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Old 03-22-2008   #1 (permalink)
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How many times can we activate Vista Ulti til it tell us to call i

How many times can we activate Vista Ultimate til it tell us to call in. Are
their option to dial the product key or do we have to talk to computer. Will
changing memory and harddrive require activation again?

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Old 03-22-2008   #2 (permalink)
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Re: How many times can we activate Vista Ulti til it tell us to call i

Hi GT,
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> How many times can we activate Vista Ultimate til it tell us to call in.
Usually once, activations subsequent to the first one generally must be
phoned in.
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> Are their option to dial the product key or do we have to talk to
> computer.
I believe you can just key it in.
Quote:

> Will changing memory and harddrive require activation again?
Not usually by themselves, but if other changes have been made the
cumulative affect may require activation. This could include driver updates
to key components, so it's not just physical hardware changes.

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Old 03-22-2008   #3 (permalink)
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Re: How many times can we activate Vista Ulti til it tell us to call i

Changing the hard drive that Vista is installed on is the most likely to
cause an activation request. Rick covered the rest well.

"GT" <GT@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How many times can we activate Vista Ultimate til it tell us to call in.
> Are
> their option to dial the product key or do we have to talk to computer.
> Will
> changing memory and harddrive require activation again?
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Old 03-22-2008   #4 (permalink)
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Re: How many times can we activate Vista Ulti til it tell us to call i

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by John Barnes View Post
Changing the hard drive that Vista is installed on is the most likely to
cause an activation request. Rick covered the rest well.

"GT" <GT@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How many times can we activate Vista Ultimate til it tell us to call in.
> Are
> their option to dial the product key or do we have to talk to computer.
> Will
> changing memory and harddrive require activation again?
Here's a tutorial on activating by phone and other methods: Activate Vista by Phone

I hope this helps.
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