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Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:50:12 Z

Microsoft Windows Defender error 0x800106ba when restarting computers with McAfee VirusScan 2009 installed.

Please see:

Windows Defender error when restarting computers with VirusScan 2009 installed

and: http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/showthread.php?p=552909#post552909

If still no joy, please contact McAfee Support

Thank you!

Vincenzo Di Russo - Microsoft MVP Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Desktop Experience & Security - Since 2003. ~ My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/

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Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:23:12 Z

I did contact mcafee, all they had me do was disable windows defender. when i bought the vista two years ago, i had this problem and they had me do something and they both worked at the same time. I'm so sorry I didn't write it down. this time they had me disable windows defender. i told them that i didn't want to disable it, i wanted they both to work. after the disable he said restart and it will work fine. i replied of course it will, its disabled. IDIOT!

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Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:03:09 Z

Hahaha Thanks trudog.
I went even further, I contacted my computer manufacturer Dell and the poor Dell Tech support guy took so long trying to figure this out, somehow he got Windows defender to work . I wish had known all this McAfee issue much earlier because now my system is super slow.

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Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:13:37 Z

Defender successfully fixed - against McAfee.

Pathway to Success - follow these prompts for Vista!!!!!

go to Control panel-then Administration Tools - Computer Managerment - Service Application - Services - find windows defender in Services you will notice it will be blank or disabled - now you have to high light windows defender, double click and then select automatic, click on the word Start - apply changes and re boot your computer - and we know this works because it took us 4 HOURS to complete and ours works fantastic - good luck !!!!

This should also work with XP -

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Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:14:42 Z

came up with the same solution then found your thread, could have saved myself a few hours of pain on three differant PCs not very impressed with Mcafee if it causes problems at the very start, anyway well done confirm all working okay

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Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:56:16 Z

Thanks Spotted 1 - I also have had the same misfortune - so this has really been a great help to me - you should be working for McAfee - thanks again I will look forward to chatting with you more often -

cheers -

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Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:18:10 Z

Well done spotted 1!

After a 2 hour period spent messing about I found your solution and it worked a treat.

Mr. Jobo

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Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:44:17 Z

Oh the frustration!!!!

So I tried to do what you said, but after I went into the control panel........I couldn't find the Administration Tools!!!!!

I swear I am not blind, I started opening up all sorts of things and still didn't find it!

Help!

Plus half an hour ago the computer wouldn't let me log in because it said that something was unplugged! Oh the agony! Needless to say I restarted it. As soon as it restarted it shut it self down. Uggggg!

Once it had restarted itself, it once again came up with the error Ox800106ba.

That is when I went looking for help and found all of you.

Please Help, this is truly aggrivating.

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Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:46:20 Z

Oh !!!! you poor thing !!! well, here is what you should try -

Now - go to Windows Explorer (you will find this in Start down in the left hand corner of your screen - then accessories ) then when it opens up under the word Control Panel (ON LEFT) you will find the word "Administrative Tools" then click on that and the word Computer Management then just follow the prompts in first post but I have just put this in again for you -* Service Application - Services - find windows defender in Services you will notice it will be blank or disabled - now you have to high light windows defender, double click and then select automatic, click on the word Start - apply changes and re boot your computer - *

Let me know if this works for you - good luck - where are you ???? I am in Australia !!!

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Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:04:58 Z

If you're seeing the options like "System and Maintenance", "Users accounts and Family Safety", and so on.. you need to click on "Classic View" on the left on the screen (Under "Control Panel Home"). I hope that helps you if you haven't tried that already!

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Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:08:09 Z

Thank you for you help, I found it. xoxoxox

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Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:10:03 Z

I did have to change my view, then I followed spotted1's advise and all is good now. :) Thanks

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Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:23:22 Z

Thanks for your Great solution to this annoying problem

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Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:24:42 Z

spotted 1 - Thanks for your help. Didn't have this problem until yesterday when McAfee acted up after one month with new laptop. Installed existing McAfee using the 3rd of three licenses for 2009 product. Finally chatted online with McAfee support and told me to download Security software from website and not use CD. This obviously crapped up Windows products. Your solution OBVIOUSLY better than McAfee, whose instructions were to disable Win Def. I'm done with McAfee as soon as the script expires in September. Your solution took less than a minute to fix problem. Too bad I didn't find it sooner since I've wasted over an hour trying to fix the problem. Yesterday's endeavor was a three hour waste of time. Thanks again.

