Re: Update says key is invalid, I KNOW it's not!
- From: "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <onsitech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:42:48 -0600
Maybe you should defer the hardening until /after/ you install all of the
mandatory OS updates, like BITS, WinHTTP, Windows Installer, SP4, and the
Rollup.
"NewbieSupreme" <newbiesupreme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:NMqdnX9vNtT-_E3eRVn-sA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I did a complete wipe/fresh install of Win2K Pro, hardened it per
>instructions here:
>
> http://www.claymania.com/windows2000-hardening.html
>
> and got sp4, the security rollup for sp4, and ie 6. I then had to search
> and separately get the Winhttp 5.something, BITS 2.0, and installer 3.1,
> because the automatic update thing kept failing the installs of them.
> Now, however, when searching for further updates, after being told that
> update had to validate this version of windows, I keep getting an invalid
> product key error. I thought maybe this was due to steps in the
> hardening, so I undid all of them, and it still says I have an invalid
> product key.
>
> Now, this key is valid, man, I have the retail disk and sticker right
> here, and checked that it was entered right.
>
> I realize I can get the fixes by using Automatic Update instead of doing
> it manually, but this invalid key thing really disturbs me. I bought this
> in 2001, paying full price, so I don't see why this is happening.
>
> Has this happened to anyone else? Installing on Dell Dimension (also
> purchased in 2001, but w/ Windows98. Again, I did FULL wipe and install,
> not upgrade, deleted partition and everything.
>
> Any tips, advice, fixes, would be appreciated.
>
.
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