Is the activated Vista the original installation?
"Alias" <aka@aka.cl> wrote in message news:f1d7ub$as0$2@aioe.org...
> Woodishi wrote:
>> I had an issue where my Vista install wouldn't activate due to a key
>> issue. It then expired and went into reduced mode before I could resolve
>> the issue. My Vista install is now activated and validated, but my start
>> menu is still gone and all the settings I had before are gone... any
>> ideas on how to recover my settings?
>>
>
> Yet more proof that MS' "anti piracy" programs do nothing to halt real
> piracy and only server to inconvenience paying customers.
>
> Alias