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Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:53:17 Z

Hi, thank's for this excellent solution.The McAfee techician told me to disable Win Def, I asked if Windows was aware of this problem he said no! some how I didn't believe him and found your solution it took five minets to fix and works fine!!!

Thank you again for solution excellent excellent!!!

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Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:34:11 Z

Question... the only big difference I have made .. is I actived defender. I guess before it wasn't. I also was told to use stinger.. which I hadn't down loaded.
It was about the time taht I scanned w/ Stinger that windows defender decided to error.
I think that is the problem.

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Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:28:58 Z

Hi , just one question are you using McAfee software protection on your computer? Because their seems to be a issue with Defender and McAfee! If so the solution posted by Spotted 1 coul be your answer.
Good luck

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Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:21:39 Z

Hi gaz5

Yes I am on McAfee full softward protection and windows Defender, there does seem to be a conflict with these two - but do what Spotted 1 did and it seems to work out -

Cheers

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Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:26:21 Z

Hello gaz5

To all the people that have replied to me (Spotted1) thank you and it's great that all the communities out there can help one another - have a lovely day everybody -

thanks again

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Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:29:26 Z

Hi Vincenzo - Could you please tell me how to give someone a medal on this site -

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Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:49:09 Z

Hi Cruiser1,

Need Help with Forums? (FAQ):
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/help

- What are these little medals under my Display Name?
- How are my points calculated?

Hope this helps,

Vincenzo Di Russo - Microsoft MVP Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Desktop Experience & Security - Since 2003. ~ My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/

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Wed, 06 May 2009 07:49:04 Z

Thanks a bunch Spotted 1. It worked for me. Looks like you have helped a lot of people. Very gracious of you.

Also, thanks to Tabitha who suggested hitting "Classic View" in Control Panel. I could not find Administrative services anywhere either.

YOU BOTH ARE THE BOMB!!!!!

Thanks

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Wed, 06 May 2009 20:57:13 Z

Thank you Thank you Spotted 1 ! After almost a week of doing this and that to get WindowsDefender to work again.I got it to work after doing what you said to do. Its now working as we speak. Again Thank you . Your the BOMB .

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Sat, 09 May 2009 14:02:35 Z

Thanks for the advice. It worked great. I was about going nuts trying to get the error message to turn off.

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Tue, 12 May 2009 01:08:12 Z

You are the stuff Spotted 1 ! ! !
I followed your prompts and now all is working perfectly. I'm protected and that annoying error message is gone.
Thank YOU for taking the time to figure it out, and helping novices like me.

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Mon, 18 May 2009 18:49:26 Z

THANKYOU so very kindly for your help.your info was so easy to understand as you had the sense to put it in plain english.
highest regards: BILL (EMAIL: Email removed for privacy
TO : Spotted 1 - you are a champ

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Mon, 25 May 2009 11:35:24 Z

Thanks for the fix. I tried the suggested McAfee fix without success but your fix worked first time and was so easy to follow.

If anyone else is having the same problem, I can recommend following this fix.

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Fri, 29 May 2009 03:30:16 Z

windows defender no inicia la aplicacion: 0x800106ab
tambien tengo McAfee
me puede ayudar?

en mcafeehelp no entiendo

solo hablo español

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Fri, 29 May 2009 04:06:29 Z

Hi jocsam,

Unfortunately, the Windows Vista Community is able to provide support in English only.
The following URL will help make sure you receive the appropriate support information for your location. Select your region from the drop down list and then click the arrow button:
http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx

Courtesy of Matt Hudson - Microsoft Answers Support Engineer.

Hope this helps,

Vincenzo Di Russo - Microsoft MVP Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Desktop Experience & Security - Since 2003. ~~~ My MVP Profile: https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Vincenzo

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Fri, 29 May 2009 07:51:49 Z

Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you. Perfect, even for a novice like me............well it took a while but that was because I was unsure of how to find my way around. It was harder to log in here to say thanks!

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Sat, 30 May 2009 05:56:08 Z

Hi spotted 1,

I went all the way and selected automatic but the start button is grayed out. I cannot click it. Any idea?

Steve

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Sat, 30 May 2009 06:21:19 Z

Once you've highlighted 'Windows Defender' before opening it, on the right of my pannel there is a 'more actions' sign. Once clicked try Restart. I only found it after i had successfully accomplished spotted 1s instructions, but it's there to try!

