vista Activation???

[smokin_mitch]

ok im running vista ultimate 64bit and iv had to reinstall a couple of times (ok 3-4 times)


and now when i try to activate it online its unable to????


i had to use phone activation? and the person i was talking to on the microsoft phone activation says cause iv installed it a few times i now have to use the phone activation method from now on if i want to install it again????

i think this is BS cause i usually format and reinstall on 6-12month basis anyway (well i did with xp and it activated online no prob everytime)


im beginning to regret getting vista

[KnightRid]

Yep, and if you get the OEM version you will get screwed if you change hardware ;)

Mike

I actually just bought the 2 keys for Vista for $49.99 each through that family plan. I will be trying one out this week or weekend to see if I can do full installs, or if I have to upgrade.

[Zelig]

The phone activation is pretty easy though, you just answer a couple of questions, read off some numbers, and get a new code to type in.

I changed some hardware on my OEM copy a few days ago and had to call in, probably took me about 4 minutes total.

[smokin_mitch]

how can i purchase more keys for vista for $49 each???????

does it work if i have an oem version of vista ultimate 64?

i would like to eventually put vista on my other pc's when i upgrade them?

[Zelig]

You do it online, maybe through windows marketplace, it doesn't work with the OEM copy of Vista though, only retail copies.

[KnightRid]

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/produc ... count.mspx

once you enter your dvd key it will tell you if you qualify.

Mike

I qualified with the Ultimate from the Intel program.