Vista - Product Key Question

So I was curious. With all this new security that Microsoft has added to
the Product keys, what would someone do when they need to completely
re-install windows vista? I mean they can't activate the same key twice so
what everytime you decide to do a system wipe you need to spend another $90
for an upgrade key? Just curious.

you will use the same key again and again...

no problem


"Joseph Habich" <jwhabich@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> So I was curious. With all this new security that Microsoft has added to
> the Product keys, what would someone do when they need to completely
> re-install windows vista? I mean they can't activate the same key twice so
> what everytime you decide to do a system wipe you need to spend another
> $90 for an upgrade key? Just curious.

Phone activation would work.

"Joseph Habich" <jwhabich@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:CB3A4902-CC33-495A-83F9-72AD5A4CD53A@microsoft.com...
> So I was curious. With all this new security that Microsoft has added to
> the Product keys, what would someone do when they need to completely
> re-install windows vista? I mean they can't activate the same key twice so
> what everytime you decide to do a system wipe you need to spend another
> $90 for an upgrade key? Just curious.

A product key does not have a limit as to how many times it can be
activated. The license is perpetual.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Joseph Habich" <jwhabich@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:CB3A4902-CC33-495A-83F9-72AD5A4CD53A@microsoft.com...
> So I was curious. With all this new security that Microsoft has added to
> the Product keys, what would someone do when they need to completely
> re-install windows vista? I mean they can't activate the same key twice so
> what everytime you decide to do a system wipe you need to spend another
> $90 for an upgrade key? Just curious.