I've spent hours trying to find a MS phone number human who can help - but
with no sucess. I need to deactivate my Vista PID so it can then be
reactivated on a new computer - SO FAR ITS IMPOSSIBLE - the activation center
human says she only knows how to activate - not deactivate.

PLEASE HELP ME!!

In message <8E2BA3BE-5138-4C64-BE92-(E-Mail Removed)> alzaba
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I've spent hours trying to find a MS phone number human who can help - but
>with no sucess. I need to deactivate my Vista PID so it can then be
>reactivated on a new computer - SO FAR ITS IMPOSSIBLE - the activation center
>human says she only knows how to activate - not deactivate.
>
>PLEASE HELP ME!!

You don't deactivate, you simply install and activate on the new
machine.

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You don't de-activate a copy of Vista. When you re-activate it on a new
computer that suffices.

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"alzaba" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8E2BA3BE-5138-4C64-BE92-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've spent hours trying to find a MS phone number human who can help - but
> with no sucess. I need to deactivate my Vista PID so it can then be
> reactivated on a new computer - SO FAR ITS IMPOSSIBLE - the activation
> center
> human says she only knows how to activate - not deactivate.
>
> PLEASE HELP ME!!

alzaba wrote:
> I've spent hours trying to find a MS phone number human who can help - but
> with no sucess. I need to deactivate my Vista PID so it can then be
> reactivated on a new computer - SO FAR ITS IMPOSSIBLE - the activation center
> human says she only knows how to activate - not deactivate.
>
> PLEASE HELP ME!!


There is *no* de-activation process, per se. Assuming a retail license
(OEM licenses are not transferable), all you need do is remove Vista
from thew first computer, and then install and activate it on the new
computer.


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"alzaba" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> I've spent hours trying to find a MS phone number human who can help - but
> with no sucess. I need to deactivate my Vista PID so it can then be
> reactivated on a new computer - SO FAR ITS IMPOSSIBLE - the activation
> center
> human says she only knows how to activate - not deactivate.

Is your copy of Vista a retail or OEM version? Retail versions can be moved
to a different computer, OEM versions, per the license, cannot. Assuming
it's a retail version, then just uninstall it from the original computer and
reinstall on the new one. Do the phone activation. There is no
deactivation.

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