Vista Utimate upgrade/transfer to new machine (bad kitty)

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bendswede

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I had a laptop that I had upgraded from Home Premium to Ultimate (bought CD). Cat knocked over a cup of tea and fried motherboard. I bought a new machine that had Home Premium 64-bit, and I upgraded to Ultimate x64 with the CD that I had bought for the first machine. System shows that I need to register within 30 days (Ultimate). Since my Vista Premium/Ultimate on machine 1 is no longer operational can I transfer the Ultimate upgrade to the new machine? In short, I am not able to use my Ultimate upgrade on old (dead) machine so I would hope I could use the upgrade on new machine at n/c?

If that is the case, what do I need to do?

Thanks,

Dan
 

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I can't say for sure but I don't think you're going to be able to use it.

Did the dead machine come with the OS pre-installed, if so and you used the upgrade CD on that machine it's tied to that one as it uses the installed OS for the upgrade path, which is why you get it cheaper.

If you activated the new upgraded machine that is now part of that OEM install so can't be transferred to another one.

Hopefully what I've said is wrong but I'd wait and see what the experts have to say about it before doing anything else. ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy x360 Convertible 15-bq0xx
    CPU
    AMD A9 Stoney Ridge Technology
    Motherboard
    HP 8312 (Socket FP4)
    Memory
    8.00GB Dual-Channel Unknown (?-0-0-0)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) 512MB ATI AMD Radeon R5
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Aud
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    119GB SanDisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 (SSD)
    931GB Hitachi HGST HTS721010A9E630 (SATA
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse
    Internet Speed
    62.86Mbps down 18.19Mbps up
    Other Info
    EPSON78D0CF (XP-332 335 Series) (Default Printer)
bendswede said:
If that is the case, what do I need to do?
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Smack the cat to start with ;)


Your best bet would be to phone MS and use the automated prompts to have a new key issued. From memory, click on the activate windows and select by phone. It should generate a new installation ID which you input at the prompts. This should issue you with a new key. If that fails, speak to an operator and explain the situation.

Good luck :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
    Motherboard
    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-V1020A
    Cooling
    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
    Keyboard
    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
    Mouse
    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
    Other Info
    Laptop Specs:
    Clevo Sager P170HM //
    17.3 Matte 1920x1200 //
    i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz //
    Dedicated GTX 485M //
    240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray //

    Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
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