windows activation issues

Intel p4 2.53 1 Gb ram intel 845PE chipset - I have installed Windows Vista Beta 2 3 times now so thats 6 hours I will never get back. The first time the calendar defaulted to 2010 which I missed so the license expired straight away. My fault. Second time I installed without cleaning up another 2 hours wasted as the second install seemed to grab details from first install error activation period has passed. My fault again. Finally I deleted partition made sure my system clock was correct and I thought I had it, I deselected activate when I go online, then went ahead and finished installation. Vista didnt recognise my network card and before I could try and install drivers I had the same activation problem again. I ended up with purchase product key, activate online, alternate activation methods of which none worked they returned errors after about 15 minute wait Authentication failed error 0x800705b4. I can get into safe mode but after 6 hours I dont want to touch it without some sort of plan of attack. Any suggestions would be gratefully tried. From what little I have seen Vista looks good. thanks in anticipation and frustration Michael

I just retype the product key again like it was a new one that seemed to work mine is now activated ;)

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Intel p4 2.53 1 Gb ram intel 845PE chipset - I have installed Windows Vista Beta 2 3 times now so thats 6 hours I will never get back. The first time the calendar defaulted to 2010 which I missed so the license expired straight away. My fault. Second time I installed without cleaning up another 2 hours wasted as the second install seemed to grab details from first install error activation period has passed. My fault again. Finally I deleted partition made sure my system clock was correct and I thought I had it, I deselected activate when I go online, then went ahead and finished installation. Vista didnt recognise my network card and before I could try and install drivers I had the same activation problem again. I ended up with purchase product key, activate online, alternate activation methods of which none worked they returned errors after about 15 minute wait Authentication failed error 0x800705b4. I can get into safe mode but after 6 hours I dont want to touch it without some sort of plan of attack. Any suggestions would be gratefully tried. From what little I have seen Vista looks good. thanks in anticipation and frustration Michael

Intel p4 2.53 1 Gb ram intel 845PE chipset - I have installed Windows Vista Beta 2 3 times now so thats 6 hours I will never get back. The first time the calendar defaulted to 2010 which I missed so the license expired straight away. My fault. Second time I installed without cleaning up another 2 hours wasted as the second install seemed to grab details from first install error activation period has passed. My fault again. Finally I deleted partition made sure my system clock was correct and I thought I had it, I deselected activate when I go online, then went ahead and finished installation. Vista didnt recognise my network card and before I could try and install drivers I had the same activation problem again. I ended up with purchase product key, activate online, alternate activation methods of which none worked they returned errors after about 15 minute wait Authentication failed error 0x800705b4. I can get into safe mode but after 6 hours I dont want to touch it without some sort of plan of attack. Any suggestions would be gratefully tried. From what little I have seen Vista looks good. thanks in anticipation and frustration Michael