Reinstalling after Key Activation

[Guest]

I recently purchased a Full Version copy of Vista Ultimate, and installed it
onto my computer as a fresh install. However, no more than a day into the
instal, after activation of course, my hard drive died, and i needed to
reinstall onto one of my secondaries. Now I receive posts on activation that
my key is invalid and i need to purchase a new one. I spent the 400 already
to get this, tell me there's a way around needing to buy another key just
because of hardware failure.

 

[Rock]

I recently purchased a Full Version copy of Vista Ultimate, and installed
it
onto my computer as a fresh install. However, no more than a day into the
instal, after activation of course, my hard drive died, and i needed to
reinstall onto one of my secondaries. Now I receive posts on activation
that
my key is invalid and i need to purchase a new one. I spent the 400
already
to get this, tell me there's a way around needing to buy another key just
because of hardware failure.

Do the phone activation.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

With the full version of Vista, you can activate the OS an unlimited number
of times and move the OS to a new computer/hard drive an unlimited number of
times (as long as it's removed from the previous computer/hard drive).

If it will not activate by choosing the Internet activation option, then use
the Telephone option.