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Old 08-07-2007   #1 (permalink)
John Hutchinson
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Vista Activation Problem

I bought Vista for my old computer and I resently built a new machine. I
erased the old machine completely and want to run linux on it.. but the new
machine has the same vista installed on it and is telling me my key is no
good....what should I do


Jhutchinson2006@gmail.com

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Old 08-07-2007   #2 (permalink)
peter
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Re: Vista Activation Problem

Phone the Vista Activation Number that should show on your screen when
activation fails....
peter
"John Hutchinson" <John Hutchinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:6BB9C8DF-74F7-4CBF-BFA9-F1E0A7E46AA9@microsoft.com...
>I bought Vista for my old computer and I resently built a new machine. I
> erased the old machine completely and want to run linux on it.. but the
> new
> machine has the same vista installed on it and is telling me my key is no
> good....what should I do
>
>
> Jhutchinson2006@gmail.com



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Old 08-07-2007   #3 (permalink)
Carey Frisch [MVP]
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Re: Vista Activation Problem

You can get started with phone activation by typing "slui.exe 4"
(w/o the quotes) in the Start Search box in the Start Menu and pressing
Enter.
The phone activation process takes about 6 minutes.


"John Hutchinson" <John Hutchinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:6BB9C8DF-74F7-4CBF-BFA9-F1E0A7E46AA9@microsoft.com...
>I bought Vista for my old computer and I resently built a new machine. I
> erased the old machine completely and want to run linux on it.. but the
> new
> machine has the same vista installed on it and is telling me my key is no
> good....what should I do


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