Hi everyone here is my case: I was trying to fix a dell comp with vista premium, but it had some virus malware and other things... just a big mess now I was able to remove the virus and malware but the comp was very slow so i decided to re install the os from a partition inside the comp(manufacturer had made the partition) but for some reason the comp was on a loop of system repair and keep just trying to repair and fail. so I decided to reinstall the OS with a dvd of vista I had, but it was a oem dell vista basic it work but here is my problem the comp had original vista premium and not vista basic is there a way to convert the vista basic to vista preimium? thank you so much for your help
There link for the tool to back up the cert is no longer working. Can you help find a new link for the cert tool
I save the certi using the tools you told me to use. i dl the vista version and did install using the key on my comp panel side. now I need to activated--- but im a bit lost here can you please help me thank you
i dl the attachment you ask me to dl. i extracted the files, and within the folder I look look at the dell folder since the machine that im working is a dell. I copy the dell folder in the c: (anywhere in the root of c: ) but here is my question what would be the name of my cert? --------- when I open cmd with admin privilages I get C:\Windows\system32> is this correct?
lol the name of my certficate would be Dell-Dell-2.0 ------------------- but what folder should I place in the root of c: the dell folder or the ~CERTIFICATE~ folder?
First from the list of vendors choose Dell if Dell and open all the way down to the actual cert. Check to make sure it matches the one from slic 3.2 tool and copy and paste certificate in C:\ . When opened, right there is fine then close Now open all programs from start icon and find cmd ICon right click on it and choose admin privlages and command prompt should be open and then begin above commands ctrl + Alt + delete will close cmd line
you want only the certificate inside certificate folder. right clic --> copy and open C:\ and paste --> close and then above mentioned
so I copy the certif file found under the dell folder (DELL-DELL-2.0) to c: (root of c ---------------- I open with admin priv the cmd I get C:\Windows\ system32> here I type slmgr.vbs -ilc DELL-DELL-2.0 where ultimately the cmd displays C:\Windows\system32>slmgr.vbs -ilc DELL-DELL-2.0 and then I hit ENTER but I get the following message Windows Script Host Run 'slui.exe 0x2a 0xBBA' to display the error text. Error: 0xBBA
great so on root of c: I have the following folder ~CERTIFICATE~ inside this folder the following file is inside DELL-DELL-2.0 correct so far?
I just compared both certificate files I compared both by double clicking on the file then looking at the different inside the file the only difference I found is just the name of the certificate file which DELL-DELL-2.0 from the file you ask me to dl DELL_V2.0_Cert from the 3.2 tool
so I should I the cert file from the 3.2 tool and not from the file I dl correct? i hope I m getting closed
so when I paste the cert file from the 3.2 tool on root of C: file name DELL_V2.0_Cert ------------ I type and ultimated IT looks like this the following on cmd with admin priv C:\Windows\system32>slmgr.vbs -ilc DELL_V2.0_Cert but I get an error the same error as before: Windows Script Host Run 'slui.exe 0x2a 0xBBA' to display the error text. Error: 0xBBA