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MGA1
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      01-08-2008
I have a genuine copy of Windows Vista Business Upgrade. I installed it on my
old PC. I now have a latop with XP. I want to delete the Vista on the old PC
and use the same upgrade and activatioin key on the laptop. Is this possible?
 
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Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]
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      01-08-2008
Yes, just remove Windows Vista Business from the old PC, install it on the
new one and call Microsoft to get it reactivated.

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(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/84...sta-phone.html)
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>I have a genuine copy of Windows Vista Business Upgrade. I installed it on
>my
> old PC. I now have a latop with XP. I want to delete the Vista on the old
> PC
> and use the same upgrade and activatioin key on the laptop. Is this
> possible?



 
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Bistey Csaba
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      01-08-2008
Yes as its an Upgrade so you can install it to laptop if you clear it
from old PC (if it has legal XP). Think you will have to call Microsoft
because it will not activate over internet.

Csaba

MGA1 wrote:
> I have a genuine copy of Windows Vista Business Upgrade. I installed it on my
> old PC. I now have a latop with XP. I want to delete the Vista on the old PC
> and use the same upgrade and activatioin key on the laptop. Is this possible?

 
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Ken Blake, MVP
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      01-08-2008
On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:56:00 -0800, MGA1
<> wrote:

> I have a genuine copy of Windows Vista Business Upgrade. I installed it on my
> old PC. I now have a latop with XP. I want to delete the Vista on the old PC
> and use the same upgrade and activatioin key on the laptop. Is this possible?




Yes.

If it's an upgrade, it's a retail copy and retail copies can be moved
from computer to computer as desired. It's only with OEM copies that
the license prohibits your doing this.

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