Locked out, "vista not genuine"

Hi all, I have a friends laptop that has been locked out following a false
positive on a WGA check.
I assume he has left it too long before trying to do anything about it.
firstly - I know it is a genuine license, preinstalled and purchased from a
large well known uk retailer.
All we have is a plain green screen with the following in the bottom right
hand corner. "windows vista (tm), build 6001, this copy of windows is not
genuine".
I have searched the web for a solution but none seem to have been locked out
as much as this one.
I cannot run anything including internet explorer, so am not able to get to
a command prompt to use SLMGR
Safe mode is equally locked.
i can use a universal boot disk to edit the registry - if anyone knows if a
registry edit will help.
If i can just get it to run the activation wizard, that would be enough for
me to speak to microsoft about the genuine key.
thanks for your help.

Try putting the clock back a week or so (ie to within the 30 days) via the
bios

--
Jon


"Martmcd >" wrote in message news:uL7Cynl$...
> Hi all, I have a friends laptop that has been locked out following a false
> positive on a WGA check.
> I assume he has left it too long before trying to do anything about it.
> firstly - I know it is a genuine license, preinstalled and purchased from
> a large well known uk retailer.
> All we have is a plain green screen with the following in the bottom right
> hand corner. "windows vista (tm), build 6001, this copy of windows is not
> genuine".
> I have searched the web for a solution but none seem to have been locked
> out as much as this one.
> I cannot run anything including internet explorer, so am not able to get
> to a command prompt to use SLMGR
> Safe mode is equally locked.
> i can use a universal boot disk to edit the registry - if anyone knows if
> a registry edit will help.
> If i can just get it to run the activation wizard, that would be enough
> for me to speak to microsoft about the genuine key.
> thanks for your help.
>

Martmcd wrote:
> Hi all, I have a friends laptop that has been locked out following a false
> positive on a WGA check.
> I assume he has left it too long before trying to do anything about it.
> firstly - I know it is a genuine license, preinstalled and purchased from a
> large well known uk retailer.
> All we have is a plain green screen with the following in the bottom right
> hand corner. "windows vista (tm), build 6001, this copy of windows is not
> genuine".
> I have searched the web for a solution but none seem to have been locked out
> as much as this one.
> I cannot run anything including internet explorer, so am not able to get to
> a command prompt to use SLMGR
> Safe mode is equally locked.
> i can use a universal boot disk to edit the registry - if anyone knows if a
> registry edit will help.
> If i can just get it to run the activation wizard, that would be enough for
> me to speak to microsoft about the genuine key.
> thanks for your help.
>
>

Another example of MS screwing their paying customers. You should format
the drive and install Ubuntu which is free and doesn't need no stinking
WGA as it's already quite "genuine". Get it at http://www.ubuntu.com/
Not only is it free, it comes with access to thousands of free programs
including Firefox, Open Office, Thunderbird, GIMP, etc.

Alias

Thats not a solution! thats an alternative.
thanks anyway

"Alias" <> wrote in message
news:h2tabv$lab$...
> Martmcd wrote:
>> Hi all, I have a friends laptop that has been locked out following a
>> false positive on a WGA check.
>> I assume he has left it too long before trying to do anything about it.
>> firstly - I know it is a genuine license, preinstalled and purchased from
>> a large well known uk retailer.
>> All we have is a plain green screen with the following in the bottom
>> right hand corner. "windows vista (tm), build 6001, this copy of windows
>> is not genuine".
>> I have searched the web for a solution but none seem to have been locked
>> out as much as this one.
>> I cannot run anything including internet explorer, so am not able to get
>> to a command prompt to use SLMGR
>> Safe mode is equally locked.
>> i can use a universal boot disk to edit the registry - if anyone knows if
>> a registry edit will help.
>> If i can just get it to run the activation wizard, that would be enough
>> for me to speak to microsoft about the genuine key.
>> thanks for your help.
>
> Another example of MS screwing their paying customers. You should format
> the drive and install Ubuntu which is free and doesn't need no stinking
> WGA as it's already quite "genuine". Get it at http://www.ubuntu.com/ Not
> only is it free, it comes with access to thousands of free programs
> including Firefox, Open Office, Thunderbird, GIMP, etc.
>
> Alias

Try 2 Re-Validate The Computer @ http://www.microsoft.com/genuine

<Martmcd >> wrote in message news:uL7Cynl$...
> Hi all, I have a friends laptop that has been locked out following a false
> positive on a WGA check.
> I assume he has left it too long before trying to do anything about it.
> firstly - I know it is a genuine license, preinstalled and purchased from
> a large well known uk retailer.
> All we have is a plain green screen with the following in the bottom right
> hand corner. "windows vista (tm), build 6001, this copy of windows is not
> genuine".
> I have searched the web for a solution but none seem to have been locked
> out as much as this one.
> I cannot run anything including internet explorer, so am not able to get
> to a command prompt to use SLMGR
> Safe mode is equally locked.
> i can use a universal boot disk to edit the registry - if anyone knows if
> a registry edit will help.
> If i can just get it to run the activation wizard, that would be enough
> for me to speak to microsoft about the genuine key.
> thanks for your help.
>

