Student Activation

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I have two computers with Vista that I got from a program that Microsoft runs
giving students free access to the OS. Now it says all of a sudden that I
need to re-activate on both my laptop and my desktop. Did something expire
since they are both through the schools program (I don't know if that is why
its free or something) or is it a coincidence that they both are needed to be
activated at the same time?
 
How long have you been running it; 6 months?
If it is, it is Vista Enterprise.
See the System Admin at your School for him to re-activate them!
 
Brandon said:
I have two computers with Vista that I got from a program that Microsoft
runs
giving students free access to the OS. Now it says all of a sudden that I
need to re-activate on both my laptop and my desktop. Did something expire
since they are both through the schools program (I don't know if that is
why
its free or something) or is it a coincidence that they both are needed to
be
activated at the same time?
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So, just reactivate.
If it will not do it over the Internet then just follow the activation
wizard and phone active - it is usually toll free and takes less than 5
minutes.
 
Hello,
Given the date,
I would start with this article seeing how beta versions of SP1 are
expiring today.

954753 You receive a message when you run Windows Vista with a prerelease
build of Service Pack 1: "Your Windows License will expire"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;954753


Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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| >How long have you been running it; 6 months?
| >If it is, it is Vista Enterprise.
| >See the System Admin at your School for him to re-activate them!
| >--
| >Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
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| >"Brandon" wrote:
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| >> Yeah it says that I have activated it so I don't know whats up
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| >> "Dustin Harper" wrote:
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| >> > Did you already activate once? If not, it may just be that the
initial 30
| >> > days is up, and it needs to be activated.
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| >> > | >> > >I have two computers with Vista that I got from a program that
Microsoft
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| >> > > giving students free access to the OS. Now it says all of a sudden
that I
| >> > > need to re-activate on both my laptop and my desktop. Did
something expire
| >> > > since they are both through the schools program (I don't know if
that is
| >> > > why
| >> > > its free or something) or is it a coincidence that they both are
needed to
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| >> > > activated at the same time?
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