Can't activate after hardware upgrade- No tech support

I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question but I don't know
where else to go. I recently installed a new hard drive (WD Raptor X 150gb
10k rpm). After I did this I formatted my old hard drive and installed
Windows Vista onto the new one. Now Vista won't activate because it says my
key is already in use and the key won't work to get me free tech support.
There has to be some way to remedy this without paying for $60 of tech
support or buying a new key. Any ideas?

Try activating by telephone:

Take a look at the following tutorial:
> > > 'Activate Vista by Phone'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/84...sta-phone.html)
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"Stephen" <> wrote in message
news:382C2D80-D74C-4850-B20A-...
> I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question but I don't know
> where else to go. I recently installed a new hard drive (WD Raptor X 150gb
> 10k rpm). After I did this I formatted my old hard drive and installed
> Windows Vista onto the new one. Now Vista won't activate because it says
> my
> key is already in use and the key won't work to get me free tech support.
> There has to be some way to remedy this without paying for $60 of tech
> support or buying a new key. Any ideas?

Stephen wrote:
> I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question but I don't know
> where else to go. I recently installed a new hard drive (WD Raptor X 150gb
> 10k rpm). After I did this I formatted my old hard drive and installed
> Windows Vista onto the new one. Now Vista won't activate because it says my
> key is already in use and the key won't work to get me free tech support.
> There has to be some way to remedy this without paying for $60 of tech
> support or buying a new key. Any ideas?

You have to call up to phone activation and beg them to let you use that
for which you have already paid. Ain't it great? Tired of this crap?
Check out Ubuntu, a free operating system that can be installed on as
many computers as you like without *anyone's* permission to do so. Not
only is it free but comes with access to over 22,000 free programs.
Check it out at www.ubuntu.com/

Alias

Alias wrote:

> Stephen wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question but I don't
>> know where else to go. I recently installed a new hard drive (WD
>> Raptor X 150gb 10k rpm). After I did this I formatted my old hard
>> drive and installed Windows Vista onto the new one. Now Vista won't
>> activate because it says my key is already in use and the key won't
>> work to get me free tech support. There has to be some way to remedy
>> this without paying for $60 of tech support or buying a new key. Any
>> ideas?
>
>
> You have to call up to phone activation and beg them to let you use that
> for which you have already paid. Ain't it great? Tired of this crap?
> Check out Ubuntu, a free operating system that can be installed on as
> many computers as you like without *anyone's* permission to do so. Not
> only is it free but comes with access to over 22,000 free programs.
> Check it out at www.ubuntu.com/
>
> Alias

SPAMMNG LINUX TROLL!!!
Get lost as*hole.
Frank

Frank wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
>> Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question but I don't
>>> know where else to go. I recently installed a new hard drive (WD
>>> Raptor X 150gb 10k rpm). After I did this I formatted my old hard
>>> drive and installed Windows Vista onto the new one. Now Vista won't
>>> activate because it says my key is already in use and the key won't
>>> work to get me free tech support. There has to be some way to remedy
>>> this without paying for $60 of tech support or buying a new key. Any
>>> ideas?
>>
>>
>> You have to call up to phone activation and beg them to let you use
>> that for which you have already paid. Ain't it great? Tired of this
>> crap? Check out Ubuntu, a free operating system that can be installed
>> on as many computers as you like without *anyone's* permission to do
>> so. Not only is it free but comes with access to over 22,000 free
>> programs. Check it out at www.ubuntu.com/
>>
>> Alias
>
> SPAMMNG LINUX TROLL!!!
> Get lost as*hole.
> Frank

You're a bigoted creep. I offered TWO solutions to the OP. You ONLY
offered a bigoted hissy fit.

Alias

"Alias" <> wrote in message news:fn2itn$12b$...
> Frank wrote:
>> Alias wrote:
>>
>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question but I don't
>>>> know where else to go. I recently installed a new hard drive (WD Raptor
>>>> X 150gb 10k rpm). After I did this I formatted my old hard drive and
>>>> installed Windows Vista onto the new one. Now Vista won't activate
>>>> because it says my key is already in use and the key won't work to get
>>>> me free tech support. There has to be some way to remedy this without
>>>> paying for $60 of tech support or buying a new key. Any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>> You have to call up to phone activation and beg them to let you use that
>>> for which you have already paid. Ain't it great? Tired of this crap?
>>> Check out Ubuntu, a free operating system that can be installed on as
>>> many computers as you like without *anyone's* permission to do so. Not
>>> only is it free but comes with access to over 22,000 free programs.
>>> Check it out at www.ubuntu.com/
>>>
>>> Alias
>>
The OP doesn't need to use a TOY OS like Ubuntu. He probably needs to get
some real work done and needs to just activate his OS. No big deal, only a
few minutes to make the call. If he tries to use Ubuntu, he will spend
weeks trying to get crap to work and then using the inferior Office product,
he will be pulling his hair out.

Better leave Ubuntu to yourself and the other geeks out there. Remember:
friends don't let friends use LINUX!



