Vista Tutorial - Windows Vista Ultimate Re-Activation?

Greets,

I have had my computer for nearly 6 months, and a couple days ago right
after statup, I get the windows popup "windows could not activate" and then
something along the lines of "click here for troubleshooting".

So when I get back into Windows Activation it's giving me 30 days to
activate and it won't activate on-line.

I have been through the various activation related issues with other
machines but not with this one.

Why did this happen?

Is Vista requireing multiple activations over periods of time?

Before I go through the phone activation, I wanted to know more as to why
this even happened.

Just for basics:

I did NOT get a new computer, change hardware (it's a notebook) and i have
not installed vista elswhere, and my copy is a legitimate copy which I have
not copied/lent out to others.

Thanks for any and all input.

Joe

Without a complete analysis of you recent installation
log files, there is no way to determine why you are
prompted for re-activation. However, there is a solution:

You may be prompted to activate Windows Vista on a computer on which
Windows Vista was already activated by a Volume License or OEM installation:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;931573

You can reset your Windows Vista activation by performing the following:

1. Click on the Start button and in the Start Search box type in: slui.exe 4

2. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.

3. Select your Country.

4. Follow the instructions for phone activation.

5. Once completed, restart your computer.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Alpine" wrote:

Greets,

I have had my computer for nearly 6 months, and a couple days ago right
after statup, I get the windows popup "windows could not activate" and then
something along the lines of "click here for troubleshooting".

So when I get back into Windows Activation it's giving me 30 days to
activate and it won't activate on-line.

I have been through the various activation related issues with other
machines but not with this one.

Why did this happen?

Is Vista requireing multiple activations over periods of time?

Before I go through the phone activation, I wanted to know more as to why
this even happened.

Just for basics:

I did NOT get a new computer, change hardware (it's a notebook) and i have
not installed vista elswhere, and my copy is a legitimate copy which I have
not copied/lent out to others.

Thanks for any and all input.

Joe

Another Vista Bug!

"Alpine" <Alpine@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithweaver@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:didRi.45366$RX.4317@xxxxxxPlease list bug-free software here:

1.

2.

3.

Lang

"Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:79EBBAD9-C84D-4F13-81C2-0C74E71A6E49@xxxxxxI run vista. But with that said, It's far from being better then XP Was when
shiped out, Vista cant even go into sleep mode. A simple copying of files
was faster in win 9X then vista.

The next time Vista wants me to phone home. I'm not. I'll just run a simple
crack and put a end to this crap.

Carey,

Thank you for the response and as I mentioned in my original post, I am
aware of the phone activation/prorcess to activate Windows.

My question/concern here is as to WHY this happened and WHY is it needed.
It's just another PIA to deal with that shouldn't be necesary when you go
ahead and purchase legitimate software, don't do anything 'crafty' with it,
and you still get penalized with another time waster (because we all have
extra time on our hands we don't know what to do with) so that I can
re-activate my copy of Windows, on my own machine, that I didn't do anything
'crafty' with.

Activation, like keys for locks only keep the honest people out.

Those that choose to circumvent these systems, for whatever reason, are
going to regardless.

Oh well... I'll re-activate...

Thanks again.

Joe


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

"Alpine" <Alpine@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9FA08923-AA8A-4E18-B6E3-498132D0FE2C@xxxxxxBecause M$ wants you to prove over and over and over again that you are not
a thief.

People here have already found they have to reactivate just because they ran
Windows Update and downloaded a new device driver. This is just the new M$
anti-piracy measures at work... sort of like being pulled over by the same
cop at the exact same spot every freakin day and forced at gunpoint to prove
you didn't steal the car.

Get used to it, it will only get worse.

...and the best part of all this is, it doesn't slow the pirates down even
one little bit - they've already figured out how to circumvent this
ridiculous crap, it only inconveniences the honest users.

atta boy Ballmer. have a banana...

John,

Apparently you and I are on the same page....

"john" wrote:

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B1638C57-0628-4814-B960-376B231FE097@xxxxxx
you forgot to add:

6. Keep that phone number handy because you're gonna need it, often.

Like I said. next time its a crack.

"john" <john@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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