Windows 10: Purchased 2 Windows Upgrades from MS Store and only, 1 Activated, 1 Gone

Dear, I used email address *** Email address is removed for privacy *** to purchase 2 Windows 10/11 Pro upgrade licenses from my daily laptop Lenovo IdeaPad5 Windows 11 Home. I logged into my work HP Pavillion Windows 11 Home laptop's Microsoft using the same email I made the purchase with and went to settings, chose to upgrade license and the update was successful. I then signed to a third laptop DELL older model and I think it did not support upgrade through MS app store however the update was not successful and I could not do it by generic key either, my *** Email address is removed for privacy *** account was logged into the Microsoft account. Then the

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Online activation and purchase of Windows 10 using PPPOE and MS Store

I have installed a Windows 10 Home using media creation tool from Microsoft. Now I would like to activate it and purchase the valid key. So, I step into Parameters > Activation and select there a Go to Microsoft Store entry. The window with MS store page opens, but when I click on Buy option I get an error code 0x800713AB with a description "Internet Connection required".





Obviously, I am connected to Internet.
But I am using a PPPOE connection which is rather good and MS store page can be opened in browser (although price there is different (higher), heh).

If this may be helpful, after boot I am connecting ("dialing") to my connection manually, this is fine for me. Another interesting feature: in Control Panel > Network and Internet I have a "no Internet Access" notice, but everything works fine. I was also able to install some application from MS Store, although got the same error message, but it installed and worked.

So, how do I get past the 0x800713AB error message and purchase the activation key with usage desktop version of Microsoft Store?

 

2 for the price of 1 Vista Ultimate.

I got this email from MS and it says:

Just go to your favorite retail or online store and purchase a standalone, full package Windows Vista Ultimate product, full or upgrade version, and we will match that with a second, complimentary Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade product key. We will honor a copy you purchased, and first activated, after December 1, 2007. Hurry! This offer expires on January 15, 2008.

To take advantage of this great offer, simply follow these steps:


Go to http://www.windowsvistaevalcomp.com.
Sign in using the same Windows Live ID that you used to download the beta or release candidate versions of Windows Vista.
Follow the instructions to locate the Product ID on the computer running the qualifying copy Windows Vista Ultimate that you recently purchased.
Enter that Product ID into the online form.
We will then provide you with a Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade key, so you can install Windows Vista Ultimate onto a second machine. (The second machine must have Windows XP or a version of Windows Vista already installed in order to upgrade)

Maybe you know some one you can split the cost of one copy of Vista Ultimate (to freaking expensive imo) and get the 2nd one. I know Circuit City has Vista Ultimate in their add this week and it comes with a $75 gift card. Ultimate is expensive, but this sweetens up the deal some.

 

You Can Upgrade to Win10 Pro for a £1 Now

I've just tried clicking Go To Store from an edition of Home, and it now says
"for testing only. Do not purchase"







This suggests to me that any product key you might obtain this way won't work in the final release.