activation 5342

Well, I got 5342 from Connect this AM and installed it. Install is still rough, but it's beta. I needed a new product key from Connect specifically for 5342 because it wouldn't take any of the 5270 ones. After the installation, I tried to activate it and activation failed. It wants a different product key! Got a second key from Connect and still no go.
I'm not going to put any amount of time/effort into an OS that locks me out in 14 days, so if any of you run into the issue and know how to solve it, please do post back. I was looking forward to seeing how this build went, too. Oh well.
Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Malke wrote:

Well, I got 5342 from Connect this AM and installed it. Install is still rough, but it's beta. I needed a new product key from Connect specifically for 5342 because it wouldn't take any of the 5270 ones. After the installation, I tried to activate it and activation failed. It wants a different product key! Got a second key from Connect and still no go.
I'm not going to put any amount of time/effort into an OS that locks me out in 14 days, so if any of you run into the issue and know how to solve it, please do post back. I was looking forward to seeing how this build went, too. Oh well.
Malke

Let this thread die. I realized this post should have gone in vista.install-setup instead and have posted there.
Sorry about that,
Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Malke wrote:

Well, I got 5342 from Connect this AM and installed it. Install is still rough, but it's beta. I needed a new product key from Connect specifically for 5342 because it wouldn't take any of the 5270 ones. After the installation, I tried to activate it and activation failed. It wants a different product key! Got a second key from Connect and still no go.

It's a problem for everyone, and there's about a thousand me-too! threads from everyone who discovered it on the private newsgroups <sigh>

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:09:03 +0100, Mike Williams wrote:

It's a problem for everyone, and there's about a thousand me-too! threads from everyone who discovered it on the private newsgroups <sigh

Cheers Mike, saves me from trying another install. -- Tekguru (Daron Brewood) MS-MVP/Mobile Devices
Webmaster: UKs largest Pocket PC Site http://www.4WinMobile.com

I had no problem getting a 5342-specific product key from Connect.
Was that the one which didn't work for you ? Or, did you only attempt to use the 5270 product key ?

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Malke wrote: Well, I got 5342 from Connect this AM and installed it. Install is still rough, but it's beta. I needed a new product key from Connect specifically for 5342 because it wouldn't take any of the 5270 ones. After the installation, I tried to activate it and activation failed. It wants a different product key! Got a second key from Connect and still no go.
It's a problem for everyone, and there's about a thousand me-too! threads from everyone who discovered it on the private newsgroups <sigh

Juan T. Llibre wrote:

I had no problem getting a 5342-specific product key from Connect.
Was that the one which didn't work for you ?

5342 key is not activating either the x86 or 64bit versions of the new build for near-anyone I can tell. The issue is being addressed by Microsoft after the weekend - there being no rush while there's 14 days to activate.

Thanks, Mike.
I'll finish downloading tonight, and planned to install in the morning.
It's probably better to wait for the new key before installing, I guess. It's either that or wiping out the partition and doing it all over again, right ?

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Juan T. Llibre wrote: I had no problem getting a 5342-specific product key from Connect.
Was that the one which didn't work for you ?
5342 key is not activating either the x86 or 64bit versions of the new build for near-anyone I can tell. The issue is being addressed by Microsoft after the weekend - there being no rush while there's 14 days to activate.

I've tried on another machine I set up in the house - also getting the issues. I'll play with it tomorrow when I can be arsed... but I don't know about anyone else, but I've just lost an hours sleep in the space of a second, so already I'm not too happy... British Summertime my arse... there's still snow on the ground outside!! :-o
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Juan T. Llibre wrote:
Thanks, Mike.
I'll finish downloading tonight, and planned to install in the morning.
It's probably better to wait for the new key before installing, I guess. It's either that or wiping out the partition and doing it all over again, right ?
Well, we don't know. I don't think we'll need to wipe and do it all over again. When you get the error message, there's a place to change your product key so maybe a patch will do it. The key(s) you get from Connect will work just fine for the installation. It's just the activation that fails.
Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Juan T. Llibre wrote:

Thanks, Mike.
I'll finish downloading tonight, and planned to install in the morning.
It's probably better to wait for the new key before installing, I guess. It's either that or wiping out the partition and doing it all over again, right ?

