Vista - Product Key activation

After installing Vista Premium just to test it out and see how it runs on the
old girl I found it not to be to its full potential but made the mistake to
activate it. Then I went shopping and got a new moterboard, CPU, Ram, Graphic
card (I kept th old Box). Formatted my Hard disk and loaded up Vista on it.
Now if I activate it or trying to, it tells me that the product key is
already in use and I have to purchase another Version of Vista.
What I suspect is that microsoft checks the Product Key and then gets your
Computer details and registers that on their database. Now my computer is no
longer what it was I am in deeeeep waters.
Has anyone a solution or suggestion. I cant afford to say $450.00 good bye.

cheers Jonek

You can activate by phone, and tell MS what happened and they'll let you
activate it. Pain in the butt, but it works.

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"Jonek" <Jonek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> After installing Vista Premium just to test it out and see how it runs on
> the
> old girl I found it not to be to its full potential but made the mistake
> to
> activate it. Then I went shopping and got a new moterboard, CPU, Ram,
> Graphic
> card (I kept th old Box). Formatted my Hard disk and loaded up Vista on
> it.
> Now if I activate it or trying to, it tells me that the product key is
> already in use and I have to purchase another Version of Vista.
> What I suspect is that microsoft checks the Product Key and then gets your
> Computer details and registers that on their database. Now my computer is
> no
> longer what it was I am in deeeeep waters.
> Has anyone a solution or suggestion. I cant afford to say $450.00 good
> bye.
>
> cheers Jonek
>

Call microsoft and explain your situation to them. I had to do the same thing
after i did a recovery.
Jim


"Jonek" wrote:

> After installing Vista Premium just to test it out and see how it runs on the
> old girl I found it not to be to its full potential but made the mistake to
> activate it. Then I went shopping and got a new moterboard, CPU, Ram, Graphic
> card (I kept th old Box). Formatted my Hard disk and loaded up Vista on it.
> Now if I activate it or trying to, it tells me that the product key is
> already in use and I have to purchase another Version of Vista.
> What I suspect is that microsoft checks the Product Key and then gets your
> Computer details and registers that on their database. Now my computer is no
> longer what it was I am in deeeeep waters.
> Has anyone a solution or suggestion. I cant afford to say $450.00 good bye.
>
> cheers Jonek
>

Tell them that you replaced defective hardware, and DID NOT buy a new
computer. You cannot activate the same copy of Vista on a new computer, but
if you had to upgrade defective hardware, then you don't have a new
computer. Get the idea??


"jim" <jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Call microsoft and explain your situation to them. I had to do the same
> thing
> after i did a recovery.
> Jim
>
>
> "Jonek" wrote:
>
>> After installing Vista Premium just to test it out and see how it runs on
>> the
>> old girl I found it not to be to its full potential but made the mistake
>> to
>> activate it. Then I went shopping and got a new moterboard, CPU, Ram,
>> Graphic
>> card (I kept th old Box). Formatted my Hard disk and loaded up Vista on
>> it.
>> Now if I activate it or trying to, it tells me that the product key is
>> already in use and I have to purchase another Version of Vista.
>> What I suspect is that microsoft checks the Product Key and then gets
>> your
>> Computer details and registers that on their database. Now my computer is
>> no
>> longer what it was I am in deeeeep waters.
>> Has anyone a solution or suggestion. I cant afford to say $450.00 good
>> bye.
>>
>> cheers Jonek
>>

You can install and activate Vista retail on a different computer as
long as it is removed from the first.
There is no limit to the number of moves and/or installations as long
as retail Vista is installed on only one computer at a time.
Since the OP paid $450 for Vista, it is unlikely to be OEM.

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"Hugh Jass" <imnot@home.com> wrote in message
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> Tell them that you replaced defective hardware, and DID NOT buy a
> new computer. You cannot activate the same copy of Vista on a new
> computer, but if you had to upgrade defective hardware, then you
> don't have a new computer. Get the idea??