HI

HI , I JUST HAD WINDOWS VISTA INSTALLED AT BEST BUY, THEY PUT IN CODE FOR
WINDOWS VISTA I PURCHASED BUT I WAS SEACHING FOR MY VIDEO CARD TYPE AND I
BUMPED INTO A PAGE THAT HAD A STATEMENT THAT SAID I HAD TO PUT NEW CODE IN 27
DAYS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T KNOW THE ONE THAT IS THERE? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO OR
SHOULD I IGNORE THIS

Call Best Buy. It sounds like they neglected to activate the system before
returning the computer to you. You may need to complete the activation.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"HELP PLEASE" <HELP > wrote in message
news:F27A7362-8009-4A03-A3AA-...
> HI , I JUST HAD WINDOWS VISTA INSTALLED AT BEST BUY, THEY PUT IN CODE FOR
> WINDOWS VISTA I PURCHASED BUT I WAS SEACHING FOR MY VIDEO CARD TYPE AND I
> BUMPED INTO A PAGE THAT HAD A STATEMENT THAT SAID I HAD TO PUT NEW CODE IN
> 27
> DAYS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T KNOW THE ONE THAT IS THERE? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO
> OR
> SHOULD I IGNORE THIS

I DID CALL THEM AND THEY SAID TRY UPGRADE, IT DIDN'T WORK. I BOUGHT IT BUT
THEY TRYIED INSTALLING AND IT DIDN'T WORK. SO THEY USED A FULL VERSION THEY
HAD . AFTER THEY NUKED SYSTEM. I HAD A RECOVERY DISK FOR XP AND I HAVE
UPGRADE FOR VISTA( THAT I OWN BECAUSE ITS OPEN )THEY SAID AFTER INSTALLING
THEY DIDN'T GET THE WARNING I GOT TODAY . BUT SAID I OWN WHAT GETS OPENED. SO
NOW I NEED TO BUY A FULL VERSION? FOR THE CODE. WHT WON'T IT TAKE WINDOWS XP
CODE AND UPGRADE CODE(VISTA) I NEED A FULL VERSION . IT WORKS GREAT BUT I
ONLY HAVE 27 DAYS LEFT

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> Call Best Buy. It sounds like they neglected to activate the system before
> returning the computer to you. You may need to complete the activation.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "HELP PLEASE" <HELP > wrote in message
> news:F27A7362-8009-4A03-A3AA-...
> > HI , I JUST HAD WINDOWS VISTA INSTALLED AT BEST BUY, THEY PUT IN CODE FOR
> > WINDOWS VISTA I PURCHASED BUT I WAS SEACHING FOR MY VIDEO CARD TYPE AND I
> > BUMPED INTO A PAGE THAT HAD A STATEMENT THAT SAID I HAD TO PUT NEW CODE IN
> > 27
> > DAYS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T KNOW THE ONE THAT IS THERE? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO
> > OR
> > SHOULD I IGNORE THIS
>

HELP PLEASE;583849 Wrote:
> I DID CALL THEM AND THEY SAID TRY UPGRADE, IT DIDN'T WORK. I BOUGHT IT
> BUT
> THEY TRYIED INSTALLING AND IT DIDN'T WORK. SO THEY USED A FULL VERSION
> THEY
> HAD . AFTER THEY NUKED SYSTEM. I HAD A RECOVERY DISK FOR XP AND I HAVE
> UPGRADE FOR VISTA( THAT I OWN BECAUSE ITS OPEN )THEY SAID AFTER
> INSTALLING
> THEY DIDN'T GET THE WARNING I GOT TODAY . BUT SAID I OWN WHAT GETS
> OPENED. SO
> NOW I NEED TO BUY A FULL VERSION? FOR THE CODE. WHT WON'T IT TAKE
> WINDOWS XP
> CODE AND UPGRADE CODE(VISTA) I NEED A FULL VERSION . IT WORKS GREAT BUT
> I
> ONLY HAVE 27 DAYS LEFT
>
> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
> > > >
> > > Call Best Buy. It sounds like they neglected to activate the system
> > before
> > > returning the computer to you. You may need to complete the
> > activation.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Ronnie Vernon
> > > Microsoft MVP
> > > Windows Shell/User
> > >
> > >
> > > "HELP PLEASE" <HELP PLEASE@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:F27A7362-8009-4A03-A3AA-B963FE3D7BF8@xxxxxx
> > > > >

Since Best Buy botched your install by not activating it for you, you
will need to finish the job for them.

