product key activation redundancy

Well, I've had the Beta for about a month now, and the whole time I've been getting an issue where I've had to repeatedly activate the product key I recieved from Microsoft for my Vista Beta. I would successfully activate the product online, and it would state I've completed activation. But every few reboots, it will once again... require an activation. My only resolution at the time was to just, activate it again.
No real problem I guess, so I just treated it as bug, and reported it regularly.
Recently though, I've began to require to activate immediately after logging in, which once again was quickly taken care of with another activation... no problem. Although now, I've been getting problems now saying the product key I entered was in use. I had recieved a back-up key from Microsoft (don't know why/how) and used that to fix that problem.
But now that key has the same issue now. And I'm locked out of Vista.
I've tried an over the phone activation, and that failed. They referred me to the customer service number, who at the time, turned me away, since it was for the not supported Vista Beta.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Well, I've had the Beta for about a month now, and the whole time I've been getting an issue where I've had to repeatedly activate the product key I recieved from Microsoft for my Vista Beta. I would successfully activate the product online, and it would state I've completed activation. But every few reboots, it will once again... require an activation. My only resolution at the time was to just, activate it again.
No real problem I guess, so I just treated it as bug, and reported it regularly.
Recently though, I've began to require to activate immediately after logging in, which once again was quickly taken care of with another activation... no problem. Although now, I've been getting problems now saying the product key I entered was in use. I had recieved a back-up key from Microsoft (don't know why/how) and used that to fix that problem.
But now that key has the same issue now. And I'm locked out of Vista.
I've tried an over the phone activation, and that failed. They referred me to the customer service number, who at the time, turned me away, since it was for the not supported Vista Beta.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Posting this 5 times in a few minutes might be considered a bit excessive. ;-)
Try this MS KB article written for WinXP and see if it will work for you with your Vista problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312295
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Well, I've had the Beta for about a month now, and the whole time I've been getting an issue where I've had to repeatedly activate the product key I recieved from Microsoft for my Vista Beta. I would successfully activate the product online, and it would state I've completed activation. But every few reboots, it will once again... require an activation. My only resolution at the time was to just, activate it again.
No real problem I guess, so I just treated it as bug, and reported it regularly.
Recently though, I've began to require to activate immediately after logging in, which once again was quickly taken care of with another activation... no problem. Although now, I've been getting problems now saying the product key I entered was in use. I had recieved a back-up key from Microsoft (don't know why/how) and used that to fix that problem.
But now that key has the same issue now. And I'm locked out of Vista.
I've tried an over the phone activation, and that failed. They referred me to the customer service number, who at the time, turned me away, since it was for the not supported Vista Beta.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Well, I've had the Beta for about a month now, and the whole time I've been getting an issue where I've had to repeatedly activate the product key I recieved from Microsoft for my Vista Beta. I would successfully activate the product online, and it would state I've completed activation. But every few reboots, it will once again... require an activation. My only resolution at the time was to just, activate it again.
No real problem I guess, so I just treated it as bug, and reported it regularly.
Recently though, I've began to require to activate immediately after logging in, which once again was quickly taken care of with another activation... no problem. Although now, I've been getting problems now saying the product key I entered was in use. I had recieved a back-up key from Microsoft (don't know why/how) and used that to fix that problem.
But now that key has the same issue now. And I'm locked out of Vista.
I've tried an over the phone activation, and that failed. They referred me to the customer service number, who at the time, turned me away, since it was for the not supported Vista Beta.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Well, I've had the Beta for about a month now, and the whole time I've been getting an issue where I've had to repeatedly activate the product key I recieved from Microsoft for my Vista Beta. I would successfully activate the product online, and it would state I've completed activation. But every few reboots, it will once again... require an activation. My only resolution at the time was to just, activate it again.
No real problem I guess, so I just treated it as bug, and reported it regularly.
Recently though, I've began to require to activate immediately after logging in, which once again was quickly taken care of with another activation... no problem. Although now, I've been getting problems now saying the product key I entered was in use. I had recieved a back-up key from Microsoft (don't know why/how) and used that to fix that problem.
But now that key has the same issue now. And I'm locked out of Vista.
I've tried an over the phone activation, and that failed. They referred me to the customer service number, who at the time, turned me away, since it was for the not supported Vista Beta.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Well, I've had the Beta for about a month now, and the whole time I've been getting an issue where I've had to repeatedly activate the product key I recieved from Microsoft for my Vista Beta. I would successfully activate the product online, and it would state I've completed activation. But every few reboots, it will once again... require an activation. My only resolution at the time was to just, activate it again.
No real problem I guess, so I just treated it as bug, and reported it regularly.
Recently though, I've began to require to activate immediately after logging in, which once again was quickly taken care of with another activation... no problem. Although now, I've been getting problems now saying the product key I entered was in use. I had recieved a back-up key from Microsoft (don't know why/how) and used that to fix that problem.
But now that key has the same issue now. And I'm locked out of Vista.
I've tried an over the phone activation, and that failed. They referred me to the customer service number, who at the time, turned me away, since it was for the not supported Vista Beta.
Does anyone have any suggestions?