activation of vista or reinstallation of xp

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Installation of vista all went smoothly untill right at the end, it again
asked for the product key, which i promptly typed in. However the product key
did not match this version (ultimate) there are no options to activate at a
later date or any trial period.I cannot do anything with my computer not even
reinstall XP. Can anyone help with steps to activate vista or reinstall XP?
If I try to install XP, problems that occur are that im trying to upgrade to
an older version of windows so it wont let me. Please help my pc is at a
standstill.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Clean Install Windows XP: http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User


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Installation of vista all went smoothly untill right at the end, it again
asked for the product key, which i promptly typed in. However the product key
did not match this version (ultimate) there are no options to activate at a
later date or any trial period.I cannot do anything with my computer not even
reinstall XP. Can anyone help with steps to activate vista or reinstall XP?
If I try to install XP, problems that occur are that im trying to upgrade to
an older version of windows so it wont let me. Please help my pc is at a
standstill.