Vista - Activation Problem

Hi

Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my hard
drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my Vista
upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im been told
that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?

regards danny

Use phone activation
I used it once and it was very quick and painless


"fusion99" <fusion99@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9237C1EE-7464-4693-AE06-F2D4AA6D62BE@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my hard
> drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my Vista
> upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im been told
> that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?
>
> regards danny

Give MicroSquish a call and tell them what happened. They will allow
reactivation.


"fusion99" <fusion99@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9237C1EE-7464-4693-AE06-F2D4AA6D62BE@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my hard
> drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my Vista
> upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im been
> told
> that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?
>
> regards danny

I just called the line entered all the numbers then the system started asking
me alot of qustions about my windows xp, strange since this is vista?? it put
my thru to there queing system to talk to a representative, at which point i
hung up, ill call back tomorrow, but i dont understand all the questions
regarding xp, also what kind of info will they ask for on the phone so i have
everything ready for when i call back?

"Bill Yanaire" wrote:

> Give MicroSquish a call and tell them what happened. They will allow
> reactivation.
>
>
> "fusion99" <fusion99@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9237C1EE-7464-4693-AE06-F2D4AA6D62BE@microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> >
> > Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my hard
> > drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my Vista
> > upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im been
> > told
> > that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?
> >
> > regards danny
>
>
>

fusion99 wrote:
> I just called the line entered all the numbers then the system started asking
> me alot of qustions about my windows xp, strange since this is vista?? it put
> my thru to there queing system to talk to a representative, at which point i
> hung up, ill call back tomorrow, but i dont understand all the questions
> regarding xp, also what kind of info will they ask for on the phone so i have
> everything ready for when i call back?

Supposedly, only the 50 digit number.

Alias
>
> "Bill Yanaire" wrote:
>
>> Give MicroSquish a call and tell them what happened. They will allow
>> reactivation.
>>
>>
>> "fusion99" <fusion99@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9237C1EE-7464-4693-AE06-F2D4AA6D62BE@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my hard
>>> drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my Vista
>>> upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im been
>>> told
>>> that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?
>>>
>>> regards danny
>>
>>