Second Vista Activation

[Guest]

Hello,

I installed a version of Windows Vista Business on my PC and activated that.
Because i have a notebook as well i decidted tot remove Vista from my PC and
go back to my Windows XP version. Later i installed the same Vista on my
notebook but he won't activated anymore?

 

[Conor]

Hello,

I installed a version of Windows Vista Business on my PC and activated that.
Because i have a notebook as well i decidted tot remove Vista from my PC and
go back to my Windows XP version. Later i installed the same Vista on my
notebook but he won't activated anymore?

If it's an OEM version or one from a MAPS subscription, the licence is
non transferrable so if you've activated it on one PC, you can't on
another.

 

[Dustin Harper]

You can call Microsoft and explain that and they can activate it over the
phone. Granted, it must be the retail version and not the OEM.

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Dustin Harper
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.vistarip.com

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