Wndows vista starter activation problem

Need some urgent help from you guys regarding my Vista Activation. I am located in Colombia and was using Windows Vista since a year on this same laptop. Since last week I was having some problem hence I formatted my hard drive completely and re-installed Vista again. The system worked fine for 2 days and started saying me to Activate it thought it is already activated.

Whenever I go online and enter the license/product key, it gives me an error message saying “activation code is already on use.” Yes, it was in use but I formatted the system, right? Then why is it not accepting it again? Also how could I get t activated? Somebody please help. Many thanks.

If you are not able to activate it Online, then first disconnect your system from internet. You will get an option for Phone activation. Now call the phone number provided and get it activated. I know you are in problem but you should do it as soon as possible to avoid the Windows Vista Genuine Advantage Validation Tool. Let me know if you need some more help.

Yeah, phone activation is the best option for sure but I have been in this situation earlier. After re-installation my system was not accepting the product keys anymore and while trying to activate it online, I was getting the same error message saying the activation code is in use. As I was not aware of phone activation that time, I just tried reinstalling windows again and when entered the keys , it accepted. If you want you give it a try as well.

Hello KOVID. Vista reinstallation invalidates the product key.

Better select phone activation and follow directions.