>> SPAMMNG LINUX TROLL!!!
>> Get lost as*hole.
>> Frank
>
> You're a bigoted creep. I offered TWO solutions to the OP. You ONLY
> offered a bigoted hissy fit.
>
> Alias

Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "Alias" <> wrote in message news:fn2itn$12b$...
>> Frank wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question but I don't
>>>>> know where else to go. I recently installed a new hard drive (WD Raptor
>>>>> X 150gb 10k rpm). After I did this I formatted my old hard drive and
>>>>> installed Windows Vista onto the new one. Now Vista won't activate
>>>>> because it says my key is already in use and the key won't work to get
>>>>> me free tech support. There has to be some way to remedy this without
>>>>> paying for $60 of tech support or buying a new key. Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> You have to call up to phone activation and beg them to let you use that
>>>> for which you have already paid. Ain't it great? Tired of this crap?
>>>> Check out Ubuntu, a free operating system that can be installed on as
>>>> many computers as you like without *anyone's* permission to do so. Not
>>>> only is it free but comes with access to over 22,000 free programs.
>>>> Check it out at www.ubuntu.com/
>>>>
>>>> Alias
> The OP doesn't need to use a TOY OS like Ubuntu.

Windows is for gaming. Hence, Windows is the toy OS, not Ubuntu.

> He probably needs to get
> some real work done

No problem getting work done with Ubuntu.

> and needs to just activate his OS. No big deal, only a
> few minutes to make the call. If he tries to use Ubuntu, he will spend
> weeks trying to get crap to work and then using the inferior Office product,
> he will be pulling his hair out.

Um, Vista doesn't come with any office products. Ubuntu does. Oops.

>
> Better leave Ubuntu to yourself and the other geeks out there. Remember:
> friends don't let friends use LINUX!

Like Frank, I guess you're just too dumb to use Ubuntu and should stick
with Windows.

Alias
>
>
>
>>> SPAMMNG LINUX TROLL!!!
>>> Get lost as*hole.
>>> Frank
>> You're a bigoted creep. I offered TWO solutions to the OP. You ONLY
>> offered a bigoted hissy fit.
>>
>> Alias
>
>

Alias wrote:

....nothing but a bunch SPAMMING LYING LINUX BULLS*IT!
AS*HOLE!
Frank

"Alias" <> wrote in message news:fn2obh$oig$...
> Bill Yanaire wrote:
>> "Alias" <> wrote in message
>> news:fn2itn$12b$...
>>> Frank wrote:
>>>> Alias wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question but I don't
>>>>>> know where else to go. I recently installed a new hard drive (WD
>>>>>> Raptor X 150gb 10k rpm). After I did this I formatted my old hard
>>>>>> drive and installed Windows Vista onto the new one. Now Vista won't
>>>>>> activate because it says my key is already in use and the key won't
>>>>>> work to get me free tech support. There has to be some way to remedy
>>>>>> this without paying for $60 of tech support or buying a new key. Any
>>>>>> ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> You have to call up to phone activation and beg them to let you use
>>>>> that for which you have already paid. Ain't it great? Tired of this
>>>>> crap? Check out Ubuntu, a free operating system that can be installed
>>>>> on as many computers as you like without *anyone's* permission to do
>>>>> so. Not only is it free but comes with access to over 22,000 free
>>>>> programs. Check it out at www.ubuntu.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Alias
>> The OP doesn't need to use a TOY OS like Ubuntu.
>
> Windows is for gaming. Hence, Windows is the toy OS, not Ubuntu.
>
>> He probably needs to get some real work done
>
> No problem getting work done with Ubuntu.
>
>> and needs to just activate his OS. No big deal, only a few minutes to
>> make the call. If he tries to use Ubuntu, he will spend weeks trying to
>> get crap to work and then using the inferior Office product, he will be
>> pulling his hair out.
>
> Um, Vista doesn't come with any office products. Ubuntu does. Oops.
>
>>
>> Better leave Ubuntu to yourself and the other geeks out there. Remember:
>> friends don't let friends use LINUX!
>
> Like Frank, I guess you're just too dumb to use Ubuntu and should stick
> with Windows.
>
> Alias
>>
Wrong Mr. Numbnuts. I guess you have a comprehension problem. I was
talking about OpenSores Office and NOT that MS Office. I guess you couldn't
figure that out. No wonder why you use Ubuntu!


>>
>>
>>>> SPAMMNG LINUX TROLL!!!
>>>> Get lost as*hole.
>>>> Frank
>>> You're a bigoted creep. I offered TWO solutions to the OP. You ONLY
>>> offered a bigoted hissy fit.
>>>
>>> Alias
>>

Frank wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
> ...nothing but a bunch SPAMMING LYING LINUX BULLS*IT!
> AS*HOLE!
> Frank

Once again, Frank's buttons get pushed and he reacts as he normally
does: lie, insult, use profanity and bluster. You're the Poster Child
for Pathetic, Frank.

Alias