Activation

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Chris

Hi
I have been using Vista Home Premium for about 6 months now, no problems.
My PC overheated and I fried my motherboard, processor and ram. I have now
upgraded to a quad core system and reinstalled Vista. Now it's asking me to
activate and when I try I get the error message that my product key is
already in use. I have now got 27 days left to activate and don't know how
to.
Any suggestions.

Thanks
 
I have been using Vista Home Premium for about 6 months now, no problems.
My PC overheated and I fried my motherboard, processor and ram. I have now
upgraded to a quad core system and reinstalled Vista. Now it's asking me to
activate and when I try I get the error message that my product key is
already in use. I have now got 27 days left to activate and don't know how
to.
Any suggestions.
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Follow the instructions on the activation screen and call Microsoft.
 
Go to activate, and select "Activate by Phone". Give Microsoft a call and
they will get you activated in about 5 minutes.
 
Chris, check this link from my website:

http://vistasupport.mvps.org/product_key_already_in_use.htm


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