Windows Vista build 5840

btman16

Hello,

If I have a genuine key for Windows Vista, will it work to activate build 5840 of Windows Vista home premium, or will it work only on builds 6000 and greater?

I have looked quite a bit and am unclear as to how this works. I read that it was in the RTM branch but of course was not the actual RTM version.

Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to any assistance you are willing to provide.

Thanks,

Brandon

lowlevell

you could try this V7KPK-CRWQ9-8F374-2KGPC-QCKG8

btman16

Hello,

First, that key did not work. My next question is, will I be able to activate 5840 with a new Vista product key, or will a key I purchase only work with builds 6000 and greater?

I'm not sure where you found that but if it will let me activate via a key I purchase, then do you know where I can purchase a Vista Home Premium key please?

Thanks,

Brandon

ShadowProphet

You could try and use Windows Loader. They install a product key license they already have into the system. Though it may be illegal, I feel its morally fine to use it on a pre-release build.

whythehellnot

Not sure on the legality of all of this, but MS Toolkit from the official torrent has never failed me. It reportedly supports Vista, not sure about pre-release.
I've got a load of spare Vista keys, didn't realize people still purchased Vista...

BOD

I'd imagine that release keys will only work with release versions.