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Activating Vista Home Premium
cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user) cquirken...@nospam.mvps.org microsoft public windows vista general On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 10:42:04 -0700, JeroenJ I too received a message (thrice now) that my activation code is already in use. Yes it is, by me, using the same computer, without adding any hardware whatsoever.

Activating Vista Home Premium
I guess I am not sure why you (apparantly) performed a clean install, then immediately performed an upgrade install. At any rate, now that you did all the work...I'd think for sure someone here would have the number to call for a phone activation... I've only done phone activations with XP... so someone else will

re-activating Vista on the same PC
I ask, because Vista's activation payload is not supposed to be triggered by a change in RAM, if nothing else has changed. Documentation for Vista's component monitoring model is not as easy to find as it was for XP, but this is what I have: <editpaste> As long as the change is below 25 points you do not need to

Help re-activating Vista
philo ph...@privacy.net microsoft public windows vista installation_setup "JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote in message I'd think for sure someone here would have the number to call for a phone activation... I've only done phone activations with XP... so someone else will hopefully come to your.

re-activating Vista on the same PC
The thing is, manufacturers such as Dell, HP and the like are likely going to get annoyed if they receive constant calls from upset customers about Vista activation. Even if all they need to do is redirect the customer to call Microsoft instead, they still have a pissed off customer on the phone and it still took

activating vista with same computer and different HDD
Bruce Chambers bchamb...@cable0ne.n3t microsoft public windows vista installation_setup dougt53 wrote: My PC crashed on me last month. The hard drive had to be erased and re-loaded. Microsoft will not allow me to activate the same Vista version that came with my PC. Error message says it is in use by another

Activating Vista Home Premium
Bill Yanaire b...@yanaire.com microsoft public windows vista general Don't tell him about the Ubuntu help lines! "Alias" <iamal...@shoesgmail.com.> wrote in message news:OD$02hJ1HHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Burninator117 wrote: Do you know a number, I tried one and it was automated. Don't hang up and,

Windows Server 2003 KMS for Server 2008?
Kevin Weaver kevinkeithwea...@sbcglobal.net microsoft public windows vista general "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVET...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%235%23f8S2EIHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... Please use the phone activation method. Stay on the line till a live person pick up. Explain what you have done

activating vista with same computer and different HDD
dougt53 doug...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup My PC crashed on me last month. The hard drive had to be erased and re-loaded. Microsoft will not allow me to activate the same Vista version that came with my PC. Error message says it is in use by another computer.

Activating Vista
Burninator117 Burninator...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general n/mi got it, thanks for the help though. "Burninator117" wrote: Do you know a number, I tried one and it was automated. "Cal Bear '66" wrote: Use phone activation and speak to a real person -- I Bleed Blue and Gold GO BEARS

Help re-activating Vista
"Doug" <Doug dou...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general I'm not one to get between bantering kids, but I find it slightly disturbing that you use "Atheist" as a put down. Didn't you get over that, when you stopped believing in Peter Pan? Alias is a communist mf atheist lying linux loser

Activating Vista
Rick Rogers r...@mvps.org microsoft public windows vista general Hi, Use the phone activation method, it won't reactivate over the 'net. If the automated system doesn't do it, just hold the line for a real person to assist you. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Activating Vista
Ian Betts igb...@talktalk.net microsoft public windows vista general "Alias" <iamal...@shoesgmail.com.> wrote in message news:OD$02hJ1HHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Burninator117 wrote: Do you know a number, I tried one and it was automated. Don't hang up and, eventually, you will get an operator whose English

Help re-activating Vista
Dave d...@beepbeep.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Try the activation again. When it fails, call the telephone number. Enter the bunch of numbers, and answer the robot. You should be able to get a new key. If not, stay on the line until a real person comes on. Tell them what you changed.

Vista activation help.
John Whites whit...@union.k12.mo.us microsoft public windows server general I downloaded the KMS for server 2003 to activate vista clients and setup/activated. I think I remember reading Is there going to be a new download of the KMS server for windows 2003 to activate both vista and server 2008 clients?

Activating vista after replaceing motherboard and processor
philo ph...@privacy.net microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I found the phone number: 1 866 740 1256 for USA non-commercial.

Activating Vista Home Basic
My problem was the fact that my version of Vista is an upgrade. Formatting the hard drive erased any evidence of previous version (XP). MS tech support walked me through a resolution which took about 20 mts. btw to get to the Other ways to activate Windows (or what ever it is) I needed to disconnect the modem and

re-activating Vista on the same PC
You may ask why do I have to wait so long on hold ? Reason is that your in line with a lot of people that have the same problem. Enough said. I rang the toll-free UK number and was activated within 5 minutes of dialling. And this was re-activating an OEM licence for a near-complete hardware change (motherboard,

Windows Server 2003 KMS for Server 2008?
Bill Yanaire b...@yanaire.com microsoft public windows vista general So if you need help with Microsoft you can come to the microsoft.public forums and ask your question. Free. But with the privledge of asking your free question, you will get the Ubuntu Marketing Department trying to convert you over to Ubuntu.

Activating Vista Home Premium
adkman1956 adkman1...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general Me again, The phone method woeked perfectly and only took 5 minutes. Thanks to all of you. -- adkman1956 "adkman1956" wrote: I installed a larger HDD on my computer amd now it won't activate. Vista sees it as a new computer.