And, If That Fails, You Can A Genuine Pre-Release Copy Of Windows 7 4 Free
From http://www.windows7.com/

<> wrote in message
news:uHXalyl$...
> Try 2 Re-Validate The Computer @ http://www.microsoft.com/genuine
>
> <Martmcd >> wrote in message news:uL7Cynl$...
>> Hi all, I have a friends laptop that has been locked out following a
>> false positive on a WGA check.
>> I assume he has left it too long before trying to do anything about it.
>> firstly - I know it is a genuine license, preinstalled and purchased from
>> a large well known uk retailer.
>> All we have is a plain green screen with the following in the bottom
>> right hand corner. "windows vista (tm), build 6001, this copy of windows
>> is not genuine".
>> I have searched the web for a solution but none seem to have been locked
>> out as much as this one.
>> I cannot run anything including internet explorer, so am not able to get
>> to a command prompt to use SLMGR
>> Safe mode is equally locked.
>> i can use a universal boot disk to edit the registry - if anyone knows if
>> a registry edit will help.
>> If i can just get it to run the activation wizard, that would be enough
>> for me to speak to microsoft about the genuine key.
>> thanks for your help.
>>
>
>

Martmcd wrote:
> Thats not a solution! thats an alternative.
> thanks anyway

It's an alternative that will solve the problem forever.

Alias
> "Alias" <> wrote in message
> news:h2tabv$lab$...
>> Martmcd wrote:
>>> Hi all, I have a friends laptop that has been locked out following a
>>> false positive on a WGA check.
>>> I assume he has left it too long before trying to do anything about it.
>>> firstly - I know it is a genuine license, preinstalled and purchased from
>>> a large well known uk retailer.
>>> All we have is a plain green screen with the following in the bottom
>>> right hand corner. "windows vista (tm), build 6001, this copy of windows
>>> is not genuine".
>>> I have searched the web for a solution but none seem to have been locked
>>> out as much as this one.
>>> I cannot run anything including internet explorer, so am not able to get
>>> to a command prompt to use SLMGR
>>> Safe mode is equally locked.
>>> i can use a universal boot disk to edit the registry - if anyone knows if
>>> a registry edit will help.
>>> If i can just get it to run the activation wizard, that would be enough
>>> for me to speak to microsoft about the genuine key.
>>> thanks for your help.
>> Another example of MS screwing their paying customers. You should format
>> the drive and install Ubuntu which is free and doesn't need no stinking
>> WGA as it's already quite "genuine". Get it at http://www.ubuntu.com/ Not
>> only is it free, it comes with access to thousands of free programs
>> including Firefox, Open Office, Thunderbird, GIMP, etc.
>>
>> Alias
>
>

Over Easy wrote:
> "Alias" <> wrote in message
> news:h2tabv$lab$...
>
>> Another example of MS screwing their paying customers. You should format
>> the drive and install Ubuntu which is free and doesn't need no stinking
>> WGA as it's already quite "genuine". Get it at http://www.ubuntu.com/ Not
>> only is it free, it comes with access to thousands of free programs
>> including Firefox, Open Office, Thunderbird, GIMP, etc.
>>
>> Alias
>
> So what is the OP suppose to do with his programs?

Depends on what they are.

> With Ubuntu, you can't
> use your Windows programs so Ubuntu is 100% USELESS.

You're so ignorant it's sad.

Alias
>
>
>

Over Easy wrote:
> "Alias" <> wrote in message
> news:h2tdg6$1kk$...
>> Martmcd wrote:
>>> Thats not a solution! thats an alternative.
>>> thanks anyway
>> It's an alternative that will solve the problem forever.
>>
> BULLSHIT. Ubuntu won't solve the problem. All he needs to do is call
> Microsoft and they can help him reactivate Vista. Simple.

Assuming they believe him and it would not be activation; that was
already done. WGA falsely flagged the copy of Vista as "non genuine".
You do know the difference between WPA and WGA, or do you?

> Ubuntu is on less than one percent of the world's desktops for a reason.

Yeah, idiots like you who spread lies and FUD.

> Ubuntu has been FREE for years and still NOBODY wants it.

False.

> Ubuntu was
> written by geeks for geeks.

What was Bill Gates, a jock?

> Ubuntu is just a TOY to play around with when
> you have absolutly nothing better to do.

False.

Alias
>
>
>

Martmcd wrote:
> Thats not a solution! thats an alternative.
> thanks anyway

Best to just ignore that troll. He is not here to help anyone. Just keep
going on and on like a broken record about an OS no one here wants and
has no use for.