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Error Message “ The product key you entered cannot be used when installation is started from this edition of windows” while performing WAU on Windows Vista

This error message can come up if the user is trying to perform the WAU upgrade on a version of Windows Vista that is not activated or by using a non-complaint WAU product key. Resolve the issue by following the steps as mentioned in this article.

“The product key you entered cannot be used when installation is started from this edition of windows”

This sounds real frustrating. Sometimes you might get an error message like the above one, when you try to perform a Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) by using the WAU product key on Windows Vista based computer.

This error message comes up cause of two different reasons: -
  • If the user is trying to perform the WAU upgrade on a version of Windows Vista that is not activated
  • If the user is trying to perform the WAU upgrade by using a non-complaint WAU product key. Take for example if we use a Windows Vista Ultimate WAU product key to perform the WAU upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic to Windows Vista Ultimate

Let me explain you how to resolve these kinds of problems one by one. If you find yourself in the first scenario, please follow the following steps: -
  1. Stop the WAU upgrade process
  2. Activate the version of Windows Vista that you use
  3. Retry the WAU upgrade
And if you find yourself landing in the second situation: -
  1. Stop the upgrade process
  2. Obtain the correct Digital License Package (DLP) or the correct WAU product key for the upgrade path
  3. Return the WAU upgrade

The above two resolutions should be appropriate enough to resolve the issues even if it happens cause of two different reasons
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Type:ArticleContent
Updated at:27 Mar 02:33
Updated by:Remo
Tags: windows anytime upgrade windows vista
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