activation key suddenly stops working?

[BlueKeyboard]

i come back to my comp after going afk and see windows wants me to put in an
activation key. i've been using it probably over a year without problem,
suddenly this comes up. when i enter my key, it says its in use. i've never
given it out to anyone.

so i cant enter the key because it's in use by me? i'd email support, but
suddenly out of nowhere it doesn't like my activation key. why does it want
to be activated now anyway?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You can reset your Windows Vista activation by performing the following:

1. Click on the Start button and in the Start Search box type in: slui.exe 4

2. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.

3. Select your Country.

4. Follow the instructions for phone activation.

5. Once completed, restart your computer.


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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i come back to my comp after going afk and see windows wants me to put in an
activation key. i've been using it probably over a year without problem,
suddenly this comes up. when i enter my key, it says its in use. i've never
given it out to anyone.

so i cant enter the key because it's in use by me? i'd email support, but
suddenly out of nowhere it doesn't like my activation key. why does it want
to be activated now anyway?

 

[BlueKeyboard]

wouldn't it have been easier to just give me the number?

i guess the problem is that i upgraded some hardware so vista thinks its on
a different computer.

after something this silly i think i'll consider a new os before i bother
calling.

 

[Alias]

wouldn't it have been easier to just give me the number?

i guess the problem is that i upgraded some hardware so vista thinks its on
a different computer.

after something this silly i think i'll consider a new os before i bother
calling.

Good idea. Check this one out: http://www.ubuntu.com/

Alias

 

[Frank]

Alias wrote:


....NO SPAMMING ALLOWED!!!
Get lost you POS lying linux troll!
Frank

 

[BlueKeyboard]

j/k.... this is a pretty stupid problem but i still like vista.

 

[HeyBub]

wouldn't it have been easier to just give me the number?

No. The number to call differs depending on country, time zone, model of
Vista, and whether you can think like a carrot.

i guess the problem is that i upgraded some hardware so vista thinks
its on a different computer.
Yep.


after something this silly i think i'll consider a new os before i
bother calling.

If you do get a different OS, then don't bother calling.

 

[Alias]

Alias wrote:


...NO SPAMMING ALLOWED!!!
Get lost you POS lying linux troll!
Frank

Kiss my ass, Frank.

Alias

 

[Frank]

Kiss my ass, Frank.

Alias

hehehe...your stupid ass sure needs a lot of kissing!
Have your butt-buddy do it for you.
I'll be very happy to kick your ass though...just as soon as I get your
address...LOL!
Coward.
Frank

 

[NoStop]

hehehe...your stupid ass sure needs a lot of kissing!
Have your butt-buddy do it for you.
I'll be very happy to kick your ass though...just as soon as I get your
address...LOL!
Coward.
Frank

Making physical threats against someone on the Internet is a criminal
offense. You ready for the consequences?

Cheers.

--
Vista will make you speechless!
http://tinyurl.com/38zv7x

Proprietary Software: a 20th Century software business model.

Q: What OS is built for lusers?
A: Which one requires running lusermgr.msc to create them?

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

 

[Frank]

Frank wrote:




Making physical threats against someone on the Internet is a criminal
offense.

Need your ass kicked too...LOL!
Frank

 

[NoStop]

Need your ass kicked too...LOL!
Frank

No, I don't. But if you dare to threaten me, then I'll have charges laid
against you through the IC3 immediately. They'll be able to quickly find
the idiot hiding behind "Frank" and deal with your criminal behavior.

Cheers.

--
Vista will make you speechless!
http://tinyurl.com/38zv7x

Proprietary Software: a 20th Century software business model.

Q: What OS is built for lusers?
A: Which one requires running lusermgr.msc to create them?

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

 

[Frank]

Frank wrote:




No, I don't. But if you dare to threaten me, then I'll have charges laid
against you through the IC3 immediately. They'll be able to quickly find
the idiot hiding behind "Frank" and deal with your criminal behavior.

Cheers.

Sure...you POS lying linux troll.
Go fukk yourself bit*h!
Frank

 

[Robert]

hi again

i just posted that big thing above here and(well don't see it there yet) i
said i would restart my laptop to check if i still needed to re-activated my
windows.

Well i checked in the Welcome center and now it says it is activated!

can anybody explain this?

(i didn't call or do anything to re-activate it)