Shoutbox

I had installed the RTM version of Vista and installed SP1 as well. However the BIOS Patch doesn't work with SP1 so I figured what the hell, I will buy it legit for once.

So while a friend was down in Seattle at a Microsoft Conference I had him pick up Vista Ultimate w/ SP1 for me from the Microsoft Store (significantly cheaper than any retail store).

However using the product key in the box I get this:

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Invalid product key
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The following failure occurred while trying to use the product key:



Code:

   0xC004F033



Description:

   The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is not allowed to be installed. Please see the eventlog for details.


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OK   
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I loath Vista right now...

roflcakes
You installed with your disk then just used the sn off the new box?
Try reinstalling windows with your new disk, using the sn and then installing sp1 (or.. just installing and using the sn if its a streamlined sp1 installer )

I guess technically RTM is OEM and that could explain why it wouldn't work but its still stupid.

I will just reinstall Vista over the weekend or something.

ring microsoft support and ask for a new serial, if they dont' want to help ask them if they have the number for an apple store in canada
that's my advice
I knew a lady who got some xp master key cos her original key didn't work
[edit:I see you just swapped the keys over, i'd just try a repair]

Matty, on a sidenote, how much did that cost? I'd like one of those

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Originally posted by matty
However the BIOS Patch doesn't work with SP1

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Didn't you see my O RLY?! thread about it?

It's always worked. Still working and there are homemade torrents of combined x86 x64 textless bootloader pre-activated multiple version Vista SP1 DVD's out there, even since before public launch

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Originally posted by aNILEator

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Originally posted by matty
However the BIOS Patch doesn't work with SP1

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Didn't you see my O RLY?! thread about it?

It's always worked. Still working and there are homemade torrents of combined x86 x64 textless bootloader pre-activated multiple version Vista SP1 DVD's out there, even since before public launch

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Ahaha! Yeah that is true however I can safely say this is the first OS EVER purchased and it was insanely cheap!

Might I say that I have a bios patched OS right now but for that price, I wouldn't mind buying it
matty: still got peeps at Redmond?

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Originally posted by John Anderton
but for that price

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He didn't say it

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Originally posted by aNILEator

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Originally posted by John Anderton
but for that price

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He didn't say it

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Probably good considering matty got it
* John Anderton runs very very fast