MSDN Vista x64 DVD will not install with product key provided

> Hi Greg,
>
> The file name for RTM is correct, are you certain you grabbed the right .iso
> to burn? I'm not trying to be critical, but I've done that myself (usually
> because I'm in the wrong folder). The fact of the label on the desktop and
> that the RC key worked indicates that you used a beta build for
> installation. I didn't try an RC2 to RTM upgrade, but it should work.
>
>

> In article <uN8hHXBLHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, rick@mvps.org says...

> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > The file name for RTM is correct, are you certain you grabbed the right .iso
> > to burn? I'm not trying to be critical, but I've done that myself (usually
> > because I'm in the wrong folder). The fact of the label on the desktop and
> > that the RC key worked indicates that you used a beta build for
> > installation. I didn't try an RC2 to RTM upgrade, but it should work.
> >
> >

>
>
> I'm starting to wonder myself whether I burned the correct image, but I
> never pulled down the RC2 version (ever) in the past. I am re-pulling it
> from another machine, but it is going 4 times slower now. Just waiting
> and will see what happens. Thanks for the reply.
>
> Greg
>

> In article <MPG.2000554c4e7f3f4e989790@msnews.microsoft.com >, gregs-no-
> spam@branchgroup.com says...

>> In article <uN8hHXBLHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, rick@mvps.org says...

>> > Hi Greg,
>> >
>> > The file name for RTM is correct, are you certain you grabbed the right
>> > .iso
>> > to burn? I'm not trying to be critical, but I've done that myself
>> > (usually
>> > because I'm in the wrong folder). The fact of the label on the desktop
>> > and
>> > that the RC key worked indicates that you used a beta build for
>> > installation. I didn't try an RC2 to RTM upgrade, but it should work.
>> >
>> >

>>
>>
>> I'm starting to wonder myself whether I burned the correct image, but I
>> never pulled down the RC2 version (ever) in the past. I am re-pulling it
>> from another machine, but it is going 4 times slower now. Just waiting
>> and will see what happens. Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> Greg
>>

>
> Well... all is working now. It looks like I may have burnt an image from
> an old ISO, but I have yet to find the ISO on my computer that was the
> non-RTM version. Very strange. Oh well... time to run a search on the
> whole computer for iso files and find the culprit.
>
> Anyway... just wanted to pass on the update.
>
> Later

> Hi Greg,
>
> The file name for RTM is correct, are you certain you grabbed the right
> .iso to burn? I'm not trying to be critical, but I've done that myself
> (usually because I'm in the wrong folder). The fact of the label on the
> desktop and that the RC key worked indicates that you used a beta build
> for installation. I didn't try an RC2 to RTM upgrade, but it should work.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Greg Saunders" <gregs-no-spam@branchgroup.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1fffe0f68841b64b98978f@msnews.microsoft.c om...

>> Ok... We are MSDN Universal and Technet Plus Subscribers. Today I went
>> on
>> MSDN and downloaded Vista from the following location:
>> Operating Systems / Windows Vista / English / Windows Vista (x64) - DVD
>> (English)
>>
>> Once downloaded the file was called: en_windows_vista_x64_dvd_X12-
>> 40712.iso.
>>
>> I burned this to DVD and then proceeded to get the Windows Vista Ultimate
>> Key. I had to check the box and click the request key on MSDN which
>> promptly provided the key. I had also did this key generation on Technet
>> so I now had to Windows Vista Ultimate keys.
>>
>> I then took my notebook which currently has XP Pro and once had Vista
>> RC1... I removed the partition with XP Pro installed and then booted to
>> the DVD. When I was prompted for the key neither of the keys would work
>> from MSDN or Technet. The error was: "your product key cannot be
>> validated". Because I didn't want this to stop me I went ahead and
>> installed without the key and figured I would try to enter it again after
>> the install.
>>
>> After installation I tried the keys again and nothing worked. I noticed
>> on the desktop it showed the following version: "Windows Vista (TM) RC2
>> Evaluation Copy. Build 5744"
>>
>> So I figured maybe the ISO wasn't really the RTM release. I then used
>> the
>> key labeled "Windows Vista Ultimate Beta2/RC1/RC2" and this worked....
>> BUT
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY. I thought the ISO was the RTM version.
>>
>> Any ideas what is going on?
>>
>> And if it is really the RC2 version can I somehow get the RTM version and
>> update it to that version or will I be starting over?
>>
>> Thanks.

>

> Rick.
> RC2->RTM upgrade does work. I've tried it but would advise a clean install
> rather than upgrading a beta.
>
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell/User]
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uN8hHXBLHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> The file name for RTM is correct, are you certain you grabbed the right
>> .iso to burn? I'm not trying to be critical, but I've done that myself
>> (usually because I'm in the wrong folder). The fact of the label on the
>> desktop and that the RC key worked indicates that you used a beta build
>> for installation. I didn't try an RC2 to RTM upgrade, but it should work.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Greg Saunders" <gregs-no-spam@branchgroup.com> wrote in message
>> news:MPG.1fffe0f68841b64b98978f@msnews.microsoft.c om...

>>> Ok... We are MSDN Universal and Technet Plus Subscribers. Today I went
>>> on
>>> MSDN and downloaded Vista from the following location:
>>> Operating Systems / Windows Vista / English / Windows Vista (x64) - DVD
>>> (English)
>>>
>>> Once downloaded the file was called: en_windows_vista_x64_dvd_X12-
>>> 40712.iso.
>>>
>>> I burned this to DVD and then proceeded to get the Windows Vista
>>> Ultimate
>>> Key. I had to check the box and click the request key on MSDN which
>>> promptly provided the key. I had also did this key generation on
>>> Technet
>>> so I now had to Windows Vista Ultimate keys.
>>>
>>> I then took my notebook which currently has XP Pro and once had Vista
>>> RC1... I removed the partition with XP Pro installed and then booted to
>>> the DVD. When I was prompted for the key neither of the keys would work
>>> from MSDN or Technet. The error was: "your product key cannot be
>>> validated". Because I didn't want this to stop me I went ahead and
>>> installed without the key and figured I would try to enter it again
>>> after
>>> the install.
>>>
>>> After installation I tried the keys again and nothing worked. I noticed
>>> on the desktop it showed the following version: "Windows Vista (TM) RC2
>>> Evaluation Copy. Build 5744"
>>>
>>> So I figured maybe the ISO wasn't really the RTM release. I then used
>>> the
>>> key labeled "Windows Vista Ultimate Beta2/RC1/RC2" and this worked....
>>> BUT
>>> I DON'T KNOW WHY. I thought the ISO was the RTM version.
>>>
>>> Any ideas what is going on?
>>>
>>> And if it is really the RC2 version can I somehow get the RTM version
>>> and
>>> update it to that version or will I be starting over?
>>>
>>> Thanks.

>>

>

> Noted, thanks Harry.
>
> I knew RC1 to RTM worked, but hadn't done it with RC2. As you mentioned, the
> clean install is much preferred.
>
>