validate vista and then purchase licence

I have inhereited a pc with a copy of Vista on it which I am certain
is a non-genuine/licensed version. How can I go thru the validation
process and then on to the msft site which takes me thru the online
purchase of a licence in the same way I did once with WinXP?
I can't find any way for my copy of Vista to be validated or not

"Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications" (It's a Validation Tool)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

If the above link is broken, use this: http://tinyurl.com/57jg5q

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"davidS" <> wrote in message
news:33eb51c4-dd95-4149-a464-...
>I have inhereited a pc with a copy of Vista on it which I am certain
> is a non-genuine/licensed version. How can I go thru the validation
> process and then on to the msft site which takes me thru the online
> purchase of a licence in the same way I did once with WinXP?
> I can't find any way for my copy of Vista to be validated or not

This is the main page http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/

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MS-MVP Shell/User
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"davidS" <> wrote in message
news:33eb51c4-dd95-4149-a464-...
>I have inhereited a pc with a copy of Vista on it which I am certain
> is a non-genuine/licensed version. How can I go thru the validation
> process and then on to the msft site which takes me thru the online
> purchase of a licence in the same way I did once with WinXP?
> I can't find any way for my copy of Vista to be validated or not

On Aug 28, 8:04 am, "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote:
> This is the main pagehttp://www.microsoft.com/genuine/
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/Userhttp://grystmill.com
>
> "davidS" <davidsa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:33eb51c4-dd95-4149-a464-...
>
> >I have inhereited a pc with a copy of Vista on it which I am certain
> > is a non-genuine/licensed version. How can I go thru the validation
> > process and then on to the msft site which takes me thru the online
> > purchase of a licence in the same way I did once with WinXP?
> > I can't find any way for my copy of Vista to be validated or not

This is for WinXP not for Vista surely ??

That Download Is 4 32 Bit Windows XP Users Only, Just FYI.

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:...
> "Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications" (It's a Validation Tool)
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> If the above link is broken, use this: http://tinyurl.com/57jg5q
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "davidS" <> wrote in message
> news:33eb51c4-dd95-4149-a464-...
>>I have inhereited a pc with a copy of Vista on it which I am certain
>> is a non-genuine/licensed version. How can I go thru the validation
>> process and then on to the msft site which takes me thru the online
>> purchase of a licence in the same way I did once with WinXP?
>> I can't find any way for my copy of Vista to be validated or not
>
>

"davidS" <> wrote in message
news:a1a185f9-65d9-4e3c-9eb8-...
> On Aug 28, 8:04 am, "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote:
>> This is the main pagehttp://www.microsoft.com/genuine/
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/Userhttp://grystmill.com
>>
>> "davidS" <davidsa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:33eb51c4-dd95-4149-a464-...
>>
>> >I have inhereited a pc with a copy of Vista on it which I am certain
>> > is a non-genuine/licensed version. How can I go thru the validation
>> > process and then on to the msft site which takes me thru the online
>> > purchase of a licence in the same way I did once with WinXP?
>> > I can't find any way for my copy of Vista to be validated or not
>
> This is for WinXP not for Vista surely ??


http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...alidation.aspx


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Yup! Got too distracted and forgot what I was looking for.

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<> wrote in message
news:%...
> That Download Is 4 32 Bit Windows XP Users Only, Just FYI.
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:...
>> "Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications" (It's a Validation Tool)
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>>
>> If the above link is broken, use this: http://tinyurl.com/57jg5q
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.com
>>
>> "davidS" <> wrote in message
>> news:33eb51c4-dd95-4149-a464-...
>>>I have inhereited a pc with a copy of Vista on it which I am certain
>>> is a non-genuine/licensed version. How can I go thru the validation
>>> process and then on to the msft site which takes me thru the online
>>> purchase of a licence in the same way I did once with WinXP?
>>> I can't find any way for my copy of Vista to be validated or not
>>
>>
>

Yes, true. My apologies. Thanks to Mike for coming along with the right
info. But, in truth, I was at that page and went from there, via a link near
the bottom saying, "Find more information on genuine Windows Vista."
Following that link, I ended up at http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/ where I
then followed the link that says "Download the latest WGA Notifications
tool. My bad for assuming that nearly two years after RTM, that the tool
includes Vista. That it's only for XPx86 is ludicrous.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"davidS" <> wrote in message
news:a1a185f9-65d9-4e3c-9eb8-...
> On Aug 28, 8:04 am, "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote:
>> This is the main pagehttp://www.microsoft.com/genuine/
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/Userhttp://grystmill.com
>>
>> "davidS" <davidsa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:33eb51c4-dd95-4149-a464-...
>>
>> >I have inhereited a pc with a copy of Vista on it which I am certain
>> > is a non-genuine/licensed version. How can I go thru the validation
>> > process and then on to the msft site which takes me thru the online
>> > purchase of a licence in the same way I did once with WinXP?
>> > I can't find any way for my copy of Vista to be validated or not
>
> This is for WinXP not for Vista surely ??

After looking further, I finally noticed the two big buttons at top right of
this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/

"Validate Windows" and "Validate Office". It requires an Active-X install
and works fine for Vista, XP, Office XP and Office 2007 (can't vouch for
anything else.)

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:...
> Yup! Got too distracted and forgot what I was looking for.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> That Download Is 4 32 Bit Windows XP Users Only, Just FYI.
>>
>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> "Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications" (It's a Validation Tool)
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>>>
>>> If the above link is broken, use this: http://tinyurl.com/57jg5q
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>
>>> "davidS" <> wrote in message
>>> news:33eb51c4-dd95-4149-a464-...
>>>>I have inhereited a pc with a copy of Vista on it which I am certain
>>>> is a non-genuine/licensed version. How can I go thru the validation
>>>> process and then on to the msft site which takes me thru the online
>>>> purchase of a licence in the same way I did once with WinXP?
>>>> I can't find any way for my copy of Vista to be validated or not
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

After looking further, I finally noticed the two big buttons at top right of
this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/

"Validate Windows" and "Validate Office". It requires an Active-X install
and works fine for Vista, XP, Office XP and Office 2007 (can't vouch for
anything else.)

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"davidS" <> wrote in message
news:a1a185f9-65d9-4e3c-9eb8-...
> On Aug 28, 8:04 am, "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote:
>> This is the main pagehttp://www.microsoft.com/genuine/
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/Userhttp://grystmill.com
>>
>> "davidS" <davidsa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:33eb51c4-dd95-4149-a464-...
>>
>> >I have inhereited a pc with a copy of Vista on it which I am certain
>> > is a non-genuine/licensed version. How can I go thru the validation
>> > process and then on to the msft site which takes me thru the online
>> > purchase of a licence in the same way I did once with WinXP?
>> > I can't find any way for my copy of Vista to be validated or not
>
> This is for WinXP not for Vista surely ??