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    Carl Guest

    The Product Key You Typed Is Already In Use in

    I have had some hard drive issues recently, and have therefore installed
    windows several times on the same machine and activated it, while trying to
    get my system running, now it says that the product key is in use, how can i
    resolve this problem?



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  2. #2


    Carey Frisch [MVP] Guest

    Re: The Product Key You Typed Is Already In Use in

    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.


    "Carl" <Carl@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:EC8783EA-0676-484A-9BD7-780F114BD3AF@xxxxxx
    I have had some hard drive issues recently, and have therefore installed
    windows several times on the same machine and activated it, while trying to
    get my system running, now it says that the product key is in use, how can i
    resolve this problem?

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    philo Guest

    Re: The Product Key You Typed Is Already In Use in


    "Carl" <Carl@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:EC8783EA-0676-484A-9BD7-780F114BD3AF@xxxxxx

    > I have had some hard drive issues recently, and have therefore installed
    > windows several times on the same machine and activated it, while trying
    to

    > get my system running, now it says that the product key is in use, how can
    i

    > resolve this problem?

    call Microsoft and explain the situation...
    chances are they'll take care if it ASAP



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    Re: The Product Key You Typed Is Already In Use in

    Quote Originally Posted by Carl View Post
    I have had some hard drive issues recently, and have therefore installed
    windows several times on the same machine and activated it, while trying to
    get my system running, now it says that the product key is in use, how can i
    resolve this problem?
    Quote Originally Posted by Carey Frisch (MVP) View Post
    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.


    "Carl" <Carl@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:EC8783EA-0676-484A-9BD7-780F114BD3AF@xxxxxx
    I have had some hard drive issues recently, and have therefore installed
    windows several times on the same machine and activated it, while trying to
    get my system running, now it says that the product key is in use, how can i
    resolve this problem?
    In addition to Carey's suggestion, this tutorial will show you how to do a phone activation step by step.

    Activate Vista by Phone

    Shawn

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    John Barnett MVP Guest

    Re: The Product Key You Typed Is Already In Use in

    see this link on my website:
    http://vistasupport.mvps.org/product...ady_in_use.htm

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    "Carl" <Carl@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:EC8783EA-0676-484A-9BD7-780F114BD3AF@xxxxxx

    >I have had some hard drive issues recently, and have therefore installed
    > windows several times on the same machine and activated it, while trying
    > to
    > get my system running, now it says that the product key is in use, how can
    > i
    > resolve this problem?

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