gwendes
13-01-2006, 01:56 PM
Q. Why are some of the keys aren't working on my new keyboard/laptop when entering the Windows Product key?
A. This could be due to the fact that Windows limits the keys that you can use when entering the license number. This is to prevent misreading and is designed to be useful. Common keys not to work are:
'0' - 'O'
'8' - 'B'
'5' - 'S'
'2' - 'Z'
'1' - 'I'
If you think that you have one of the keys above in your license, check again. Some are easy to misread (D and Q for example) It is highly, highly unlikely that you have an incorrect license key.
Also check that the number lock is not on, particularly on notebooks. This is toggled on and off with the key combination 'Fn'+'NumLock'
The license key is in the form xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx There is no license key starts 00000...
A. This could be due to the fact that Windows limits the keys that you can use when entering the license number. This is to prevent misreading and is designed to be useful. Common keys not to work are:
'0' - 'O'
'8' - 'B'
'5' - 'S'
'2' - 'Z'
'1' - 'I'
If you think that you have one of the keys above in your license, check again. Some are easy to misread (D and Q for example) It is highly, highly unlikely that you have an incorrect license key.
Also check that the number lock is not on, particularly on notebooks. This is toggled on and off with the key combination 'Fn'+'NumLock'
The license key is in the form xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx There is no license key starts 00000...