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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:49:50 Z

Spotted 1 saved my weekend,

Thanks Soooooo much for the very helpful easy to follow directions to get Windows Defender working after installing McAfee....I un-installed and re-installed thinking it did not installed properly, when this didnt work I thought my weekend would be wasted on the phone searching for tech support.... I did a quick search and after only a few minutes I came across your post, followed directions re started and I was working again......YEAH!

Thanks a million : )

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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:13:13 Z

I have been dealing with this for 2 months and I thought I was stuck with it but after reading this, and doing what is posted problem solved.

THANK YOU

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:18:59 Z

Thank you, thank you, thank you - I have been trying for months to resolve this problem and you have sorted it in 2 minutes. Can't thank you enough it has been doing my head in.

Cheers
JP

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Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:33:27 Z

i have had the same problem, now solved. to stop that message again, do these steps, click start, on search, type services then click; scroll down and double click windows defender, under general, click start up type then click automatic; on the service status click start then you're up and running again.

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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:49:57 Z

Hey this is the only tip that has worked for me with vista. i've been looking for hours trying all sorts of tips and this one worked in minutes with no problems. thanks

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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:07:33 Z

Thanks for the info,Window's Defender working .thx

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Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:55:26 Z

defender error 0x800106ba, fixed thx to your hard work. cheers

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Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:15:35 Z

WOW!!! Thank you spotted 1 to help me solve the problem....Fast and easiest way..=D

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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:35:00 Z

Thank God: (For spotted 1)

Your solution was fast and worked like a charm. I wish that I had known that I needed an advanced software degree before

purchasing a computer with Windows Vista installed. For anyone else with this problem, and I'm sure that there's quite a few, make sure you switch to the classic view when you open your control panel. Just follow spotted 1's instructions -success.
You might also discover that this same problem prevents you form viewing or changing your startup programs.
Many,Many Thanks Again.
Somebody please kick McAfee in the ____ for this one!
Dave D.

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Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:13:59 Z

to spotted 1
Thank you very much!
You like angel, God bless you!
:* :* :* & Big Hugs!!!
Marriam

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Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:50:52 Z

Thanks worked!!!

Cardsman

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Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:04:23 Z

This worked great. Took all of 2 min's. THANK YOU

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Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:38:32 Z

I followed all the instructions but when I entered "Start", the service tried to start but then gave me the following message:

Error 0x80092003 An Error occurred while reading or writing to a file.

I am using Vista Home Premium 64 bit

Tom

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Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:53:09 Z

I am a 73 year old novice. Last night my power went out and this morning when I booted, I got the 0x800106ba error message. My Help and Support led me to this forum. I had no idea that Defender and McAfee were involved. However I followed your instructions (Spotted 1) and upon changing to the Classic View, corrected the problem. I would not have known where to go without your support. Thank you so much.

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Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:58:56 Z

You rock ! I have been wanting to solve this error message, when I purchased a new computer I'm into keeping it clean and free of problems as long as I possibly can . So TY so much for simple & easy info for a mom who's is learning this computer stuff and to avoid the charges to help in these silly errors that freak us all out , I know next time to turn here for great support and helpful advice. Ty again ,Momma mimi

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Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:18:35 Z

All I can say is: THANKS!!

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Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:27:26 Z

Of course McAfee wants you to disable Window defender, then if your McAfee subscription lapses, they can send a broadcast message that your computer is vulnerable and it won't be caught by windows defender. There is no reason why the two programs should not be able to run together, sometimes McAfee doesn't always catch everything. Go figure.

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Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:51:10 Z

Hi spotted 1.

First off, I don't even know how I found thhis site. But thank God I did. My problem started when I wnet on vacation for a week. I used my new HP Laptop for my DeLorme GPS System. So, I couldn't get any up-dates. So when I got home, I got an error, that my Macafee wasn't fully protected. So I opened Macafee, and it said it needed attention. I saw the issues, so I hit the FIT-IT. It wouldn't correct the problems. I have ran across this many times over the years. So as far as I knnow, for me anyways, all I can do is to un-install Macafee, then re-install it. That way it corrects any issues. I had to do this when I got home. That is exactely when my error for my Windows Defender started. I believe that Macaffe is the problem, and it started the error code oX800106BA.
But thanks to your information, I was able to correct the problem with your instructions. I only wish I would have found this site days ago. It would have saved me many many hours of grief and fustration. Thanks a Bunch

.

