windows vista prob

[trs]ALUMINUM · 03-22-2007, 04:52 AM

hey i activated vista on a dell dimension 4700. and i wanted to switch it over to my pc instead of it. so its off of the other pc and in mine. but when i try to activate it wont let me. it says its already been activated. Any things should i do. Call up microsoft or anything?

cryption · 03-22-2007, 05:12 AM

Like with windows XP, once it's activated on one computer it has to stay on that computer.

subtle · 03-22-2007, 10:53 AM

If you have OEM ver cryption is right. If you have BOX ver you can do that. Just call M$.

[trs]ALUMINUM · 03-23-2007, 03:48 AM

i called up microsoft any everything is squared away.

03-22-2007, 04:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
[trs]ALUMINUM Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Age: 16 Posts: 203	windows vista prob hey i activated vista on a dell dimension 4700. and i wanted to switch it over to my pc instead of it. so its off of the other pc and in mine. but when i try to activate it wont let me. it says its already been activated. Any things should i do. Call up microsoft or anything? __________________ DESKTOP MOBO: EVGA 790i ULTRA SLI CPU: Intel Core 2 QUAD Q6600 OC'ed 3.0ghz RAM: 2GB OCZ Reaper 1333mhz DDR3 OC'ed 1600mhz GPU: EVGA GTX280 CASE: Antec P182 HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300gb 10k COOLING: Xigmatek HDT-S1283 with retention brace

03-23-2007, 03:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
[trs]ALUMINUM Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Age: 16 Posts: 203	i called up microsoft any everything is squared away. __________________ DESKTOP MOBO: EVGA 790i ULTRA SLI CPU: Intel Core 2 QUAD Q6600 OC'ed 3.0ghz RAM: 2GB OCZ Reaper 1333mhz DDR3 OC'ed 1600mhz GPU: EVGA GTX280 CASE: Antec P182 HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300gb 10k COOLING: Xigmatek HDT-S1283 with retention brace

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03-22-2007, 05:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
cryption Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 316	Like with windows XP, once it's activated on one computer it has to stay on that computer.

03-22-2007, 10:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
subtle Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 706	If you have OEM ver cryption is right. If you have BOX ver you can do that. Just call M$.