Justin

That doesn't make sense. Are you referring to installing Vista and not
supplying a CD-Key? You can fix that within Windows. If that's what MS
told you then you got a hold of someone giving out wrong information.

In either case you can perform an anytime upgrade.


"jimmy fallon" <jimmyfallon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FE52F9BE-3FB1-4998-9E0B-B5DEE3367129@microsoft.com...
> no, that's within the 30 days...
> jf
>
>
>
> "Justin" wrote:
>
>> 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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