Repeated activation Request

I'm hoping Mark Ferguson or another MVP might be able to help.
The trouble I have had with repeated activation requests for my OEM Vista32
(confirmed as genuine my a MS tec) continues. Each time I am requested I
activate and it is always successful. This all started in the runup to SP1
when MS were firing off updates to get machines ready.
Refreshing some drivers has been partially successful -- but read on.
On every occasion that Vista requests activation (WinLogon event) in Event
Viewer this is ALWAYS preceded by two occurrences of denial of access
(hr=0x80070005) to the Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC service which
carries the general interpretation "unable to collect hardware information".
Clearly, the security licensing service check is unable to verify that my
hardware has not changed and designates my copy of Vista as non-genuine. It
also appears that this check tolerates one failure but not two -- as there
are occasions when there is only one occurrence of denial of access which
appears to be tolerated.
Here is the event diagnostic I get:
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC"
Guid="{1FD7C1D2-D037-4620-8D29-B2C7E5FCC13A}" EventSourceName="Software
Licensing Service" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49152">1063</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-09-04T08:17:41.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>102736</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Philip-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
- <EventData>
<Data>hr=0x80070005</Data>
</EventData>

I can see that in the Event Viewer there continue to be occasional single
occurrences of this failure to collect hardware information with no trigger
for activation and it will only be a matter of time before there will be a
duplicate event which will trigger the activation request.
What I specifically need from someone is instructions on how to positively
reset the access permission for the Security Licensing Service to collect
hardware information. Using the Component Services application I have looked
at the DCOM Config entries but have been unable to find an entry for
1FD7C1D2-D037-4620-8D29-B2C7E5FCC13A which I believe is the one causing my
trouble.

--
Hopefully

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--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"Simpleuser" <> wrote in message news:7AD71420-D687-4308-B267-...
I'm hoping Mark Ferguson or another MVP might be able to help.
The trouble I have had with repeated activation requests for my OEM Vista32
(confirmed as genuine my a MS tec) continues. Each time I am requested I
activate and it is always successful. This all started in the runup to SP1
when MS were firing off updates to get machines ready.
Refreshing some drivers has been partially successful -- but read on.
On every occasion that Vista requests activation (WinLogon event) in Event
Viewer this is ALWAYS preceded by two occurrences of denial of access
(hr=0x80070005) to the Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC service which
carries the general interpretation "unable to collect hardware information".
Clearly, the security licensing service check is unable to verify that my
hardware has not changed and designates my copy of Vista as non-genuine. It
also appears that this check tolerates one failure but not two -- as there
are occasions when there is only one occurrence of denial of access which
appears to be tolerated.
Here is the event diagnostic I get:
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC"
Guid="{1FD7C1D2-D037-4620-8D29-B2C7E5FCC13A}" EventSourceName="Software
Licensing Service" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49152">1063</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-09-04T08:17:41.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>102736</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Philip-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
- <EventData>
<Data>hr=0x80070005</Data>
</EventData>

I can see that in the Event Viewer there continue to be occasional single
occurrences of this failure to collect hardware information with no trigger
for activation and it will only be a matter of time before there will be a
duplicate event which will trigger the activation request.
What I specifically need from someone is instructions on how to positively
reset the access permission for the Security Licensing Service to collect
hardware information. Using the Component Services application I have looked
at the DCOM Config entries but have been unable to find an entry for
1FD7C1D2-D037-4620-8D29-B2C7E5FCC13A which I believe is the one causing my
trouble.

--
Hopefully

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> Welcome to the new Windows Vista Activation Forum!
>
> Use this forum to discuss all issues related to Windows Vista Activation and Licensing:
> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...9441&SiteID=17
>
>

It's so ****ed up they had to create a special forum?

Alias

Hi Mark,
Thanks for the reply which tells me you have found the registry key
determining access to hardware information by the Security Licensing
Application.
I assume I should go to that entry and check the "permissions" -- what
should the setting be?
Sorry if the answer is obvoius to you, but I am a total newbe to delving
onto registry settings and mainly know there is the potential of serious
damage if it is got wrong.
Thanks.
--
Hopefully


