ReActivate Vista on Intel Matrix Manager Upgrade

I today I got a message asking me to activate windows because there had been
a hardware change. I have had this machine for several months and have not
recently made any hardware changes. The only thing I changed was to upgrade
the Intel Matrix Manager on my computer. Will I need to reactivate windows
every time I upgrade this? This seems rather tedious. Wouldn't it make more
sense to attach the activation key to the hardware and not something based on
a driver? Otherwise, I'll be wasting my time and Microsoft's money speaking
with activation support people every month or two as I upgrade.

Thanks.

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http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general

A quote from Carey Frisch (MVP)
You may be prompted to activate Windows Vista on a computer on which
Windows Vista was already activated by a Volume License or OEM installation:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;931573

You can reset your Windows Vista activation by performing the following:

1. Click on the Start button and in the Start Search box type in: slui.exe
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2. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.

3. Select your Country.

4. Follow the instructions for phone activation.

5. Once completed, restart your computer.

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"dhelsten" <> wrote in message
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>I today I got a message asking me to activate windows because there had
>been
> a hardware change. I have had this machine for several months and have
> not
> recently made any hardware changes. The only thing I changed was to
> upgrade
> the Intel Matrix Manager on my computer. Will I need to reactivate
> windows
> every time I upgrade this? This seems rather tedious. Wouldn't it make
> more
> sense to attach the activation key to the hardware and not something based
> on
> a driver? Otherwise, I'll be wasting my time and Microsoft's money
> speaking
> with activation support people every month or two as I upgrade.
>
> Thanks.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general

This happened to me yesterday and I had to call to have Vista reactivated.
Glad I found this post, because like you the only change I had done was
install the Intel Matrix Manager and couldn't figure out why I needed to
reactivate (neither could the Microsoft rep). I have clicked on "agree" for
your post. Thanks.