Vista - Windows Activation

This morning there were 2 updates applied to my Vista Ultimate and now I am
getting a hardware change notification and am being required to re-activate
my product. It is suppose to expire in 2 days. When I try to re-activate, I
get "Product ID already in use", and it suggest I purchase another Key code.
I did not change any hardware on my pc.

processor - AMD 4200+ dual core
mobo - ASUS A8NE
RAM - 2gigs
Video - XFX GeForce7800GT Express
HDD #1 - Maxtor 74 gig Raptor @ 10,000 rpm
HDD #2 - Maxtor 250 gig @ 7800 rpm

You can get started with phone activation by typing "slui.exe 4"
in the search field in the Start Menu and pressing Enter.
The phone activation process takes about 6 minutes.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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"Michael" wrote:

This morning there were 2 updates applied to my Vista Ultimate and now I am
getting a hardware change notification and am being required to re-activate
my product. It is suppose to expire in 2 days. When I try to re-activate, I
get "Product ID already in use", and it suggest I purchase another Key code.
I did not change any hardware on my pc.

processor - AMD 4200+ dual core
mobo - ASUS A8NE
RAM - 2gigs
Video - XFX GeForce7800GT Express
HDD #1 - Maxtor 74 gig Raptor @ 10,000 rpm
HDD #2 - Maxtor 250 gig @ 7800 rpm

Michael wrote:
> This morning there were 2 updates applied to my Vista Ultimate and now I am
> getting a hardware change notification and am being required to re-activate
> my product. It is suppose to expire in 2 days. When I try to re-activate, I
> get "Product ID already in use", and it suggest I purchase another Key code.
> I did not change any hardware on my pc.
>
> processor - AMD 4200+ dual core
> mobo - ASUS A8NE
> RAM - 2gigs
> Video - XFX GeForce7800GT Express
> HDD #1 - Maxtor 74 gig Raptor @ 10,000 rpm
> HDD #2 - Maxtor 250 gig @ 7800 rpm


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Alias

Thanks Carey, it worked. But I am still not sure why I had to re-activate
the OS when it has been installed for months and no hardware changes at all,
just the updates applied this morning. Thanks for the info and help.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> You can get started with phone activation by typing "slui.exe 4"
> in the search field in the Start Menu and pressing Enter.
> The phone activation process takes about 6 minutes.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Â*-----
>
> "Michael" wrote:
>
> This morning there were 2 updates applied to my Vista Ultimate and now I am
> getting a hardware change notification and am being required to re-activate
> my product. It is suppose to expire in 2 days. When I try to re-activate, I
> get "Product ID already in use", and it suggest I purchase another Key code.
> I did not change any hardware on my pc.
>
> processor - AMD 4200+ dual core
> mobo - ASUS A8NE
> RAM - 2gigs
> Video - XFX GeForce7800GT Express
> HDD #1 - Maxtor 74 gig Raptor @ 10,000 rpm
> HDD #2 - Maxtor 250 gig @ 7800 rpm
>

Michael <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thanks Carey, it worked. But I am still not sure why I had to
> re-activate the OS when it has been installed for months and no
> hardware changes at all, just the updates applied this morning.
> Thanks for the info and help.

Just a guess, the updates you installed included some change to a
hardware driver and it reported itself as a new device maybe?


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Michael wrote:
> This morning there were 2 updates applied to my Vista Ultimate and now I am
> getting a hardware change notification and am being required to re-activate
> my product. It is suppose to expire in 2 days. When I try to re-activate, I
> get "Product ID already in use", and it suggest I purchase another Key code.
> I did not change any hardware on my pc.
>
> processor - AMD 4200+ dual core
> mobo - ASUS A8NE
> RAM - 2gigs
> Video - XFX GeForce7800GT Express
> HDD #1 - Maxtor 74 gig Raptor @ 10,000 rpm
> HDD #2 - Maxtor 250 gig @ 7800 rpm

Yet more proof that MS's buggy DRM only inconveniences paying customers.
It should give you an 800 number to call for activation. You'll have
to call them and tell them what happened to you.

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