Since you have a Upgrade version of a Vista product key number, start
at step 17 in this tutorial. Best Buy did steps 1 to 16 for you. When
you finish, activate Vista with your product key number from your
Upgrade Vista installation DVD.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html

Shawn


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HI , I TRIED BUT IT ONLY WENT TO 17, A BOX CAME UP AND SAID I HAD BIOS
PROBLEM?( OEM Name: Dell Inc.; OEM Model: MM061 ; BIOS Version: Phoenix ROM
BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A08; BIOS Date: 20060728000000.000000+000 ) CAN I
DOWNLOAD SOMETHING TO FIX THIS?


"Brink" wrote:

>
> HELP PLEASE;583849 Wrote:
> > I DID CALL THEM AND THEY SAID TRY UPGRADE, IT DIDN'T WORK. I BOUGHT IT
> > BUT
> > THEY TRYIED INSTALLING AND IT DIDN'T WORK. SO THEY USED A FULL VERSION
> > THEY
> > HAD . AFTER THEY NUKED SYSTEM. I HAD A RECOVERY DISK FOR XP AND I HAVE
> > UPGRADE FOR VISTA( THAT I OWN BECAUSE ITS OPEN )THEY SAID AFTER
> > INSTALLING
> > THEY DIDN'T GET THE WARNING I GOT TODAY . BUT SAID I OWN WHAT GETS
> > OPENED. SO
> > NOW I NEED TO BUY A FULL VERSION? FOR THE CODE. WHT WON'T IT TAKE
> > WINDOWS XP
> > CODE AND UPGRADE CODE(VISTA) I NEED A FULL VERSION . IT WORKS GREAT BUT
> > I
> > ONLY HAVE 27 DAYS LEFT
> >
> > "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > Call Best Buy. It sounds like they neglected to activate the system
> > > before
> > > > returning the computer to you. You may need to complete the
> > > activation.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Ronnie Vernon
> > > > Microsoft MVP
> > > > Windows Shell/User
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "HELP PLEASE" <HELP PLEASE@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:F27A7362-8009-4A03-A3AA-B963FE3D7BF8@xxxxxx
> > > > > >
>
> Since Best Buy botched your install by not activating it for you, you
> will need to finish the job for them.
>
> Since you have a Upgrade version of a Vista product key number, start
> at step 17 in this tutorial. Best Buy did steps 1 to 16 for you. When
> you finish, activate Vista with your product key number from your
> Upgrade Vista installation DVD.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista Forums*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

HELP PLEASE;584320 Wrote:
> HI , I TRIED BUT IT ONLY WENT TO 17, A BOX CAME UP AND SAID I HAD BIOS
> PROBLEM?( OEM Name: Dell Inc.; OEM Model: MM061 ; BIOS Version: Phoenix
> ROM
> BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A08; BIOS Date: 20060728000000.000000+000 ) CAN
> I
> DOWNLOAD SOMETHING TO FIX THIS?
>
>
> "Brink" wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > HELP PLEASE;583849 Wrote:
> > >
> > > Since Best Buy botched your install by not activating it for you, you
> > > will need to finish the job for them.
> > >
> > > Since you have a Upgrade version of a Vista product key number, start
> > > at step 17 in this tutorial. Best Buy did steps 1 to 16 for you. When
> > > you finish, activate Vista with your product key number from your
> > > Upgrade Vista installation DVD.
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
> > >
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> > > '*Vista Forums*'
> > > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.*
> > > > >

Did you start at step 17?

Shawn


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