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Protecting VB.NET application...
Edward Lee e...@ulgm.org microsoft public backoffice smallbiz2000 It seems like Product Activation won't necessarily prevent me from using Ghost. unless I decide to upgrade some of my Win2k machines...but that won't happen for a long time. Maybe I should work with my vendor? Is that the way to go? Sigh!

Why won't my product key work to reinstall office 03?
How do you mean your product key doesn't work anymore? It won't accept it then check you're entering it correctly (really check). If it won't activate then the Hi, I just upgraded to Windows XP Home ED. and had a conflict with my CDRW software. In the meanwhile, I fried my motherboard and had to replace it.

New Computer and Office won't work
When you installed Office 2007 you would have been asked for your product key. What happened when you entered it at that point? Whenever you enter it, you bought it from (not Microsoft) and they should not charge you anything - if they have sold you a product which doesn't work they are obliged to sort it out.

Expression Media serialnumbers won't work
I've tried uninstalling it and then reinstalling it, but every time I open the program, it asked for my product key. I type in the number on the sticker that's labled "Product Key", but I keep getting this message that it's an invaild key. It's the only key I have, what other "Product Key" is there? Why won't this

Why activation won't matter
I want to do a clean install of Windows XP Pro, but I have lost my product ID #. I have called Microsoft and they won't help because it an OEM version. Bruce Chambers Microsoft MVP - Shell/User ******** Rich, Mike, The viewer will *NOT* work with OEM versions. -- Cassandra Reply email disabled.

Windows ME product code
Jon jmer...@antispam-computronics.net microsoft public win98 gen_discussion You have to use the product key that came with the upgrade, the key from your first edition will not work. Jon -----Original Message----- I am trying to install Win98 SE Upgrade I have just purchased and it rejects my Win98 1st edition

xp pro oem, can't install
It wants the product key before it will let me use the program. That number is on the bottom of the computer and I entered it several times. caps, nocaps, etc. But, alas no hope of the program becoming useful. What do I do. Can microsoft give me a new product key code? madonnaringsw...@hotmail.com.

Product Key COA won't work
Brendan Reynolds "Llamacek" <Llama...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E048FBA9-1319-464F-B4DE-55FF2E3D6C7F@microsoft.com... If I try to download a template to access, it asks me for the product key. Mine won't work, although I have already registered my office professional.

Microsoft asks for product key to download. Mine won't work
For example, a WinXP Home OEM Product Key won't work for any retail version of WinXP Home, or for any version of WinXP Pro, and vice versa. An upgrade's Product Key cannot be used I'm trying to do my homework before jumping into an XP clean re-install. Original machine was preloaded by manufacturer with W98.

Why did M$ take the 'COA' thread off!?
Not only will a key from 95 or 98 or ME not work on XP, an XP home key won't work on XP Pro, and, for that matter, an XP Pro full product key won't work on an XP Pro I have Windows XP Home Retail upgrade (I upgraded from a full version of 98se) running on my own PC that I built myself and a friend of mine has a

Can't produce qualifying media for XP Upgrade...
René Sorry, it won't work because the restore CD has been designed to work only on the laptop. Your product key won't work either because it is also tied to the laptop. You might want to consider Open Source And your source for my financial wherewithal is what? Your imagination? Frank? Your wishful thinking? Alias.

No product key (some posts not showing up on MS servers)
I am not at the spot where I need to enter my product key and windows will not accept it. This copy is a legal copy I bought from the store and it still will not work. I also can not try to install windows fresh again, no matter which hard disk I have connected it always goes to instal windows screen (the one where

Why activation won't matter
My other NT and W2K machine can attach and print to this printer no problem, but xp he, he, he wont even -look- at the printer. It doesn't even see it on the network. Sure you can, well..at least I can.... - This whole thing about having to "activate" xp, (a product key, within a product key, within a product key.

Numerous xp problems you should know about.
(This file won't be present on most machines, and on those where it exists, it won't always have the CD key.), nor is it on the installation CD. If it was a retail license, it's stored somewhere I have my original disk but none of the paperwork it came with. What can I do to retrieve my key to make my product work?

Quick Restore - won't accept our Product Key
Now, I won't be able to go to the office for quite some time to get any Product Keys, and there's a good chance I wont be able to find the CDs. This apparently wasn't thought out at all. Argh. Oh well. Here's hoping our integrations for Office2000 work with OfficeXP with no problems. Thanks MSDN!

XP (SP1) won't let me change my key!
Greetings -- He probably didn't want to take the chance of writing it down incorrectly and not having it work later, after it's too late to recover it from the hard I can't get into BIOS now and the computer won't boot up when I put in the XP Home CD. I am going to take it back and give the guy my XP package.

product key won't work
My bad :-) K "Steve C. Ray" <ste...@mail.com> wrote in message news:eID29VU$DHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... That won't work if he can't boot XP! However my product key was thrown away along with all of the other contents that came with my version of windows other that the original cd.

Won't Accept Product Key
An icon for Microsoft OneNote appeared on my screen and when I tried to open it, it said to type in my product key. I found the product key on the back of the CD and entered it, but for some reason it keeps saying I entered it incorrectly and won't let me open the program. I've checked it three times and I know I

My horror story with used HP Pavilion 8140 computer
You are right, my mistake. But, wouldn't Microsoft assume that many "Software Pirates" have access to thses media, and will copy them like hell. In other words, if you punch in a corporate product key while using retail media, it won't work and you will still be asked to activate or punch in a correct retail

formatting a computer with windows 98
Backed it all up onto my external hard drive but won't be installing most of the software, prefer to use what she is already used to, so that when I get a phone have a look (in the Registry or on the Disk) for the "Product Key" for things such as Burning ROM Nero (or Roxio/Sonic etc,) & CyberLink Power DVD or