If one is at the end of the activation period (why did you wait?), there is
a method to delay activation a bit longer until you can get to a phone:
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1415/...n_grace_period
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts
http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
"Richard Urban" <> wrote in message
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> You can't activate without an internet connection or a phone call, if the
> internet activation fails.
>
> Sorry.
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> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
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> "adeel" <> wrote in message
> news:ED8F72EC-1039-47BF-9497-...
>> whenever i try to activate my win vista from contral panel, it shows
>> three
>> options.
>> 1. use automated phone system.
>> 2. buy a new product key.
>> 3. use a given product key.
>> i hav key, but whenever i enter it, it says that it is invalid.
>> i donot hav telephone facility. can u help me plz.
>