Install Error - Product Key not Registered... PLEASE HELP

hello I was so excited to upgrade to windows vista and downloaded it online ,
when I go to install it, it asked for the product key for the current version
your using. I got windows home premium and my computer currerntly has
windows media center. I enter the product key off the windows label and it
says its not valid. Any ideas on what to do for this? Do i need to
register windows somehow? if so any ideas how to do that? your imput would
be great

Thanks

Where did you download Vista? As far as I know, you cannot download a
legitimate copy of Vista - perhaps the betas were downloadable. A Media
Center product key will not work for Vista. It sounds like you may have been
scammed.

"Chris" <> wrote in message
news:429BEF8A-0EA7-4162-BA6C-...
> hello I was so excited to upgrade to windows vista and downloaded it
> online ,
> when I go to install it, it asked for the product key for the current
> version
> your using. I got windows home premium and my computer currerntly has
> windows media center. I enter the product key off the windows label and
> it
> says its not valid. Any ideas on what to do for this? Do i need to
> register windows somehow? if so any ideas how to do that? your imput
> would
> be great
>
> Thanks
>

I bought my vista software and I get the same message.......I have used my
Vista product key it says it is a upgrade.......So I used the product key on
the side of my computer that was XP when I bought it ......no numbers are
reconised I have 18 days left untill widows will not work....I am asking here
first ......or I will take it back to Best buy and the geek squad Ha Ha
Joe

"gw" wrote:

> Where did you download Vista? As far as I know, you cannot download a
> legitimate copy of Vista - perhaps the betas were downloadable. A Media
> Center product key will not work for Vista. It sounds like you may have been
> scammed.
>
> "Chris" <> wrote in message
> news:429BEF8A-0EA7-4162-BA6C-...
> > hello I was so excited to upgrade to windows vista and downloaded it
> > online ,
> > when I go to install it, it asked for the product key for the current
> > version
> > your using. I got windows home premium and my computer currerntly has
> > windows media center. I enter the product key off the windows label and
> > it
> > says its not valid. Any ideas on what to do for this? Do i need to
> > register windows somehow? if so any ideas how to do that? your imput
> > would
> > be great
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
>
>