Vista Product Key + DVD drive?

[Guest]

My old DVD burner broke so i installed a new one. Now vista's saying that due
to hardware changes it needs to re-activate, but that my product key is in
use... Well yeah, of course it is because i'm using it? Or could this be
because originally I installed vista-ultimate on my PC 64 bit. Got
frustrated, reformatted and installed 32 bit and now the 64 bit one is using
my key though i wiped it? I've never had windows need to reactivate just
cause i swapped out my DVD drive.

What the heck is going on?

 

[DP]

What I've learned from this group (havent had to do it personally) is that
in a situation like this, talk to a human being on the activation line.
Explain your situation and you should be reactivated with no problem. Or so
I've heard.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Use the telephone activation method

 

[Guest]

Sounds good. What's the number?

Thanks,
-Eli

What I've learned from this group (havent had to do it personally) is that
in a situation like this, talk to a human being on the activation line.
Explain your situation and you should be reactivated with no problem. Or so
I've heard.

 

[DP]

You could look it up.

Actually, I don't know it, but I assume it's given as an option when you go
to reactivate. Or maybe some helpful soul on this newsgroup might have it.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You can get started with phone activation by typing "slui.exe 4"
(w/o the quotes) in the Start Search box in the Start Menu and pressing
Enter.
The phone activation process takes about 6 minutes.

 

[DP]

I tried to look it up online myself and could only come up with this: "*
Toll-free telephone numbers are available in all countries whose telephony
infrastructures provide for them. The telephone numbers to call are
displayed when telephone activation is chosen."

So, as I said before, when you go to activate, it will show up as an option,
along with the number.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Choose the option to activate by phone.
The appropriate phone number for your region will be displayed on the
screen.
Usually done in less than 10 minutes.