I know I'm being cheeky but I need to check my
> system out. I run vista ultimate and I am now in the process of activating
> it, when I key in my license number it says its already in use would someone
> be kind enough to send me a number so I can try and to see what happens, you
> can send it directly to my email address thank in
> anticipation
>
>

"shooter" <> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Please can anyone help, I know I'm being cheeky but I need to check my
> system out. I run vista ultimate and I am now in the process of activating
> it, when I key in my license number it says its already in use would
> someone be kind enough to send me a number so I can try and to see what
> happens, you can send it directly to my email address
> thank in anticipation


It says that it is already in use because it has been in use. Activate by
telephone. It will be quicker than waiting for somebody to hand over their
own personal key code for free..


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"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
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> "shooter" <> wrote in message
> news:%23CoQ%...
>> Hi
>> Please can anyone help, I know I'm being cheeky but I need to check my
>> system out. I run vista ultimate and I am now in the process of
>> activating it, when I key in my license number it says its already in use
>> would someone be kind enough to send me a number so I can try and to see
>> what happens, you can send it directly to my email address
>> thank in anticipation
>
>
> It says that it is already in use because it has been in use. Activate by
> telephone. It will be quicker than waiting for somebody to hand over their
> own personal key code for free..
>
>

You can try this key: 6548-0EAT-****-NOBO-DY0W-ILL0-GIVE-YOU-000A-VALID-KEY

Sorry, I posted this to the wrong person. I wanted to post to the original
OP.


"Bill M. Yanaire" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
> news:eb1ND%...
>> "shooter" <> wrote in message
>> news:%23CoQ%...
>>> Hi
>>> Please can anyone help, I know I'm being cheeky but I need to check my
>>> system out. I run vista ultimate and I am now in the process of
>>> activating it, when I key in my license number it says its already in
>>> use would someone be kind enough to send me a number so I can try and to
>>> see what happens, you can send it directly to my email address
>>> thank in anticipation
>>
>>
>> It says that it is already in use because it has been in use. Activate by
>> telephone. It will be quicker than waiting for somebody to hand over
>> their own personal key code for free..
>>
>>
>
> You can try this key:
> 6548-0EAT-****-NOBO-DY0W-ILL0-GIVE-YOU-000A-VALID-KEY
>
>
>

Hello Shooter,

In addition to Mike's post above, this tutorial will show you how to do
a phone activation to get your Vista activated.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/84...sta-phone.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

shooter;855986 Wrote:
> Hi
> Please can anyone help, I know I'm being cheeky but I need to check my
> system out. I run vista ultimate and I am now in the process of
> activating
> it, when I key in my license number it says its already in use would
> someone
> be kind enough to send me a number so I can try and to see what
> happens, you
> can send it directly to my email address kimbilly.pet@xxxxxx thank in
> anticipation


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"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <> wrote in message news:...
> "shooter" <> wrote in message news:%23CoQ%...
>> Hi
>> Please can anyone help, I know I'm being cheeky but I need to check my system out. I run vista ultimate and I am now in the
>> process of activating it, when I key in my license number it says its already in use would someone be kind enough to send me a
>> number so I can try and to see what happens, you can send it directly to my email address thank in
>> anticipation
>
> It should give you a phone number to use.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> Do not reply with email

I've had that same problem. About that number, part of the problem is that it doesn't say what it is. It says you may call, provides
a link to help find information online. When Vista was first installed, it did show a number. Now it does not. Then, finding the
phone number becomes problematic. When following the link (when this problem occurs), one is unaware of the attack taking place on
the system that is causing the issue. Following the links exposes the system to the attack, more fully (which, I suspect, is why the
help was changed to remove the number). The absence of the number & the particular service failures point to at least one specific
type of externally initiated attack, except in the case of new installation, which has not ever been activated.

When responding to the help links, in a short time, the browser is redirected to other sites than the requested ones (not working
properly because of the apparent failure in genuine software or activation tests probably exacerbates the problem created by the
attack) to what appears to be some crippled or otherwise bogus or spoofed or valid but completely irrelevant Microsoft help site,
which talks about their office hours in the day only, that charges may apply & on & on ad nauseum. That enrages me; I paid a
handsome price for this software in a retail package & installed it on a newly built system with prohibitively expensive parts ---
what do they want, a career-making payment from every customer? Well, that psychological state is one which plays right into the
attack.

Anyway, the genuine activation number, from what I gather, is 24/7 & always free. What if a user considers that the problem is not
Microsoft or the software, but that an attack, motivated by a malicious 3rd party may be taking place, & also makes the observation
that prescribed (socially acceptable) or otherwise predictable responses are almost 100% ineffective responses as regards solution
of the issues created by the attack? The conditions seem to point to a well-informed attacker, in possession of a certain type of
information which may include the inner workings of the OS & the usage habits of the target. Hmmm ... gotta wonder.

note: The best defense is a good offense.

