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Old 03-15-2008   #1 (permalink)
Chris
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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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Old 03-15-2008   #2 (permalink)
Paul Adare
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Re: Activation

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:01:19 +1000, Chris wrote:
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> 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.
Follow the instructions on the activation screen and call Microsoft.

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Old 03-16-2008   #3 (permalink)
Dustin Harper
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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.

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> 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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Re: Activation

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Chris
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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
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Old 03-16-2008   #5 (permalink)
John Barnett MVP
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Re: Activation

Chris, check this link from my website:

http://vistasupport.mvps.org/product...ady_in_use.htm


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"Chris" <traceychris@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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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Old 03-16-2008   #6 (permalink)
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"Brink" <Brink.36cr41@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> 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
Loading a simple web page such as that appears to be beyond the abilities of
Microsoft.


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