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Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:36:23 Z

I think you're wonderful!! It fixed it and I've been messing with this for a couple of days. A quick fix. My many thanks to you.

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Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:09:20 Z

Hello, I, like another responder lucked up on this site regarding this problem. I had been told by a friend that McAfee has a history of being troublesome. Hence, I hesitated installing the full security package from them when prompted by my ISP. However, I did and this is when the windows defender problem started. Anywho, to make this msg. short. I've just done what you have suggested and the problem has been cleared after a week of frustration of trying to get rid of this error message. So to join the others in thanking you, I really appreciate your simple solution to this problem. Take care of you and yours.

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:22:50 Z

well done! at least one is so clever :-),thanks so much-you saved my time.

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Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:09:08 Z

Thanks a lot Spotted 1 - u r the only one who knows what you're doing! as has been seen, mcafee doesn't seem to know anything about how to solve the problem right. ur solution worked exactly as stated above. that's all it should take.

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Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:42:38 Z

thanks Spotted1. Only came across this problem, having been away on 2 wks holiday. struggling with all the windoows help, but your solution was spot on.

thanks - from Belfast

Do you know how to fix MS Messenger connection problems. Ever since I installed McAfee, an error message keeps coming up " We can't sign you in to MS Messenger. There might be an internet problem "

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Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:38:53 Z

Thank you! you are a life saver and much more knowledgeable than any dell or microsoft/windows support systems.

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Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:40:50 Z

colormefresh: also, just make sure you are logged in as the computer administrator and not just a system user.

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Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:23:51 Z

Thank you for this information

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Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:58:57 Z

Hi spotted 1 really worked.
I tried a couple of solutions before finding yours.
Followed your instructions and complete success, thanks again......
Tebero

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Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:37:53 Z

I am going to try this right now!! Will contact you when I'm done.

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Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:26:47 Z

Thanks for the tip, I did applied your tips this morning and it turned out great!!!! Thank you oh spotted 1!!

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Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:14:23 Z

Thank you very much,
I did what you posted. Just 1 minute, after that I restart my computer a Windows Defender 0x800106ba error message at startup is gone.
Unbelievable, you was great A+++++ spotted 1

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Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:11:29 Z

Defender successfully fixed - against McAfee.

Pathway to Success - follow these prompts for Vista!!!!!

go to Control panel-then Administration Tools - Computer Managerment - Service Application - Services - find windows defender in Services you will notice it will be blank or disabled - now you have to high light windows defender, double click and then select automatic, click on the word Start - apply changes and re boot your computer - and we know this works because it took us 4 HOURS to complete and ours works fantastic - good luck !!!!

This should also work with XP -

I want to appreciate your 4 HOURS to complete and ours work fantastic. Great! TQ

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Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:26:59 Z

Works great! Did this one day, but upon reset/McAfee reload, it begins again. Windows Defender is off.

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Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:23:27 Z

I can't get my windows up it just a black sceen and black screen with an open window in it, that is how I can still use my computer. I cant figure out how to get my desktop to come back

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Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:02:10 Z

Why have I not found you sooner??? I have worked on this for a few months......boot up, shut down, type this, go here...go there
boot up, shut down.........

I LOVE YOU!

NOW, how do you make this damn VISTA work a little faster???? Do you know how many times I saw that little circle go round and round while I tried all the "experts" advice!

Thank you, Thank you from Southern California!

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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:31:20 Z

Hello, I'm beta client Carlos Bacarel CIContábeis, I was reading your explanation, and verifyed that service was in automatic mode and had started, the message Wich Defender give me is expired time, I'm using Vista OEM since 2007 and reinstalled some times, fact :when I did a clean installation in myNotebook, more or less in the four time, with DVD valid license, don't can activate more, on line, only with talking with support Microsoft, wich with telephone call, gave me one number and before, I gave they my number wich confirmed that was Windows Vista Ultimate, then OK activacted on line, is the only method, by internet.
Thanks, from a father that have a daughter living in Biron Bay-Austrália, with my sister, don't forgett the second name "SBARAINI",Karina and Maria Marta.From Iguaçu Falls Cascavel city, Paraná, Brasil.
Goodbye friend!
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