"B. D. Reagan" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> "shooter" <> wrote in message
>> news:%23CoQ%...
>>> Hi
>>> Please can anyone help, I know I'm being cheeky but I need to check my
>>> system out. I run vista ultimate and I am now in the process of
>>> activating it, when I key in my license number it says its already in
>>> use would someone be kind enough to send me a number so I can try and to
>>> see what happens, you can send it directly to my email address
>>> thank in anticipation
>>
>> It should give you a phone number to use.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
>> Do not reply with email
>
> I've had that same problem. About that number, part of the problem is that
> it doesn't say what it is. It says you may call, provides a link to help
> find information online. When Vista was first installed, it did show a
> number. Now it does not. Then, finding the phone number becomes
> problematic. When following the link (when this problem occurs), one is
> unaware of the attack taking place on the system that is causing the
> issue. Following the links exposes the system to the attack, more fully
> (which, I suspect, is why the help was changed to remove the number). The
> absence of the number & the particular service failures point to at least
> one specific type of externally initiated attack, except in the case of
> new installation, which has not ever been activated.
>
> When responding to the help links, in a short time, the browser is
> redirected to other sites than the requested ones (not working properly
> because of the apparent failure in genuine software or activation tests
> probably exacerbates the problem created by the attack) to what appears to
> be some crippled or otherwise bogus or spoofed or valid but completely
> irrelevant Microsoft help site, which talks about their office hours in
> the day only, that charges may apply & on & on ad nauseum. That enrages
> me; I paid a handsome price for this software in a retail package &
> installed it on a newly built system with prohibitively expensive
> parts --- what do they want, a career-making payment from every customer?
> Well, that psychological state is one which plays right into the attack.
>
> Anyway, the genuine activation number, from what I gather, is 24/7 &
> always free. What if a user considers that the problem is not Microsoft or
> the software, but that an attack, motivated by a malicious 3rd party may
> be taking place, & also makes the observation that prescribed (socially
> acceptable) or otherwise predictable responses are almost 100% ineffective
> responses as regards solution of the issues created by the attack? The
> conditions seem to point to a well-informed attacker, in possession of a
> certain type of information which may include the inner workings of the OS
> & the usage habits of the target. Hmmm ... gotta wonder.
>
> note: The best defense is a good offense.
>

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages, including HijackThis.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince
you that you owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
Do not reply with email

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <> wrote in message news:...
> "B. D. Reagan" <> wrote in message news6722595-92AF-4B06-B033-...
>>
>> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <> wrote in message news:...
>>> "shooter" <> wrote in message news:%23CoQ%...
>>>> Hi
>>>> Please can anyone help, I know I'm being cheeky but I need to check my system out. I run vista ultimate and I am now in the
>>>> process of activating it, when I key in my license number it says its already in use would someone be kind enough to send me a
>>>> number so I can try and to see what happens, you can send it directly to my email address thank in
>>>> anticipation
>>>
>>> It should give you a phone number to use.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
>>> Do not reply with email
>>
>> I've had that same problem. About that number, part of the problem is that it doesn't say what it is. It says you may call,
>> provides a link to help find information online. When Vista was first installed, it did show a number. Now it does not. Then,
>> finding the phone number becomes problematic. When following the link (when this problem occurs), one is unaware of the attack
>> taking place on the system that is causing the issue. Following the links exposes the system to the attack, more fully (which, I
>> suspect, is why the help was changed to remove the number). The absence of the number & the particular service failures point to
>> at least one specific type of externally initiated attack, except in the case of new installation, which has not ever been
>> activated.
>>
>> When responding to the help links, in a short time, the browser is redirected to other sites than the requested ones (not working
>> properly because of the apparent failure in genuine software or activation tests probably exacerbates the problem created by the
>> attack) to what appears to be some crippled or otherwise bogus or spoofed or valid but completely irrelevant Microsoft help site,
>> which talks about their office hours in the day only, that charges may apply & on & on ad nauseum. That enrages me; I paid a
>> handsome price for this software in a retail package & installed it on a newly built system with prohibitively expensive
>> parts --- what do they want, a career-making payment from every customer? Well, that psychological state is one which plays
>> right into the attack.
>>
>> Anyway, the genuine activation number, from what I gather, is 24/7 & always free. What if a user considers that the problem is
>> not Microsoft or the software, but that an attack, motivated by a malicious 3rd party may be taking place, & also makes the
>> observation that prescribed (socially acceptable) or otherwise predictable responses are almost 100% ineffective responses as
>> regards solution of the issues created by the attack? The conditions seem to point to a well-informed attacker, in possession of
>> a certain type of information which may include the inner workings of the OS & the usage habits of the target. Hmmm ... gotta
>> wonder.
>>
>> note: The best defense is a good offense.
>>
>
> Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these Web pages, including HijackThis.
> Help with malware:
> All MS-MVP Sites.
> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
>
> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
>
> So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
> For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus, whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such
> and try to convince you that you owe it to the author. See also:
> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
> Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see what else is being carried along. Don't install any
> extras you're not sure of.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> Do not reply with email

Thanks! ... good idea (have done just that in past & good stuff there, will try next time).

However, what I actually did, this time, worked. Should it help anyone, this: I scheduled chkdsk, ran antivirus in safe mode command
prompt, booted to install disk, ran sfc on unmounted file system, & did kind of look around for covertly installed software to
remove or less used software to check for updates. The licensing service, when started, actually restored the activated state of the
system (without the need for a call), but, until the chkdsk & sfc run, that wouldn't start at all. When run, sfc reported finding
corrupted files, & that it had repaired them (which is nice, since once before the response was that at least one file was changed
but could not be repaired). Since then, seems OK, but hidden under the hood may still be a few surprises, since I never found (with
enough certainty to know) the actual cause.

Again thanks for the polite, professionally styled answer.