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You may receive some errors messages when you use Multiple Activation Key (MAK) or the Key Management Service (KMS) to perform Volume Activation on one or more Windows 7 or Windows Vista-based computers, and in this article you can find the solutions to fix these error codes.

Fix error code 0xC004C001 on Windows 7 and Windows Vista

The error code 0xC004C001 appears when you try to use a MAK to activate one or more computers, and the error appear because the MAK key is not valid.

Error messages for code 0xC004C001:

“0xC004C001
The activation server determined the specified product key is invalid”

To fix this error, verify that the key that is used is the MAK that was provided by Microsoft.

Fix error code 0xC004C003 on Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Error messages for code 0xC004C003:

“0xC004C003
The activation server determined the specified product key is blocked”

This error message appear when the MAK is blocked on the activation server. This fix this error, you should contact the PA Call Center to obtain a new MAK, and then install and activate the system.

Fix error code 0xC004B100 on Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Error messages for code 0xC004B100:

“0xC004B100
The activation server determined that the computer could not be activated.”

This error appear when the MAK is unsupported, and to fix this error, you should verify that the MAK that is used is the MAK that was provided by Microsoft.

Fix error code 0xC004C008 on Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Error messages for code 0xC004C008:

“0xC004C008
The activation server determined that the specified product key could not be used.”

This error code appear when the KMS key has exceeded the activation limit. KMS keys will activate up to 10 times on six different computers.
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In this article you can find methods that describe how to fix network connectivity problems which can appear in Internet Explorer.

When you have problem with network connectivity in Internet Explorer, the first step to solve the problem is to use the Network Diagnostic tool.
The Network Diagnostic tool can be used on Windows Vista, and the tool can test the network connection for error, and also can be used to determine whether network-related programs are working correctly.

How you can use the Network Diagnostic tool

Step 1: Open Internet Explorer and access the Web page that have network connectivity problems;
Step 2: In Internet Explorer should appear an error messages and in the error messages should be a link Diagnose Connection Problems, click on this link;

After it was clicked on the link, the tool will run, and on the finish will generate a report, report which can have the following results:

• It was unable to find a problem.
• It has detected a problem. Additionally, the tool will provide guidance on the next steps to take to troubleshoot the problem.
• If you cannot find and solve the problem with Network Diagnostic tool, you should troubleshoot the problem manually.

How you can fix the network connectivity problems in Internet Explorer

Method 1: Test other known good sites

You should try other Web addresses to see if the problem persist or it’s just a problem with the site which you want to access.
Try to check other sites like: www.google.com; www.yahoo.com;. If you do not experience network connectivity problems when you type one of these addresses in the Address bar, we recommend that you contact the owner of the Web site where you see the problem. The site may be temporarily offline or experiencing other issues of its own.

If the connectivity problems persist, may be a conflict with other software that is installed on the system, and to solve the problem go to method 2.

Method 2: Verify the network connection

After you have verified the cables that connect the computer to Internet are secured firmly, follow the next steps:

Step 1: Verify external DSL modem, cable modem or dial-up modem connectivity

When you use an external modem, you should check the following:

• Check 1: Verify the cable from modem
• Check 2: If the cable that connects the external modem to the computer is a USB cable, you must perform some additional checks. A USB cable will have different connectors on each end of the cable. One end will be flat and rectangular, and the other end will have a square connector with angles on two of the corners.

Step 2: Verify the internal modem device connections

If the modem that is used to connect to the Internet is inside the computer, there should be only one cable coming out of the modem device.

Step 3: Verify the home network connectivity
If the computer connects to the Internet through a home network, we recommend that you check the items in the following list, as appropriate for your situation.

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When you try to connect with your computer that is running Windows7 or Windows Vista-based mobile PC to certain Wi-Fi hot spots, may occur some problems and finally you cannot connect to the Wi-Fi hot spots.

You can have problem with connectivity because the wireless network connection is dropped or you don’t have too much experiences with this kind of connectivity.

This issue occurs if the Wi-Fi hot spot uses wireless APs or routers that do not support the 802.11 power save protocol.
The explanations for this issue is that the power saving features that are included in Windows Vista and Windows 7, default power plan is Balanced, will turn off 802.11 power safe mode, because the wireless network adapter is configured to use Maximum Performance mode. This case it’s happened when you when the mobile PC is plugged into a power source.
Other case is when the mobile PC is running on battery power, the wireless network adapter is configured to use Medium Power Save mode. This uses the 802.11 power save mode.

To fix this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: When connect the mobile PC to a power source

When you plug the mobile PC into a power source, Windows Vista or Windows 7 switches the wireless network adapter power setting in the default power plan from the Medium Power Save setting to the Maximum Performance setting. This turns off the 802.11 power save mode.

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When you try to open a document in Word or Excel, this error can occur:

“The document ‘Filename’ caused a serious error the last time it was opened. Would you like to continue opening it?”

The messages can appear everytime when you try to open the document.

The error messages appear because the file appears on the list of disabled files for the Microsoft Office program and the program adds a file to this list if the file causes a serious error. One of the errors that can make to appear this error messages is when the program close unexpectedly (crash) during two or more attempts to open it.

Hot to fix the error

The error can be fixed, and to fix it you should remove the file from the list of disabled files.
To fix the problem follow these steps:

Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Microsoft Excel 2002, Microsoft Office Word 2003, or Microsoft Word 2002

Step 1: Go to Help -> About Microsoft Program and then click on Disabled Items;
Step 2: Select the file, and then click Enable;
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This error “System error 1068 has occurred” may occur when you want to print a document, and to fix the error, you should reset the print spooler.

Error:

“System error 1068 has occurred.
The dependency service or group failed to start.
Spooler SubSystem App has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Operation could not be completed. The print spooler service is not running.”

You can fix this problem automatically, and the steps are:

Step 1: Download this file

Step 2: Double click on file and then click Run

The file can be run in either Light mode or Full mode. Light mode makes changes to the spooler that should not require you to make any additional changes. Full mode will restore the print spooler to default settings and require that you reinstall your printers.

Fix manual the problem

Light Mode

Step 1: Sets the print spooler service back to its default settings;
Step 2: Removes any dependencies that the spooler may have on third-party services.
Step 3: Delete any print jobs (.shd and .spl files) from the %windir%\system32\spool\printers folders.
Step 4: Turns on event logging for print errors and warnings;
Step 5: Makes sure that the standard print monitors are present;
Step 6. Makes sure that the Winprint print processor is present for the architecture of the computer;
Example : HKLM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows x64\Print Processors\winprint
Step 7: Starts the print spooler service.
Step 8: Restores any missing core print spooler binaries (spoolsv.exe, spoolss.dll, localspl.dll, win32spl.dll) from the DLLCache folder.

Full Mode

Step 1: Performs all steps listed above from the Light Mode;
Step 2: Delete .spl and .shd files from any non-default spool folders;
Step 3: Delete all printer shares;
Step 4: Delete per-machine printers from
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