My friend let me use his copy of Vista Ultimate and can't activate

[Sunny D]

hey i really really really need help...my friend let me use his copy of
windows vista Ultimate. It's the full version and not the upgrade because he
just built his computer so it didn't have a previous version of windows on
it. So i installed it on my laptop this morning and tried to activate it. It
denied my activation and i have like 2 days 3 days left (including today). If
i am unable to get it activated i'm pretty much dead cause this laptop is my
life. Am i going to ave to buy a product key from them cause i don't have
that kind of money and my friend that said it would be fine just can't afford
it right now. What are my options?

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Yep, you have to purchase an additional license:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/addlicense/default.mspx

 

[Spanky deMonkey]

Instead of being a douche bag and trying to steal a copy of Vista, why not
go purchase a license? That way you can be legitimate? Just FYI.

If you are too cheap to do that, Just FYI, then you might as well go see
what Ubuntu has to offer. Ubuntu is FREE and has OpenSores software like
Office that you can also use for FREE.

Just FYI

 

[ArameFarpado]

Em Sexta, 14 de Dezembro de 2007 00:27, Sunny D escreveu:

hey i really really really need help...my friend let me use his copy of
windows vista Ultimate. It's the full version and not the upgrade because
he just built his computer so it didn't have a previous version of windows
on it. So i installed it on my laptop this morning and tried to activate
it. It denied my activation and i have like 2 days 3 days left (including
today). If i am unable to get it activated i'm pretty much dead cause this
laptop is my life. Am i going to ave to buy a product key from them cause
i don't have that kind of money and my friend that said it would be fine
just can't afford it right now. What are my options?

you're post is really hilarous...

if you want a free OS, choose one from here:
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php

 

[Sunny D]

well i don't wann be a douche bag and steal a copy of vista; considering my
friend did pay for it...which is why i am asking wut my options are. i was
reading somewhere that they have something called a MAK which is what he told
me he had. obviously he lied to me and now i'm S.O.L. So every single option
i can get would be greatly appreciated.

 

[vista user 43]

Shut up you idiot horrible DORIS freakshow...

you infest this newsgroup with your crap... GO AWAY

you are so evil you cant even be polite to other females.. what a shlut!

 

[vista user 43]

sunny what OS did that laptop come with?.. if it came with XP I strongly
suggest you install XP back on to it..

vista has so many problems that you will be very frustrated with it!

 

[ray]

hey i really really really need help...my friend let me use his copy of
windows vista Ultimate. It's the full version and not the upgrade because he
just built his computer so it didn't have a previous version of windows on
it. So i installed it on my laptop this morning and tried to activate it. It
denied my activation and i have like 2 days 3 days left (including today). If
i am unable to get it activated i'm pretty much dead cause this laptop is my
life. Am i going to ave to buy a product key from them cause i don't have
that kind of money and my friend that said it would be fine just can't afford
it right now. What are my options?

Two options I can think of:

1) buy a license from MS
2) install Linux for free

 

[Frank]

vista has so many problems that you will be very frustrated with it!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Translation: capin' crunch is too stupid to figure out how to properly
install and configure Vista so he hates it and thinks everyone else
should do the same.
Problem is, most people are much smarter than he is!
Pity huh.
Frank

 

[Sunny D]

i never tried out linux before...always been a fan of windows basically. how
is linux and where do i go to get it for free?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

hey i really really really need help...my friend let me use his copy of
windows vista Ultimate. It's the full version and not the upgrade because he
just built his computer so it didn't have a previous version of windows on
it. So i installed it on my laptop this morning and tried to activate it. It
denied my activation and i have like 2 days 3 days left (including today). If
i am unable to get it activated i'm pretty much dead cause this laptop is my
life. Am i going to ave to buy a product key from them cause i don't have
that kind of money and my friend that said it would be fine just can't afford
it right now. What are my options?

Either buy a legitimate license of your own, or remove Vista and
replace it with an OS for which you already own a license. What'd you
expect, a free ride? Get real!


--

Bruce Chambers

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killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[Sunny D]

okay first of all i can't because wen my friend told me to install it he told
me to do a clean install. i can't go back to my orig. software because my
computer didn't come with back up dvdz. I'm not asking for a free one for
vista ultimate. second you don't need to be so rude. all i was see was my
options so i know wut routes i can take that's it. and so far two people have
told me about linux. i would wrather stay with windows but considering i
can't afford it at the moment i'm see wut my other options are.

 

[vista user 43]

MS did offer Vista for free here
http://www.thegadgetblog.co.uk/microsoft-offers-windows-vista-ultimate-for-free.html

normally it would have lasted until 12-31-07

but they pulled the plug


Get real! Avoid the most horrible OS ever made: Vista (TM)

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Your options are limited since you performed a clean install assuming
you deleted the partitions in the process.

Contact the computer manufacturer for replacement media, if available,
it will probably cost $10 - $25.
Install a different operating system you have available.
Purchase the operating system you want.
Get on of the many free versions of Linux.

After you are finished, thank your friend for the learning experience.

 

[ray]

i never tried out linux before...always been a fan of windows basically. how
is linux and where do i go to get it for free?

It's all I use on four home computers plus nine I admin at the local
library (they also have one xp and one vista). www.distrowatch.com is a
good place to start. Pick something near the top of the hit page rankings,
click and go to the info page for that distro - you'll find info on home
page, where to download, etc. Or you can go right to ubuntulinux.com and
order a free CD to be sent to you - it will take a few weeks, though.

 

[Sunny D]

okay so i find one of my old XP Pro disks but will i be able to downgrade my
windows version. if i remember in previous versions you were unable to do
so....

 

[SG]

Sunny D,

Re-read the reply from Jupiter and take his advice. It's unfortunate this
happen to you and appears you had no idea what you were getting into, but at
the same time you have learned a possible costly lesson. If you do have your
XP Pro disk then yes you will need to format the drive and start all over.

--
All the best,
SG
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http://restoredisks.com/

 

[vista user 43]

sunny, actually you could not do a degrade of any version of windows! All
you could do is if you had UPGRADED from a lower version to a higher
version, you could then undo this upgrade and revert to the older one.

I suggest that you should back up your important files, and do a "clean
install" installing XP from scratch and then going to windows update and
install all the updates

here are some links that will help you

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html


XP is the best OS in my opinion.. many companies who depend on their
computers to produce are thinking of skipping vista altogether..

they will go from XP directly to the version after vista....

Good luck and if you need any help ill be around

 

[DX]

Good luck and if you need any help ill be around

He will, Like a REALLY BAD SMELL that you never can get rid off.

 

[Andy [YaYa]]

okay first of all i can't because wen my friend told me to install it he
told
me to do a clean install. i can't go back to my orig. software because my
computer didn't come with back up dvdz. I'm not asking for a free one for
vista ultimate. second you don't need to be so rude. all i was see was my
options so i know wut routes i can take that's it. and so far two people
have
told me about linux. i would wrather stay with windows but considering i
can't afford it at the moment i'm see wut my other options are.

Call the computer manufacturer and order a replacement set of restore
CDs/DVDs.

Most companies charge like $20 for shipping and handling.