Vista Registration after New Motherboard

lareth

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Hi,


I bought my pc a few years ago.

During the time I've had the pc, the motherboard has broke several times.

I've got my pc fixed through warranty, except this last time it broke, as I had installed a new videocard and power output.

SO, I had to go buy a new one. The one in my pc would have cost me about 250 to 300 euros to get, and I had no chance of finding one in a shop anywhere, it had to be sent somewhere, and I wasn't ready to pay for that crap also. It's maybe worth 50 euros and most likely less, and with it's constant repairing needs it's even much less than that, so I decided not to waste huge amounts of money and I bought a MB which could hold all the stuff I had previously bought as upgrades to my pc, and it's price was 49 euros. So I saved a lot of money.

Or so I thought.

After about a month after buying and installing this new motherboard, I got a message on the lower corner of the screen saying "0 days until reactivation", or something similar. No prior warning.

Instantly I guessed what this was about, and I just couldn't believe it.

I tried writing down the register ke y on the tag I have in my computer, but I knew it was to no prevail.

After buying a new motherboard for to fix the constant breaking down of the old one, it is required of me to buy a completely new vista..

I would understand of having to reinstall another version of it, but having a working register key or something.. But no, a brand new, expensive vista.

I have always been very lenient with microsoft and it's problems. I have understood why you have to buy a windows for all your pc's at home, I get that to smoe extent adn have no problems with it.

The necessity of windows, I get that, it's good business and marketing, you make more money, of course.

But this.. I have one single pc. I bought the pc with a vista, and I didn't know I had to worry about it being taken away from me. I thought there was no possibility for this to happen, but it has come to this, and it is unbelievable.

Why would anyone seriously expect me to buy a new windows for a pc I have already bougth windows for?

I know that the most I should have to do is get a new vista installation disk from somewhere, but my licence for vista should not be taken away because of impossibilities involving hardware on my pc. This is absolutely absurd.

If there is anything to be done to thwart this, I would very much apprechiate it, and be seriously grateful for any help. I don't want to hear excuses, as I'm angered as it is already, and don't need to hear why they charge me more money for something I already have, because I know why that ultimately is.

First would be to get this vista to work, as almost everything needs windows.

But if not, I've already downloaded linux, and heard only good things about, and will swap to that, eternally, and also only buy pc's and parts from here after that will not ever have heard of windows. Also I will make sure to be a beakon for linux, after I test it of course, and make sure all I can do is being done to make sure linux and other OS's will take even more market value from microsoft that they already have and are doing.

Thanks for any help, and I know this battle is not in my favour... :(
 

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Re: Vista Rgistration after New Motherboard

Ok let us get to the point.

1.You are unable to activate Vista.

Now a few Questions from My side
Is it a RETAIL or an OEM version?

If it is RETAIL then try activating it Online.
If Online gives an Error then try activation via Phone

If your Vista is OEM then activating online generally won't work, hence it is recomended to activate via PHONE system and it is also very easy.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HTPC/Desktop PC/Gateway LT2104u
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz with HT/3.0Ghz with HT/Atom N450
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-81915ME-C/Intel D865GBF/Acer LT21
    Memory
    2x1GB DDR 400Mhz/512x2GB DDR 400Mhz/1GB DDR2-800Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ECS 9800GT 512 DDR3/ Sapphire HD3650 AGP 8x 512MB/Intel 3150
    Sound Card
    Turtle Beach RIVERIA 5.1 SPDIF Out/SoundMAX AD1985/Realtek H
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SONY BRAVIA KLV-32V300A V-Series/ KLV-19T400A/ Built-in
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080/1980x1080/1024x600
    Hard Drives
    MAXTOR 40GB
    WD ESSENTIAL EDITION 1TB USB

    Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB SATA 150/ 250GB Toshiba
    PSU
    OCZ Fatal1ty 550W/
    Case
    Lian-Li v351, Lancool K-62 DragonLord
    Keyboard
    Logitech Combo
    Mouse
    Logitech Combo
    Internet Speed
    512 Kbps
Re: Vista Rgistration after New Motherboard

Ok let us get to the point.

