Vista Ultimate in my laptop now i got activate in 30 days.

HI,

I have one Question , I Installled Vista Ultimate in my laptop now i got
activate in 30 days. actually i have VISTA Businees key. i want revart back
to VISTA BUSINESS without reinstall , is there any way to back the vista
business?.... any help.

Hi Ramana,

Nope, no way back. You will need to reinstall cleanly as Vista Business. Or
purchase an Ultimate product key.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Ramana" <> wrote in message
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> HI,
>
> I have one Question , I Installled Vista Ultimate in my laptop now i got
> activate in 30 days. actually i have VISTA Businees key. i want revart
> back
> to VISTA BUSINESS without reinstall , is there any way to back the vista
> business?.... any help.
>

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi Ramana,
>
> Nope, no way back. You will need to reinstall cleanly as Vista Business. Or
> purchase an Ultimate product key.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

How do you install Vista without a product key? The key has to be entered
during the install routine; without it the install stops right there and you
can never reach activation. I can't imagine that a Business PK would allow
Ultimate to install. That would be like trying to use an XP Home PK to
install XP Professional. Also, if you have Ultimate installed, doesn't it do
everything that Business can do and then some? Why would you need to go back?
What am I missing?
>
> "Ramana" <> wrote in message
> news:EEC42A9A-B9C3-441A-A2A2-...
> > HI,
> >
> > I have one Question , I Installled Vista Ultimate in my laptop now i got
> > activate in 30 days. actually i have VISTA Businees key. i want revart
> > back
> > to VISTA BUSINESS without reinstall , is there any way to back the vista
> > business?.... any help.
> >
>
>

Hi Mark,

Actually, you do not have to input the key during setup. You just click next
and the following dialog will allow you to chose which version to install
(if you enter the key, it determines the version so you would not have to
select one), as they are all on the same disk. If you chose a version other
than the one you have, your choices are to either later purchase the key for
it, or remove it after 30 days. If you choose the correct version, you can
simply enter the key later during activation.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Mark Adams" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi Ramana,
>>
>> Nope, no way back. You will need to reinstall cleanly as Vista Business.
>> Or
>> purchase an Ultimate product key.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> How do you install Vista without a product key? The key has to be entered
> during the install routine; without it the install stops right there and
> you
> can never reach activation. I can't imagine that a Business PK would allow
> Ultimate to install. That would be like trying to use an XP Home PK to
> install XP Professional. Also, if you have Ultimate installed, doesn't it
> do
> everything that Business can do and then some? Why would you need to go
> back?
> What am I missing?
>>
>> "Ramana" <> wrote in message
>> news:EEC42A9A-B9C3-441A-A2A2-...
>> > HI,
>> >
>> > I have one Question , I Installled Vista Ultimate in my laptop now i
>> > got
>> > activate in 30 days. actually i have VISTA Businees key. i want revart
>> > back
>> > to VISTA BUSINESS without reinstall , is there any way to back the
>> > vista
>> > business?.... any help.
>> >
>>
>>

Mark

Not the question of the key but of the Activation which you do not have to do for 30
days at which time the system will stop. When you install Vista and you input keys
activation does not need to be done for the 1st 30 days But during this time Vista
is restricted as far as installing Updates and other fixes and certain install .
When Activating and the wrong keys are inputted then it Vista will not activate and
system will shut when 30 days expire
--
Peter

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"Mark Adams" <> wrote in message
news:43766D12-7133-40C2-8BD6-...
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi Ramana,
>>
>> Nope, no way back. You will need to reinstall cleanly as Vista Business. Or
>> purchase an Ultimate product key.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> How do you install Vista without a product key? The key has to be entered
> during the install routine; without it the install stops right there and you
> can never reach activation. I can't imagine that a Business PK would allow
> Ultimate to install. That would be like trying to use an XP Home PK to
> install XP Professional. Also, if you have Ultimate installed, doesn't it do
> everything that Business can do and then some? Why would you need to go back?
> What am I missing?
>>
>> "Ramana" <> wrote in message
>> news:EEC42A9A-B9C3-441A-A2A2-...
>> > HI,
>> >
>> > I have one Question , I Installled Vista Ultimate in my laptop now i got
>> > activate in 30 days. actually i have VISTA Businees key. i want revart
>> > back
>> > to VISTA BUSINESS without reinstall , is there any way to back the vista
>> > business?.... any help.
>> >
>>
>>

> How do you install Vista without a product key? The key has to be entered
> during the install routine; without it the install stops right there and
> you
> can never reach activation.

Who told you that? It's not true at all. You can continue the install
without
entering the key. If you don't enter the key, another screen will pop up
asking what version of Vista you're installing (home, business, ultimate)
since it can't use the product key to determine that. In fact that's how MS
lets you do a clean install of Vista from an upgrade copy. First you
install
the upgrade copy and don't enter the key and don't try to update or
activate it. Then you reinstall over the first one but this time you DO
enter the key and activate it.

Tom Lake

You can also extend the evaluation period from 30 days to 12 months by
entering a few commands if you need more time to try the software.


"Tom Lake" <> wrote in message
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>
> > How do you install Vista without a product key? The key has to be
entered
> > during the install routine; without it the install stops right there and
> > you
> > can never reach activation.
>
> Who told you that? It's not true at all. You can continue the install
> without
> entering the key. If you don't enter the key, another screen will pop up
> asking what version of Vista you're installing (home, business, ultimate)
> since it can't use the product key to determine that. In fact that's how
MS
> lets you do a clean install of Vista from an upgrade copy. First you
> install
> the upgrade copy and don't enter the key and don't try to update or
> activate it. Then you reinstall over the first one but this time you DO
> enter the key and activate it.
>
> Tom Lake
>

"Tom Lake" wrote:

>
> > How do you install Vista without a product key? The key has to be entered
> > during the install routine; without it the install stops right there and
> > you
> > can never reach activation.
>
> Who told you that? It's not true at all. You can continue the install
> without
> entering the key. If you don't enter the key, another screen will pop up
> asking what version of Vista you're installing (home, business, ultimate)
> since it can't use the product key to determine that. In fact that's how MS
> lets you do a clean install of Vista from an upgrade copy. First you
> install
> the upgrade copy and don't enter the key and don't try to update or
> activate it. Then you reinstall over the first one but this time you DO
> enter the key and activate it.
>
> Tom Lake
>
Thank you, Tom, Rick, and Peter. I didn't know that. This also explains
Ramana's situation. I'll keep this in mind if I ever need to reinstall Vista
on my media center. Thanks for the lesson.