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03-16-2008
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| | Activation Hi I have been using Vista Home Premium for about 6 months now, no problems. My PC overheated and I fried my motherboard, processor and ram. I have now upgraded to a quad core system and reinstalled Vista. Now it's asking me to activate and when I try I get the error message that my product key is already in use. I have now got 27 days left to activate and don't know how to. Any suggestions. Thanks |
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03-16-2008
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| | Re: Activation On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:01:19 +1000, Chris wrote: Quote: > I have been using Vista Home Premium for about 6 months now, no problems. > My PC overheated and I fried my motherboard, processor and ram. I have now > upgraded to a quad core system and reinstalled Vista. Now it's asking me to > activate and when I try I get the error message that my product key is > already in use. I have now got 27 days left to activate and don't know how > to. > Any suggestions. -- Paul Adare MVP - Virtual Machines http://www.identit.ca No line available at 300 baud. |
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03-16-2008
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| | Re: Activation Go to activate, and select "Activate by Phone". Give Microsoft a call and they will get you activated in about 5 minutes. -- Dustin Harper dharper@xxxxxx http://www.vistarip.com | Vista Resource & Information Page "Chris" <traceychris@xxxxxx> wrote in message news  F836509-BBBC-410F-84A8-D3D6AE9B3F08@xxxxxxQuote: > Hi > I have been using Vista Home Premium for about 6 months now, no problems. > My PC overheated and I fried my motherboard, processor and ram. I have > now upgraded to a quad core system and reinstalled Vista. Now it's asking > me to activate and when I try I get the error message that my product key > is already in use. I have now got 27 days left to activate and don't know > how to. > Any suggestions. > > Thanks |
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03-16-2008
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Activation  Quote: Originally Posted by Chris  Hi I have been using Vista Home Premium for about 6 months now, no problems. My PC overheated and I fried my motherboard, processor and ram. I have now upgraded to a quad core system and reinstalled Vista. Now it's asking me to activate and when I try I get the error message that my product key is already in use. I have now got 27 days left to activate and don't know how to. Any suggestions. Thanks Since you changed your motherboard and etc..., Vista thinks you are trying to install it on another computer. This is why you received this error message. You will just need to do a phone activation to get your Vista activated again. Activate Vista by Phone Shawn |
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03-16-2008
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| | Re: Activation Chris, check this link from my website: http://vistasupport.mvps.org/product...ady_in_use.htm -- -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows Desktop Experience Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "Chris" <traceychris@xxxxxx> wrote in message news F836509-BBBC-410F-84A8-D3D6AE9B3F08@xxxxxxQuote: > Hi > I have been using Vista Home Premium for about 6 months now, no problems. > My PC overheated and I fried my motherboard, processor and ram. I have > now upgraded to a quad core system and reinstalled Vista. Now it's asking > me to activate and when I try I get the error message that my product key > is already in use. I have now got 27 days left to activate and don't know > how to. > Any suggestions. > > Thanks |
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03-16-2008
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| | Re: Activation "Brink" <Brink.36cr41@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Brink.36cr41@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote: > > Chris;648406 Wrote: Quote: >> Hi >> I have been using Vista Home Premium for about 6 months now, no >> problems. >> My PC overheated and I fried my motherboard, processor and ram. I have >> now >> upgraded to a quad core system and reinstalled Vista. Now it's asking >> me to >> activate and when I try I get the error message that my product key is >> already in use. I have now got 27 days left to activate and don't know >> how >> to. >> Any suggestions. >> >> Thanks > Hi Chris, > > Since you changed your motherboard and etc..., Vista thinks you are > trying to install it on another computer. This is why you received this > error message. You will just need to do a phone activation to get your > Vista activated again. > > Activate Vista by Phone > > Shawn Microsoft. |
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