Adding memory and Vista activation

[Ted F]

I got a simple question...

I have a DELL E521 computer which came with MS Vista Home Premium OEM and 2
GB of memory installed and I want to add 2 GB more.


My question :

Do I have to call the Microsoft "India" vista activation center, because I
add more memory?


**The reason why I say "India", is because I always get someone from India
and you can't understand what there saying with the numbers there telling
you over the phone to enter in the boxes. I rather get someone I can
understand in texas or somewhere in the USA.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Installing additional RAM should not affect your current
Windows Vista activation status.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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I got a simple question...

I have a DELL E521 computer which came with MS Vista Home Premium OEM and 2
GB of memory installed and I want to add 2 GB more.


My question :

Do I have to call the Microsoft "India" vista activation center, because I
add more memory?


**The reason why I say "India", is because I always get someone from India
and you can't understand what there saying with the numbers there telling
you over the phone to enter in the boxes. I rather get someone I can
understand in texas or somewhere in the USA.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

No, added RAM does not effect activation. Put it in.

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Mark L. Ferguson
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[NoStop]

Installing additional RAM should not affect your current
Windows Vista activation status.

How did Microsoft manage to miss that one?

Cheers.

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Be Afraid ... Be Very Afraid ... of Francis' RELATIVES!

Frank, hard at work on his Vista computer all day:
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/compost.htm

 

[Not Me]

I moved the same RAM around in the slots to enable the dual channel
capability and had to reactivate.
So without even 'adding' anything, I had to reactivate.
Your mileage may vary!

 

[NoStop]

I moved the same RAM around in the slots to enable the dual channel
capability and had to reactivate.
So without even 'adding' anything, I had to reactivate.
Your mileage may vary!

You're fuking kidding, right? Has Microsoft really gotten that bad?
Unbelievable. Thank gawd I don't use Vista. Hope Carey, Mr. MVP sees your
post.

Cheers.

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What does Bill Gates use?
http://tinyurl.com/2zxhdl

Proprietary Software: a 20th Century software business model.

Be Afraid ... Be Very Afraid ... of Francis' RELATIVES!

Frank, hard at work on his Vista computer all day:
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/compost.htm

 

[DP]

in texas or somewhere in the USA.

Hmmmm......

 

[Frank]

NoStop wrote:
.... Thank gawd I don't use Vista. Hope Carey, Mr. MVP sees your

post.

Cheers.

You're too broke and far too stupid to ever use Vista.
Frank

 

[tedjf1]

Just to you and everybody know.

On 3/13/2008, I installed the extra memory with no problem and also no vista
activation was required.

To recap, I replaced all four 512 MB (DDR2 533) memory sticks which was only
2 GB to four 1 GB (DDR2 667) which now gives me 4 GB (Really 3325 GB in Vista)

Thanks!