activation

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I am having a big problem trying to activate Windows Vista Ultimate Edition,
64 bit. I had to wipe the system, and it ended up that I was away from my
computer for about a month. I know that somebody had physical access to the
system because it was clear that there was monitoring software on the
computer. I had 30 GB of malware that I simply could not get off after 10
straight hours (Honest) of trying, trying, trying. As a result, I had to wipe
Vista and reinstall programs I tried hard to salvage it. I could not get
Windows Update to work and I couldn't do a repair that you do after the DVD
boots up. There was clearly no way to salvage the system. I custom build all
of mine, so I can't do something such as call Dell. (:-\)

I called into the call center, but the person at the other end of the phone
hung up on me. (Honest) I have no way of physically contacting Microsoft, and
I have no way to get another key.

Any ideas? Any would be great
 
If on line activation doesnt you use phone activation, and eventually
explain, briefly, to a human
 
Both of those will not work, because you cannot activate Vista by Phone. I
tried, and it is not on the list. I think that it is not necessary to buy
another, and I have no idea how all that malware got on my computer. I called
into their number that I got when I mailed them on this problem. However, the
person at the other end of the phone hung up on me. (No joke)

Still not sure what to do.
 
shadow13 said:
Both of those will not work, because you cannot activate Vista by Phone. I
tried, and it is not on the list. I think that it is not necessary to buy
another, and I have no idea how all that malware got on my computer. I called
into their number that I got when I mailed them on this problem. However, the
person at the other end of the phone hung up on me. (No joke)

Still not sure what to do.
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When you call for activation, being an educated consumer is beneficial.

Quoted from the MS website:

http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/activation_facts.mspx

"Mandatory Product Activation Data

* The Installation ID is unique to each product and comprises two
components:

1. Product ID. Unique to the product key used during installation
2. Hardware hash. Non-unique representation of the PC

* The country in which the product is being installed (for Office
XP and Office XP family products only)"

MS activation 1-888-571-2048
You are never required to provide any other info in order to get
activated. The agent is required to activate you immediately if you
phone in and provide only the product ID, hardware hash, and
occasionally the country in which the product(s) is being installed! It
is none of their business if you made hardware changes, why you are
reinstalling, etc and you do not need to answer questions like that. If
they give you a hard time, politely remind them of this policy posted on
their company's website. If still they persist, request politely to
speak to a supervisor and escalate the issue until they give YOU the
paying customer the treatment you deserve!

On the flipside, if you are sick of the activation crap, you may want to
check out the other alternatives.



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