Justin

If you wait past the 30 days? That sucks. If you do it before the 30 days
you can activate from within Windows.


"jimmy fallon" <jimmyfallon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AFB242CA-2BD9-4B34-BD20-BD9E555348C4@microsoft.com...
> When I called microsoft about the issue of it wanting to activate a month
> after installing, there fix was to load Vista on top of itself and then
> put
> in the key code on the box.
> jf
>
>
>
> "Gary" wrote:
>
>> No there is nothing unique about the disk, it should ask for a qualifying
>> key.
>>
>>
>> "jimmy fallon" <jimmyfallon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8FEEE3E7-45D1-414D-B86F-3316046D27BC@microsoft.com...
>> > Yeah but what a pain in the ass it is to have to reinstall windows a
>> > second
>> > time just to accomplish a clean install. I bought the goddamn xp, so it
>> > should prompt me for the GD disc. NOW, after reinstalling Vista over
>> > itself
>> > the screen saver freezes on me. Other wise not so bad... a real slap in
>> > the
>> > face for those of us who just want to get to work.
>> > jf
>>
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