Problem on 2nd Vista install

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Hi,

I signed up for the public test and downloaded 5384.4 some 2-3 weeks ago.
Installation and activation worked like a charm, Windows Update downloaded
fine, and the 2 driver issues I had on my machine did not bother me.

So after this initial test, I decided to move Vista to a bigger harddrive
this week.
When I installed I used the product key I got with the email from Microsoft,
the same key I had used in my first installation. Installing Vista worked
fine again (except for the few driver problems) but now I'm trying to
activate and Vista tells me the key is already in use. I tried entering the
same key again as was suggested in another newsgroup but that doesn't work
either. I thought I can use the key on 10 different machines, so how come
it's suddenly invalid?

Unfortunately I have deleted my first test installation so I can't move back
to that one. Please help coz my Vista will expire in a few days without
activation. Any suggestions what I should do now? You can also PM me if you
want to carsten (a t) buddybb.com
 
Not only 10 different machines, but several times on the same machine
without decrementing the 10 again.
 
Thanks Colin. But then I really don't understand why Vista suddenly considers
that key "used"...

Carsten
 
I have seen several threads but don't recall the resolution. Do a search on
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general as well as here.
 
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