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Re: De-Activation and Re-Activation on the same computer
"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> wrote in message
news:1623F2C6-B6C2-4BA4-B10E-76A810EFE81D@microsoft.com...
> Noel
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> There is no "de-activation".
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> The way activation works is that when you activate with a particular
> product key, that information is kept in the activation servers at
> Microsoft. The activation information is reset on the activation servers
> every 120 days. If you activate again before 120 days has passed, the
> automatic internet activation will fail and you will be required to use
> the telephone to re-activate. If it has been more than 120 days, the
> automatic internet activation will work.
Has anyone ever confirmed that the activation server resets after 120 days??
Thanks in advance
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> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
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> "Noel" <Noel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F4DF54CF-881B-4F9B-BFBF-738C9B11EA91@microsoft.com...
>> Hello, I put together a new machine and decided to put Vista on it;
>> anyway
>> the raid drivers were a littel flaky and my drives corrupted. I had to
>> recreate the array.
>>
>> I wasn't able to reactivate, the internet activation failed, even though
>> there were no changes to the machine (except the raid volume was
>> recreated);
>> using the phone system worked.
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>> To avoid this in the future (ie what if my drives fail and I have to
>> reinstall) how do I
>> "De-Activate" Vista?
>>
>>
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