Well, we don't know. I don't think we'll need to wipe and do it all over again. When you get the error message, there's a place to change your product key so maybe a patch will do it. The key(s) you get from Connect will work just fine for the installation. It's just the activation that fails.
Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 03:18:54 +0100, Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor) wrote:

British Summertime my arse... there's still snow on the ground outside!! :-o

No snow but I know the feeling. I hate the time zone switch over. -- Tekguru (Daron Brewood) MS-MVP/Mobile Devices
Webmaster: UKs largest Pocket PC Site http://www.4WinMobile.com

Where abouts do you live Daron? Presuming England of course, or at least within the Greenwich time zone :oP
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--- Original message follows --- "Tekguru (Daron Brewood)" wrote in message

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 03:18:54 +0100, Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor) wrote:
British Summertime my arse... there's still snow on the ground outside!! :-o
No snow but I know the feeling. I hate the time zone switch over. -- Tekguru (Daron Brewood) MS-MVP/Mobile Devices
Webmaster: UKs largest Pocket PC Site http://www.4WinMobile.com

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:14:42 +0100, Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor) wrote:

Where abouts do you live Daron? Presuming England of course, or at least within the Greenwich time zone :oP

Oh about 8 miles North of Manchester. And you?
PS finally got in the beta groups so no doubt see you more in there :) -- Tekguru (Daron Brewood) MS-MVP/Mobile Devices
Webmaster: UKs largest Pocket PC Site http://www.4WinMobile.com

Fat chance, Malke. Fat chance. The Beta Police are all over it like stink on a skunk. :-}
"Malke" wrote in message

Malke wrote:
Well, I got 5342 from Connect this AM and installed it. Install is still rough, but it's beta. I needed a new product key from Connect specifically for 5342 because it wouldn't take any of the 5270 ones. After the installation, I tried to activate it and activation failed. It wants a different product key! Got a second key from Connect and still no go.
I'm not going to put any amount of time/effort into an OS that locks me out in 14 days, so if any of you run into the issue and know how to solve it, please do post back. I was looking forward to seeing how this build went, too. Oh well.
Malke
Let this thread die. I realized this post should have gone in vista.install-setup instead and have posted there.
Sorry about that,
Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

-- Nancy Ward MVP

You'll love it, Juan.
"Juan T. Llibre" wrote in message

Thanks, Mike.
I'll finish downloading tonight, and planned to install in the morning.
It's probably better to wait for the new key before installing, I guess. It's either that or wiping out the partition and doing it all over again, right ?

Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP aspnetfaq.com : http://www.aspnetfaq.com/ asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/ foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/ =================================== "Mike Williams" wrote in message Juan T. Llibre wrote: I had no problem getting a 5342-specific product key from Connect.
Was that the one which didn't work for you ?
5342 key is not activating either the x86 or 64bit versions of the new build for near-anyone I can tell. The issue is being addressed by Microsoft after the weekend - there being no rush while there's 14 days to activate.

-- Nancy Ward MVP

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 10:28:18 -0600, Nancy Ward wrote:

You'll love it, Juan.

I wasn't feeling any love for it until I discovered my stability problems were a result of having installed avast! anti-virus. Now it appears to be very stable and I'm able to explore without it crashing hard enough to require reboot every 5-10 minutes.
--
-Jeff B. zoomie at fastmail dot fm

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:40:45 -0500, Yeff wrote:

I wasn't feeling any love for it until I discovered my stability problems were a result of having installed avast! anti-virus. Now it appears to be very stable and I'm able to explore without it crashing hard enough to require reboot every 5-10 minutes.

Did you try my removal tips Jeff? -- Tekguru (Daron Brewood) MS-MVP/Mobile Devices
Webmaster: UKs largest Pocket PC Site http://www.4WinMobile.com

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:48:59 +0100, Tekguru (Daron Brewood) wrote:

I wasn't feeling any love for it until I discovered my stability problems were a result of having installed avast! anti-virus. Now it appears to be very stable and I'm able to explore without it crashing hard enough to require reboot every 5-10 minutes.
Did you try my removal tips Jeff?

No, I went with the "nuke 'em from orbit" gambit and simply formatted and started over. I think explorer has crashed on me once but it restarted itself, no problems. With avast! on the system I would've had to reboot after discovering all of my programs had crashed.
I felt a bit silly afterwards because it should've occurred to me it was something low-level screwing things up. I'd watched a lot of the Channel 9 videos and that should've clued me in that my newsreader crashing shouldn't prevent my mail reader from doing anything. The virus scanner having problems explained that all.
--
-Jeff B. zoomie at fastmail dot fm

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:05:59 -0500, Yeff wrote:

The virus scanner having problems explained that all.

Ahh. A pity you had to take that route, but at least you know you have a squeaky clean system now :)
AVG registered is working perfectly for me so far. -- Tekguru (Daron Brewood) MS-MVP/Mobile Devices
Webmaster: UKs largest Pocket PC Site http://www.4WinMobile.com