Hello,
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Originally Posted by Makaveli213  That is cause you bypassed the upgrade by the steps you took. The Serial you ahve is for a upgrade version but the isntall thinks it is a fresh full version. So you kinda screwed yourself on that one.
TBH i dont know what can be done to sort this. Try to call M$ and see if they can help you and give you the code needed to activate Vista again. |
This is incorrect.
You can cleanly install Windows Vista from an Vista Upgrade disc
and have it activated using the Vista upgrade product key, so long as you follow the procedure correctly.
The procedure is to perform a clean install of Vista using the upgrade disc by skipping the product key entry phase and deselecting 'Automatically activate Windows when I'm online'. Once installed, the unactivated OS will functional for 30 days. Before this expires, the user must then perform a Vista upgrade on the currently installed Windows Vista, from which the user can enter in the upgrade product key and activate Windows Vista.
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Originally Posted by Max Power I just did the thing where you install vista upgrade then upgrade from that |
As Max Power stated, he did this procedure (a clean install then an upgrade). If performed correctly, and you entered in the upgrade product key correctly in upgrade procedure, then it should have worked.
Ensure that you have followed the steps outlined here by Paul Thurrott:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...rade_clean.asp