Hey.
Just downloaded the pre RC1, but I dont have my product key any more. Is
there any way to get it back? Or does somebody have an extra one they
wouldn't mind letting me use?

Where do you find the product key?
Can you just use the same one you used for Beta 2?
"bs2009" wrote:

Hey.
Just downloaded the pre RC1, but I dont have my product key any more. Is
there any way to get it back? Or does somebody have an extra one they
wouldn't mind letting me use?

No-one will let you have a product key in a newsgroup. If you have lost the
one from the Beta 2 program and do not have an MSDN operating systems
subscription minimum, you will not be able to install the Pre-RC1. Wait for
the RC1.

Mike Bernstein

"bs2009" wrote in message
...
Hey.
Just downloaded the pre RC1, but I dont have my product key any more. Is
there any way to get it back? Or does somebody have an extra one they
wouldn't mind letting me use?

So if you do have a Produckt Key from Beta 2, it WILL work with the Pre-RC1?

"Mike Bernstein" wrote:

No-one will let you have a product key in a newsgroup. If you have lost the
one from the Beta 2 program and do not have an MSDN operating systems
subscription minimum, you will not be able to install the Pre-RC1. Wait for
the RC1.

Mike Bernstein

"bs2009" wrote in message
...
Hey.
Just downloaded the pre RC1, but I dont have my product key any more. Is
there any way to get it back? Or does somebody have an extra one they
wouldn't mind letting me use?

Yes

Mike Bernstein

"Robb Mitchell" Robb wrote in message
...
So if you do have a Produckt Key from Beta 2, it WILL work with the
Pre-RC1?

"Mike Bernstein" wrote:

No-one will let you have a product key in a newsgroup. If you have lost
the
one from the Beta 2 program and do not have an MSDN operating systems
subscription minimum, you will not be able to install the Pre-RC1. Wait
for
the RC1.

Mike Bernstein

"bs2009" wrote in message
...
Hey.
Just downloaded the pre RC1, but I dont have my product key any more.
Is
there any way to get it back? Or does somebody have an extra one they
wouldn't mind letting me use?

I have a product key (which I received when I downloaded RC1) and just tried
to install RC1 but it won't accept my product key...what do I do then?
thanks, raza

"Mike Bernstein" wrote:

Yes

Mike Bernstein

"Robb Mitchell" Robb wrote in message
...
So if you do have a Produckt Key from Beta 2, it WILL work with the
Pre-RC1?

"Mike Bernstein" wrote:

No-one will let you have a product key in a newsgroup. If you have lost
the
one from the Beta 2 program and do not have an MSDN operating systems
subscription minimum, you will not be able to install the Pre-RC1. Wait
for
the RC1.

Mike Bernstein

"bs2009" wrote in message
...
Hey.
Just downloaded the pre RC1, but I dont have my product key any more.
Is
there any way to get it back? Or does somebody have an extra one they
wouldn't mind letting me use?

Hi,

Install without it, just click 'next' at the Product Key screen. You get 30
days without it to try the software out. As it's a beta, you should only be
running it as a test OS anyways. The alternative is to wait for the public
release of Windows Vista, which has already reached the stage of final
code.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"raza" wrote in message
...
I have a product key (which I received when I downloaded RC1) and just
tried
to install RC1 but it won't accept my product key...what do I do then?
thanks, raza

"Mike Bernstein" wrote:

Yes

Mike Bernstein

"Robb Mitchell" Robb wrote in
message
...
So if you do have a Produckt Key from Beta 2, it WILL work with the
Pre-RC1?

"Mike Bernstein" wrote:

No-one will let you have a product key in a newsgroup. If you have
lost
the
one from the Beta 2 program and do not have an MSDN operating systems
subscription minimum, you will not be able to install the Pre-RC1.
Wait
for
the RC1.

Mike Bernstein

"bs2009" wrote in message
...
Hey.
Just downloaded the pre RC1, but I dont have my product key any
more.
Is
there any way to get it back? Or does somebody have an extra one
they
wouldn't mind letting me use?