"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> I find the entry by running a find in RegEdt32.
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\WINEVT\Channels\Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC/Perf
> The Edit menu in regedt32 will have a "Permissions" item.
>
> --
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> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>
> "Simpleuser" <> wrote in message
> news:7AD71420-D687-4308-B267-...
> > I'm hoping Mark Ferguson or another MVP might be able to help.
> > The trouble I have had with repeated activation requests for my OEM
> > Vista32
> > (confirmed as genuine my a MS tec) continues. Each time I am requested I
> > activate and it is always successful. This all started in the runup to SP1
> > when MS were firing off updates to get machines ready.
> > Refreshing some drivers has been partially successful -- but read on.
> > On every occasion that Vista requests activation (WinLogon event) in Event
> > Viewer this is ALWAYS preceded by two occurrences of denial of access
> > (hr=0x80070005) to the Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC service
> > which
> > carries the general interpretation "unable to collect hardware
> > information".
> > Clearly, the security licensing service check is unable to verify that my
> > hardware has not changed and designates my copy of Vista as non-genuine.
> > It
> > also appears that this check tolerates one failure but not two -- as there
> > are occasions when there is only one occurrence of denial of access which
> > appears to be tolerated.
> > Here is the event diagnostic I get:
> > <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC"
> > Guid="{1FD7C1D2-D037-4620-8D29-B2C7E5FCC13A}" EventSourceName="Software
> > Licensing Service" />
> > <EventID Qualifiers="49152">1063</EventID>
> > <Version>0</Version>
> > <Level>2</Level>
> > <Task>0</Task>
> > <Opcode>0</Opcode>
> > <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
> > <TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-09-04T08:17:41.000Z" />
> > <EventRecordID>102736</EventRecordID>
> > <Correlation />
> > <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
> > <Channel>Application</Channel>
> > <Computer>Philip-PC</Computer>
> > <Security />
> > </System>
> > - <EventData>
> > <Data>hr=0x80070005</Data>
> > </EventData>
> >
> > I can see that in the Event Viewer there continue to be occasional single
> > occurrences of this failure to collect hardware information with no
> > trigger
> > for activation and it will only be a matter of time before there will be a
> > duplicate event which will trigger the activation request.
> > What I specifically need from someone is instructions on how to positively
> > reset the access permission for the Security Licensing Service to collect
> > hardware information. Using the Component Services application I have
> > looked
> > at the DCOM Config entries but have been unable to find an entry for
> > 1FD7C1D2-D037-4620-8D29-B2C7E5FCC13A which I believe is the one causing my
> > trouble.
> >
> > --
> > Hopefully
>

Hi Carey,
Thanks -- I am trying that route.
regards,
--
Hopefully


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Welcome to the new Windows Vista Activation Forum!
>
> Use this forum to discuss all issues related to Windows Vista Activation and Licensing:
> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...9441&SiteID=17
>
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience -
> Windows Vista Enthusiast
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Simpleuser" <> wrote in message news:7AD71420-D687-4308-B267-...
> I'm hoping Mark Ferguson or another MVP might be able to help.
> The trouble I have had with repeated activation requests for my OEM Vista32
> (confirmed as genuine my a MS tec) continues. Each time I am requested I
> activate and it is always successful. This all started in the runup to SP1
> when MS were firing off updates to get machines ready.
> Refreshing some drivers has been partially successful -- but read on.
> On every occasion that Vista requests activation (WinLogon event) in Event
> Viewer this is ALWAYS preceded by two occurrences of denial of access
> (hr=0x80070005) to the Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC service which
> carries the general interpretation "unable to collect hardware information".
> Clearly, the security licensing service check is unable to verify that my
> hardware has not changed and designates my copy of Vista as non-genuine. It
> also appears that this check tolerates one failure but not two -- as there
> are occasions when there is only one occurrence of denial of access which
> appears to be tolerated.
> Here is the event diagnostic I get:
> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC"
> Guid="{1FD7C1D2-D037-4620-8D29-B2C7E5FCC13A}" EventSourceName="Software
> Licensing Service" />
> <EventID Qualifiers="49152">1063</EventID>
> <Version>0</Version>
> <Level>2</Level>
> <Task>0</Task>
> <Opcode>0</Opcode>
> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-09-04T08:17:41.000Z" />
> <EventRecordID>102736</EventRecordID>
> <Correlation />
> <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
> <Channel>Application</Channel>
> <Computer>Philip-PC</Computer>
> <Security />
> </System>
> - <EventData>
> <Data>hr=0x80070005</Data>
> </EventData>
>
> I can see that in the Event Viewer there continue to be occasional single
> occurrences of this failure to collect hardware information with no trigger
> for activation and it will only be a matter of time before there will be a
> duplicate event which will trigger the activation request.
> What I specifically need from someone is instructions on how to positively
> reset the access permission for the Security Licensing Service to collect
> hardware information. Using the Component Services application I have looked
> at the DCOM Config entries but have been unable to find an entry for
> 1FD7C1D2-D037-4620-8D29-B2C7E5FCC13A which I believe is the one causing my
> trouble.
>
> --
> Hopefully
>