Activation Problem

Hi

Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my hard
drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my Vista
upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im been told
that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?

regards danny

Use phone activation
I used it once and it was very quick and painless


"fusion99" <> wrote in message news:9237C1EE-7464-4693-AE06-...
> Hi
>
> Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my hard
> drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my Vista
> upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im been told
> that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?
>
> regards danny

Give MicroSquish a call and tell them what happened. They will allow
reactivation.


"fusion99" <> wrote in message
news:9237C1EE-7464-4693-AE06-...
> Hi
>
> Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my hard
> drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my Vista
> upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im been
> told
> that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?
>
> regards danny

I just called the line entered all the numbers then the system started asking
me alot of qustions about my windows xp, strange since this is vista?? it put
my thru to there queing system to talk to a representative, at which point i
hung up, ill call back tomorrow, but i dont understand all the questions
regarding xp, also what kind of info will they ask for on the phone so i have
everything ready for when i call back?

"Bill Yanaire" wrote:

> Give MicroSquish a call and tell them what happened. They will allow
> reactivation.
>
>
> "fusion99" <> wrote in message
> news:9237C1EE-7464-4693-AE06-...
> > Hi
> >
> > Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my hard
> > drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my Vista
> > upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im been
> > told
> > that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?
> >
> > regards danny
>
>
>

fusion99 wrote:
> I just called the line entered all the numbers then the system started asking
> me alot of qustions about my windows xp, strange since this is vista?? it put
> my thru to there queing system to talk to a representative, at which point i
> hung up, ill call back tomorrow, but i dont understand all the questions
> regarding xp, also what kind of info will they ask for on the phone so i have
> everything ready for when i call back?

Supposedly, only the 50 digit number.

Alias
>
> "Bill Yanaire" wrote:
>
>> Give MicroSquish a call and tell them what happened. They will allow
>> reactivation.
>>
>>
>> "fusion99" <> wrote in message
>> news:9237C1EE-7464-4693-AE06-...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my hard
>>> drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my Vista
>>> upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im been
>>> told
>>> that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?
>>>
>>> regards danny
>>
>>

I assume it's asking about XP since you have an "upgrade" key that requires
XP or 2000 to be valid.

"fusion99" <> wrote in message
news:9AC150A6-072D-48AD-A071-...
>I just called the line entered all the numbers then the system started
>asking
> me alot of qustions about my windows xp, strange since this is vista?? it
> put
> my thru to there queing system to talk to a representative, at which point
> i
> hung up, ill call back tomorrow, but i dont understand all the questions
> regarding xp, also what kind of info will they ask for on the phone so i
> have
> everything ready for when i call back?
>
> "Bill Yanaire" wrote:
>
>> Give MicroSquish a call and tell them what happened. They will allow
>> reactivation.
>>
>>
>> "fusion99" <> wrote in message
>> news:9237C1EE-7464-4693-AE06-...
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my
>> > hard
>> > drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my
>> > Vista
>> > upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im
>> > been
>> > told
>> > that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?
>> >
>> > regards danny
>>
>>
>>
>

Alias wrote:
> fusion99 wrote:
>> I just called the line entered all the numbers then the system started
>> asking me alot of qustions about my windows xp, strange since this is
>> vista?? it put my thru to there queing system to talk to a
>> representative, at which point i hung up, ill call back tomorrow, but
>> i dont understand all the questions regarding xp, also what kind of
>> info will they ask for on the phone so i have everything ready for
>> when i call back?
>
> Supposedly, only the 50 digit number.
>
> Alias

Alias is quite correct. It even says so on their own website.

http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/activation_facts.mspx

Mandatory Product Activation Data

* The Installation ID is unique to each product and comprises two
components:

1. Product ID. Unique to the product key used during installation
2. Hardware hash. Non-unique representation of the PC

* The country in which the product is being installed (for Office
XP and Office XP family products only)

>>
>> "Bill Yanaire" wrote:
>>
>>> Give MicroSquish a call and tell them what happened. They will allow
>>> reactivation.
>>>
>>>
>>> "fusion99" <> wrote in message
>>> news:9237C1EE-7464-4693-AE06-...
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> Ive just put a new mobo, cpu and ram in my comp and had to format my
>>>> hard
>>>> drive, once id done this i reinstalled windows XP and then used my
>>>> Vista
>>>> upgrade disc to upgrade to vista, when i try to activate my copy im
>>>> been told
>>>> that the activation key is already in use, how do i get round this?
>>>>
>>>> regards danny
>>>
>>>



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