1. Install and logon Vista final (worked with the BillGates edition) with the CDkey given by BillGates.
2. Browse to Windows\System32\Licensing\pkeyconfig' folder,right-click 'pkeyconfig.xrm-ms'
Open property, click Security > Advanced > Owner > Edit > Administrators.
Click OK and close the propertes.
Then re-open properties of the file, Click Security > Advanced > Edit > select Administrators and click Edit.
Click "Full Control", Click OK and close the properties.
3. Reboot into safe mode
Replace 'pkeyconfig.xrm-ms' using the one in this package.
Go to Start > Run > type "services.msc" and find "Software Licensing". Normally this ain't running, but if it is
you need to stop it with the stop button above.
4. Goto Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareLicensing
Replace the tokens.dat from this package with the one there.
5. Reboot into normal mode again.
Go to Start > Help & Support > type "Activate" in the search menu. Click on the third topic "Activate Windows on this Computer"
This will start Windows Activation. You can use almost any key here, if you have gotton a Beta1/Beta2/RC1/RC2 key from Microsoft
you could bestly use this one for it. If you don't got a key, use this one: H7RPG-XDMJM-WTY9D-VYJ3C-CB3KJ