1.You are unable to activate Vista.

Now a few Questions from My side
Is it a RETAIL or an OEM version?

If it is RETAIL then try activating it Online.
If Online gives an Error then try activation via Phone

If your Vista is OEM then activating online generally won't work, hence it is recomended to activate via PHONE system and it is also very easy.


I'm unable to register vista.

It's an OEM version, if it means that it's some sort of computer specific vista. It came with my fujitsu, and the reinstallation disk has fujitsu on it.

The menu was in, "System", in the Control Panel".

My vista is in my native language, but I'll try to translate it as good as i can.

It says "The product key you entered is not valid for activation."

> Get a new key online

Clicking this it opens up a IE page, which says, "Buy one activation code" or something like that, which I'm not ready to do.

> Enter other product key

I enter the one on my pc, and it doesnt work.

> Request help to solve problem (Fujitsu Siemens Computers)

Clicking this last one opens up a help page, with microsoft written all over it, so it's what I'm doing right now, asking for help.
 
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Re: Vista Rgistration after New Motherboard

Added to the previous message, There is a link to try and test what the current situation with the activation is, and it fails. It has failed for 2 days now.
 

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Re: Vista Rgistration after New Motherboard

Is it a Desktop or a Laptop.

If it is a laptop then under the laptop you will find a COA(Certificate of Authenticity).

It is a small Label which has the 25 Digit CD Key
it will be in this format
XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

the X stands for numbers and alphabets

copy this Key in a paper and go to the Desktop

right click Computer>Properties

on the bottom of the page you will find the link to Change the Product/CD key

click on that and Enter the New key and then choose the method to activate.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HTPC/Desktop PC/Gateway LT2104u
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz with HT/3.0Ghz with HT/Atom N450
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-81915ME-C/Intel D865GBF/Acer LT21
    Memory
    2x1GB DDR 400Mhz/512x2GB DDR 400Mhz/1GB DDR2-800Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ECS 9800GT 512 DDR3/ Sapphire HD3650 AGP 8x 512MB/Intel 3150
    Sound Card
    Turtle Beach RIVERIA 5.1 SPDIF Out/SoundMAX AD1985/Realtek H
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SONY BRAVIA KLV-32V300A V-Series/ KLV-19T400A/ Built-in
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080/1980x1080/1024x600
    Hard Drives
    MAXTOR 40GB
    WD ESSENTIAL EDITION 1TB USB

    Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB SATA 150/ 250GB Toshiba
    PSU
    OCZ Fatal1ty 550W/
    Case
    Lian-Li v351, Lancool K-62 DragonLord
    Keyboard
    Logitech Combo
    Mouse
    Logitech Combo
    Internet Speed
    512 Kbps
heh, I saw an 8 as a B, with the small letters in the tag, so the last time I tried this i typed it in wrong :/

Thanks for helping me on this pointless problem..

Oops, typo!
 

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No problem.

Happens to everyone.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HTPC/Desktop PC/Gateway LT2104u
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz with HT/3.0Ghz with HT/Atom N450
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-81915ME-C/Intel D865GBF/Acer LT21
    Memory
    2x1GB DDR 400Mhz/512x2GB DDR 400Mhz/1GB DDR2-800Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ECS 9800GT 512 DDR3/ Sapphire HD3650 AGP 8x 512MB/Intel 3150
    Sound Card
    Turtle Beach RIVERIA 5.1 SPDIF Out/SoundMAX AD1985/Realtek H
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SONY BRAVIA KLV-32V300A V-Series/ KLV-19T400A/ Built-in
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080/1980x1080/1024x600
    Hard Drives
    MAXTOR 40GB
    WD ESSENTIAL EDITION 1TB USB

    Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB SATA 150/ 250GB Toshiba
    PSU
    OCZ Fatal1ty 550W/
    Case
    Lian-Li v351, Lancool K-62 DragonLord
    Keyboard
    Logitech Combo
    Mouse
    Logitech Combo
    Internet Speed
    512 Kbps
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