Rick:

thanks for the response...This is a test machine only (we are developing a
software for Windows and would like to test on Vista). For some reason, when
I boot up, Vista takes me straight to the activation key menu and there is no
Next button...My options are to re-enter product key (i did this a few times
with no success), try alternate methods (I tried phone to no avail) or enter
in reduced functionality (browser only which doesn't offer much alternatives
either)

any ideas? reinstall?

thanks, raza

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

Hi,

Install without it, just click 'next' at the Product Key screen. You get 30
days without it to try the software out. As it's a beta, you should only be
running it as a test OS anyways. The alternative is to wait for the public
release of Windows Vista, which has already reached the stage of final
code.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"raza" wrote in message
...
I have a product key (which I received when I downloaded RC1) and just
tried
to install RC1 but it won't accept my product key...what do I do then?
thanks, raza

"Mike Bernstein" wrote:

Yes

Mike Bernstein

"Robb Mitchell" Robb wrote in
message
...
So if you do have a Produckt Key from Beta 2, it WILL work with the
Pre-RC1?

"Mike Bernstein" wrote:

No-one will let you have a product key in a newsgroup. If you have
lost
the
one from the Beta 2 program and do not have an MSDN operating systems
subscription minimum, you will not be able to install the Pre-RC1.
Wait
for
the RC1.

Mike Bernstein

"bs2009" wrote in message
...
Hey.
Just downloaded the pre RC1, but I dont have my product key any
more.
Is
there any way to get it back? Or does somebody have an extra one
they
wouldn't mind letting me use?

Rick:

I just reinstalled from scratch and it worked...the first time around i
didn;t have the email with the product key so I bypassed adn then it wouldnt
accept my key..on a total reinstall it worked...doesn't matter too much i
guess cuz I am playing with RC1 when I should already be playing with RC2...

the bad news for us is that our application doesn't install....it has
something to with .NET 1.1 and 2.0 but I am not sure what yet...

thanks, raza

"raza" wrote:

Rick:

thanks for the response...This is a test machine only (we are developing a
software for Windows and would like to test on Vista). For some reason, when
I boot up, Vista takes me straight to the activation key menu and there is no
Next button...My options are to re-enter product key (i did this a few times
with no success), try alternate methods (I tried phone to no avail) or enter
in reduced functionality (browser only which doesn't offer much alternatives
either)

any ideas? reinstall?

thanks, raza

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

Hi,

Install without it, just click 'next' at the Product Key screen. You get 30
days without it to try the software out. As it's a beta, you should only be
running it as a test OS anyways. The alternative is to wait for the public
release of Windows Vista, which has already reached the stage of final
code.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"raza" wrote in message
...
I have a product key (which I received when I downloaded RC1) and just
tried
to install RC1 but it won't accept my product key...what do I do then?
thanks, raza

"Mike Bernstein" wrote:

Yes

Mike Bernstein

"Robb Mitchell" Robb wrote in
message
...
So if you do have a Produckt Key from Beta 2, it WILL work with the
Pre-RC1?

"Mike Bernstein" wrote:

No-one will let you have a product key in a newsgroup. If you have
lost
the
one from the Beta 2 program and do not have an MSDN operating systems
subscription minimum, you will not be able to install the Pre-RC1.
Wait
for
the RC1.

Mike Bernstein

"bs2009" wrote in message
...
Hey.
Just downloaded the pre RC1, but I dont have my product key any
more.
Is
there any way to get it back? Or does somebody have an extra one
they
wouldn't mind letting me use?

Rick Rogers wrote:

Hi,

Install without it, just click 'next' at the Product Key screen. You get
30 days without it to try the software out. As it's a beta, you should
only be running it as a test OS anyways. The alternative is to wait for
the public
release of Windows Vista, which has already reached the stage of final
code.


OK then. It is official, i will not recommend any use of Vista (especially
64-bit) except experimentally until at least SP1.

--
JosephKK
Gegen dummheit kampfen die Gotter Selbst, vergebens.Â*Â*
--Schiller