"Deactivate" Vista

Hi,
I have a retail copy of Vista which I wish to "deactivate" because I have an
OEM "upgrade" version from XP to Vista from my laptop manufacturer which I
wish to install and I want to sell the retail version.

How does one "deactivate" the retail copy of Vista?
TIA

There is no way to "deactivate".
If you remove Vista and install it on another computer, you will have to
activate it again, probably via telephone.



"David F" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I have a retail copy of Vista which I wish to "deactivate" because I have
> an OEM "upgrade" version from XP to Vista from my laptop manufacturer
> which I wish to install and I want to sell the retail version.
>
> How does one "deactivate" the retail copy of Vista?
> TIA

There is no de-activation process. Just ensure that you uninstall Vista.

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"David F" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I have a retail copy of Vista which I wish to "deactivate" because I have
> an OEM "upgrade" version from XP to Vista from my laptop manufacturer
> which I wish to install and I want to sell the retail version.
>
> How does one "deactivate" the retail copy of Vista?
> TIA

You don't need to 'deactivate' it, just uninstall it from, your PC. When you
sell it just mention to the buyer that the software had originally been
activated and that, when they install it, they may have to choose telephone
activation to get the product activated. This certainly isn't a problem.
Having said all that, I would much prefer the Retail version over the OEM
upgrade. The OEM copy cannot be moved to another computer, whereas a retail
copy can.

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"David F" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I have a retail copy of Vista which I wish to "deactivate" because I have
> an OEM "upgrade" version from XP to Vista from my laptop manufacturer
> which I wish to install and I want to sell the retail version.
>
> How does one "deactivate" the retail copy of Vista?
> TIA

No de-activation process, just format the computer its currently installed
on, when you install it on a new Computer, use the automated phone option to
activate or hold for a live person since it will say its already activated.
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"David F" <> wrote in message
news0FB712F-E02C-49A2-8288-...
> Hi,
> I have a retail copy of Vista which I wish to "deactivate" because I have
> an OEM "upgrade" version from XP to Vista from my laptop manufacturer
> which I wish to install and I want to sell the retail version.
>
> How does one "deactivate" the retail copy of Vista?
> TIA

Thank you. David

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> No de-activation process, just format the computer its currently installed
> on, when you install it on a new Computer, use the automated phone option
> to activate or hold for a live person since it will say its already
> activated.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "David F" <> wrote in message
> news0FB712F-E02C-49A2-8288-...
>> Hi,
>> I have a retail copy of Vista which I wish to "deactivate" because I have
>> an OEM "upgrade" version from XP to Vista from my laptop manufacturer
>> which I wish to install and I want to sell the retail version.
>>
>> How does one "deactivate" the retail copy of Vista?
>> TIA
>
>

In message <u#> "Mike Hall - MVP"
<> wrote:

>There is no de-activation process. Just ensure that you uninstall Vista.

There isn't an uninstall process any more then there is a deactivate
process. In both cases, you simply overwrite Vista.

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