Im not sure in which subject this belongs... so ill ask it here
I bought vista home premium 32-bit from a store and installed it myself at
home, i had a older crappy hard drive at the time. it crashed and i lost
everything, soo i went out and bought a new one. I then reinstalled vista on
it and all was well, except it wouldnt let me activate it! it was only ever
used on this one computer. is there anything i can do? or am i out one
genuine copy of vista ?

Hello Peter,

Use the activate by telephone method. If the automatic part fails, stay on
the line until you get to speak to a real human.

--
Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP - Windows Shell/User

"Peter. G" <Peter. G@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69AC19DD-AF4D-4DFA-BCE4-25B4946BB402@microsoft.com...
> Im not sure in which subject this belongs... so ill ask it here
> I bought vista home premium 32-bit from a store and installed it myself at
> home, i had a older crappy hard drive at the time. it crashed and i lost
> everything, soo i went out and bought a new one. I then reinstalled vista
> on
> it and all was well, except it wouldnt let me activate it! it was only
> ever
> used on this one computer. is there anything i can do? or am i out one
> genuine copy of vista ?

Peter. G wrote:
> Im not sure in which subject this belongs... so ill ask it here
> I bought vista home premium 32-bit from a store and installed it myself at
> home, i had a older crappy hard drive at the time. it crashed and i lost
> everything, soo i went out and bought a new one. I then reinstalled vista on
> it and all was well, except it wouldnt let me activate it! it was only ever
> used on this one computer. is there anything i can do? or am i out one
> genuine copy of vista ?

You need to use the phone activation method and grovel to some guy in
India so he will let you use the software license you paid for. Ain't
activation grand? Tired of this crap? Check out Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com
No activation. No becoming "genuine" and it's FREE!

--
Alias
To email me, remove shoes

You just couldn't stand it could you. Your a troll and you know it.
You said you would never be back yet here you are pushing your ubuntu crap
again.
Your one sick jerk.

"Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
news:fagt0u$ssh$6@aioe.org...
> Peter. G wrote:
>> Im not sure in which subject this belongs... so ill ask it here
>> I bought vista home premium 32-bit from a store and installed it myself
>> at home, i had a older crappy hard drive at the time. it crashed and i
>> lost everything, soo i went out and bought a new one. I then reinstalled
>> vista on it and all was well, except it wouldnt let me activate it! it
>> was only ever used on this one computer. is there anything i can do? or
>> am i out one genuine copy of vista ?
>
> You need to use the phone activation method and grovel to some guy in
> India so he will let you use the software license you paid for. Ain't
> activation grand? Tired of this crap? Check out Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com
> No activation. No becoming "genuine" and it's FREE!
>
> --
> Alias
> To email me, remove shoes

Alias wrote:

>
> You need to use the phone activation method and grovel to some guy in
> India so he will let you use the software license you paid for. Ain't
> activation grand? Tired of this crap? Check out Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com
> No activation. No becoming "genuine" and it's FREE!
>
No...we're all tired of your lying crap!
You stupid jerk, get lost!
Frank

Vista User wrote:
> You just couldn't stand it could you. Your a troll and you know it.
> You said you would never be back yet here you are pushing your ubuntu crap
> again.
> Your one sick jerk.

Nice bedside manner. I offered two solutions. You only offered insults.
Are you trying to be like Frank?

--
Alias
To email me, remove shoes

Frank wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
>> Vista User wrote:
>>
>>> You just couldn't stand it could you. Your a troll and you know it.
>>> You said you would never be back yet here you are pushing your ubuntu
>>> crap again.
>>> Your one sick jerk.
>>
>>
>> Nice bedside manner. I offered two solutions. You only offered
>> insults. Are you trying to be like Frank?
>>
>
> You ignorant POS, he's called you exactly what you are. A fukkin linux
> lying loser troll!

Like you, all he has to offer is bluster and insults. You haven't
offered help to the OP either.

> Remember when you said you'd not be back?

I changed my mind.

> Another one of your many, many lies.
> Frank

You're the liar and the buffoon, Frank.

--
Alias
To email me, remove shoes

its funny that the most annoying idiot in this newsgroup (YOU), is telling
other people to get lost! lol


why dont you do us all a favor and do something with your life instead of
sitting around trolling in this newsgroup?

> You stupid jerk, get lost!

say that again but this time look in the mirror in your ugly face and say it


"Frank" <fb@nospaner.cnm> wrote in message
news:OzEq6AN5HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Alias wrote:
>
>>
>> You need to use the phone activation method and grovel to some guy in
>> India so he will let you use the software license you paid for. Ain't
>> activation grand? Tired of this crap? Check out Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com
>> No activation. No becoming "genuine" and it's FREE!
>>
> No...we're all tired of your lying crap!
> You stupid jerk, get lost!
> Frank