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Vista Ultimate 64: Product Key Is Already in Use...

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Old 04-03-2007
Rob
 
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Vista Ultimate 64: Product Key Is Already in Use...

I have upgraded my computer since buying Vista, new motherboard, RAM, CPU and
its now saying that my product key is in use? How do I go about solving this
issue as the support pages are hard to follow. Vista Ultimate was bought from
Overclock.co.uk and I have all the documents to prove its a genuine version
so I do not wish to have replies questioning its integrity.
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Old 04-03-2007
Mike Hall - MS MVP
 
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Re: Vista Ultimate 64: Product Key Is Already in Use...

If you have upgraded hardware since installing Vista, use the phone
activation process..


"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8C301CB7-4B09-47F2-BC9E-5281A573C8FA@microsoft.com...
>I have upgraded my computer since buying Vista, new motherboard, RAM, CPU
>and
> its now saying that my product key is in use? How do I go about solving
> this
> issue as the support pages are hard to follow. Vista Ultimate was bought
> from
> Overclock.co.uk and I have all the documents to prove its a genuine
> version
> so I do not wish to have replies questioning its integrity.


--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/



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Old 04-03-2007
Richard Urban
 
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Re: Vista Ultimate 64: Product Key Is Already in Use...

The key is already in use by you, for your 32 bit install.

Activate by phone.

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User


"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8C301CB7-4B09-47F2-BC9E-5281A573C8FA@microsoft.com...
>I have upgraded my computer since buying Vista, new motherboard, RAM, CPU
>and
> its now saying that my product key is in use? How do I go about solving
> this
> issue as the support pages are hard to follow. Vista Ultimate was bought
> from
> Overclock.co.uk and I have all the documents to prove its a genuine
> version
> so I do not wish to have replies questioning its integrity.


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Old 02-07-2007
Andy
 
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Re: Vista Ultimate 64: Product Key Is Already in Use...

I am having the same issue, and all I did was overclock my CPU.

When I attempted to use the phone system, I was directed to an operator with
a horrid accent after punching in my 9 groups, then hung up on. I tried
again, and this time I was disconnected AUTOMATICALLY. Is there a trick to
doing it, or am I screwed out of $200 because I bought OEM?

This is seriously hindering my frags.
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  #5  
Old 03-07-2007
Rick Rogers
 
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Re: Vista Ultimate 64: Product Key Is Already in Use...

No trick, just keep calling until you get someone that you can understand.

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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

"Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am having the same issue, and all I did was overclock my CPU.
>
> When I attempted to use the phone system, I was directed to an operator
> with
> a horrid accent after punching in my 9 groups, then hung up on. I tried
> again, and this time I was disconnected AUTOMATICALLY. Is there a trick
> to
> doing it, or am I screwed out of $200 because I bought OEM?
>
> This is seriously hindering my frags.


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  #6  
Old 06-07-2007
Vigilante
 
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Re: Vista Ultimate 64: Product Key Is Already in Use...

Charge them $10 a call until they get their selective heads out of their ass to write a decent text based chat system to hand off the key so you don’t have to listen to foreigners butchering the English language.
New fee's the same retarded system that didn't work before. Come on MS!

"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message news:u4QCU7VvHHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
No trick, just keep calling until you get someone that you can understand.

--
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

"Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8FC24CE6-519D-483D-A0FD-10D49569D208@microsoft.com...
>I am having the same issue, and all I did was overclock my CPU.
>
> When I attempted to use the phone system, I was directed to an operator
> with
> a horrid accent after punching in my 9 groups, then hung up on. I tried
> again, and this time I was disconnected AUTOMATICALLY. Is there a trick
> to
> doing it, or am I screwed out of $200 because I bought OEM?
>
> This is seriously hindering my frags.


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