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I installed Vista a few days after it came out like 8 months ago or so. Just
today I tried to start it up and it says that my activation period had
expired and I needed to re-enter my product key. So I got out the case it
came with and entered the product key on the yellow sticker - the product key
for my copy of vista - and the message came up that "that product key is
already in use".
The option it gives me is to buy a new product key, but I'd rather not and
used the one I have. Haven't done anything to the computer except to turn off
the power supply from time to time when the computer is off. I thought the
copy was activated, after all I think the activation period is 30 days and
I've been using my copy for 7 months or so.
today I tried to start it up and it says that my activation period had
expired and I needed to re-enter my product key. So I got out the case it
came with and entered the product key on the yellow sticker - the product key
for my copy of vista - and the message came up that "that product key is
already in use".
The option it gives me is to buy a new product key, but I'd rather not and
used the one I have. Haven't done anything to the computer except to turn off
the power supply from time to time when the computer is off. I thought the
copy was activated, after all I think the activation period is 30 days and
I've been using my copy for 7 months or so.