vista cd key been replaced by fake, it wont change

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anongo

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i flashed my bios then had to clear cmos my vista cd key has changed and is now invalid and i get the following error message:
windows vista (tm)
build 6002
this copy of windows is not genuine

every time i put my key in it just gets reset to the invalid key.

i tried phone activation also, is there anything i can do to get rid of the fake cd key? also i saw something about cmd line activation dose anyone know how to do this and will it work.
Thanks:)
 
never used Vista or command line to activate. seems to be easier to use the recovery disc and get it done. Could try this though. something i ran across in my travels. Other question would be has there been any hardware changes? other than the flash.

Changing Windows Vista Product key (Command Line):

1. Click Start > All Programs > Accessories. Right click on Command Prompt
and choose to Run as administrator.
2. From the command line, type slmgr.vbs -ipk KEY replacing KEY with your actual product key, then press Enter.
3. To activate Windows Vista after changing your product key, type slmgr.vbs -ato
 
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it says i need elevated privaleges like i am ansering to someone else authority when it is my pc i am admin and the only one with an account, the command thingy worked just that i wasnt allowed acces to change it??
 
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Couple other things to try.
Right click the command prompt then run as Administrator and if ya have to try creating another account with admin rights then log in with that. I think ya should have more than one back door anyway. Ya might need it. like now.
 
it says this now... :confused: it accepted my key then when i activated it substituted a bogus key in its place??
 
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i tried reinstalling windows but for some reason it skips it on start up so i cant format or anything, change primery drive to the right one still no luck, damn bios bugged update :mad:
 
are you trying to boot from cd windows? have you configured the boot device 1st as cd rom drive. ya might have some settings in the bios that needs to be configured. or can ya exit to dos mode hitting the 'F8' key (tapping) then exit to dos and work from there.

for the record i would not flash unless is was to make the board faster or some kind of critical update. Maybe for compatibility with software your trying to use. that would be about it. i would not flash just because its there. it can shut ya down.
 
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its something to do with the bios update i installed it has screwed up my pc good, dose clearing cmos delete the bios?
 
as long as its not corrupted bad. if it is. you can download from the motherboard manufacture to clear then again you may already have it. Do ya think its corrupted? might want to put it back like it was and start from there. sometime its such a mess it can't even be fixed. then you will be down. Then again if the update won't fix your problem then leave it alone. you don't need it.
 
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all sorted now thanks, i just needed to phone them up!!;)
still shows pirated cd key but it is actually mine that is registered!!
 
ive never had a problem getting a key. your good. glad to see it ready.
Don't ya love a adventure. another learning curve all the time.
 
too bad i spent the wholeday trying to sort the bios and installng windows when all i needed to do was register by phone :mad:
 
don't feel bad. I had one last week with mine. running 7 Pro 64 its a quad and dual samsung syncmaster 24" monitors. for simplicity i turned off the digital side (2nd monitor) and installed and wiped with the other until installed. I fixed the problem but had to wipe. did the c: primary clean install and could not start windows after completing. had the mouse arrow on the screen. did this 3 times. i was ready to rip. for some reason i turned on the other screen. it was there (windows). i had a fit for a couple minutes. it was just a hunch. thats all i had, out of ideas, nothing wrong. it worked.
my adventure and learning curve. looking forward to the next.
oh well...........

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One question though im interested in. and maybe others.
Are you saying because you flashed the bios you have to get a new key?
Never had to do that when flashing.
 
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