Mmmm. Did you copy cert file into C:\ ??? Then, did you open command prompt (like MS-DOS Prompt) with admin rights ? SLMGR.VBS syntax always works (under specific requirements like the ones listed above). So check again. It's a very strange error. If you can't solve, look first if you have SLIC tables listed into ACPI Section under Everest Ultimate, and then reinstall Windows Vista.
That's exactly what I did. I will reinstall Windows Vista this Friday and report feedback whether it's activated or not. SLIC information is listed in both, Everest Ultimate and ACPIScope, but I attached the SLIC table information (I hope that's the way it has to be exported ), so you can check it.
BIOS is not loaded, was restored from a flash recovery Starting FLASH recovery ROM shecksum is bad NVRAM data will destroied CMOS data will preserved