vista product key help

kev s148

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Hi
Iam hoping some body can help i build my computer over 4 months ago and have activated windows with no problems
i have since built my wife a computer and loaded vista 64 bit on to it but i need another product key to activte window microsoft want £126
i can get a vista upgrade disc for £68 will i beable to use the product key of the upgrade disc to activate my wifes computer
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    home built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 920 2.66ghz @ 3.67ghz 1.3v
    Motherboard
    ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 iX58
    Memory
    6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz@1400mhz 8-8-8-24
    Graphics Card(s)
    BFG GTX 285 OCX
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    samsung t220 sync master
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1TB samsung
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000W
    Case
    antec 902
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Ultra Quiet x3 120mm + 200mm fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
    Internet Speed
    6mb
    Other Info
    LG dvd-rw, LG GGC-H20L blueray player, Sony 2.1 speakers system, HP photosmart c5180 All-in-one Printer/Scanner/Copier (network conected) NetGear DG834G v4 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) netgear GS608 8 port switch WEI Score: 5.9
Hi Kev,

First of all, please don't bump your posts - see: http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/118651-forum-rules.html Rule #2. I have, therefore, deleted that post.

You can only use a key to activate a single copy of Vista on one machine only. This key needs to match the version of Vista installed, and also whether it is OEM, Upgrade, or Full Retail. If your installation of Vista is from an upgrade disk, and it is the same version that you have installed on your wife's machine, then yes you should be able to activate it with the key of the upgrade disk you are proposing to get, providing, of course, that the key matches the version of Vista installed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
    Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
    Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
    Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
    WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
    Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
    WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
    Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
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