Can't activate Windows no matter what I do

rzn6jw said:

Would you like the retail upgrade key as a validation?

Yep. Send it to me.

BTW: Unable to reach the servers is a different error (maybe too many are downloading a new Skippy build.. LOL)

rzn6jw said:

That was the same message I got during the last bru-ha-ha, too. Sent you the upgrade info just a minute ago.

Your key is valid... just the server is not validating it. Was Win 7 activated when you did the upgrade?

Unfortunately there is nothing much we can do about MS not finding the existing licence.. it's happened before that we needed to re-create the licence from scratch.

The unable to reach the server thing is what baffles me tho'... it's not like a server response saying you are not entitled but more like "I don't have the info required to activate"

rzn6jw said:

I have to run to an appointment that'll probably be 1 1/2 hours or so. Don't know how late you are there but we can catch up tomorrow if need be. Let me know.

If things don't work out here, I'll purchase a new key but I'm worried that the new key will act in the same way that I'm having now so I'm really leery about going that route for $200.00.

Anyway, back in about 1 1/2 hours.

As always, thanks for all your wonderful help.

No prob, but before splashing out on a new key I'm gonna try yours on a clean VM install tomorrow... there's something in your upgrade that seems funky.