Activation required after update installation?

[Guest]

Hi, I have been using Vista Home Premium 32 for several months now, and it's
been mostly trouble free. However, after installing 12 new updates from
Windows Updates, I got a message saying that due to hardware changes made to
my computer, I would have to reactivate Vista. I dug out my product key and
entered it. I was told that "the product key you typed is already in use." Of
course it is. I'm using it. I was also told that I have only three days (two
now) to resolve this or windows will stop working. What can I do? Why won't
it accept my product key? Thanks!!

 

[Guest]

that's awful. i hope that doesn't happen to me (i also went the phone route,
which seems to have worked), and i hope that you get the problem resolved
soon! good luck to both of us.

 

[Mark Dormer]

Use the telephone activation service.

Regards
Mark Dormer

 

[David Murray]

Hi, I have been using Vista Home Premium 32 for several months now, and
it's
been mostly trouble free. However, after installing 12 new updates from
Windows Updates, I got a message saying that due to hardware changes made
to
my computer, I would have to reactivate Vista. I dug out my product key
and
entered it. I was told that "the product key you typed is already in use."
Of
course it is. I'm using it. I was also told that I have only three days
(two
now) to resolve this or windows will stop working. What can I do? Why
won't
it accept my product key? Thanks!!

Phone Microsoft