Sanad

I have windows vista on one of my pc's and i want to install it on the other pc. How can i transfer my product key to the other computer? I have formatted my pc with vista x64 and installed it on this one but it isnt activating.

CWell1337

Call Microsoft to activate it. The online route won't work since you've already activated it on previous hardware (I believe). Tell them you got a new computer or upgraded your old one or something.

They don't want you to have it active on more than one PC at a time however. 1 Key = 1 computer.

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jph1589

If it is a Retail Key, it should not be a problem. Maybe a call to M$ will be required.

If it is an OEM Key, buy another copy. Under the Vista OEM/System builders/etc license agreement you cannot transfer it to another PC.

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Blizzie

Mines said it was already being used; since it asked for me to reactivate due to hardware changes (I changed my CPU but changed it back after my motherboard wouldn't overclock the Quad). I called up Microsoft, talked to some computer for 10 minutes, and it works.

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jph1589

For our information, do you own a retail copy or and oem copy?

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Marin

OEM's can have new keys, it just take some convincing to get the customer service at Microsoft to give it.

First time I did it I told them I needed a new key, they noticed I had an OEM so I played dumb and told them thats what I was sent. I kept my story the same and never changed it and I got a new key.

Dostoyevsky77

That can work, but it's illegal. It's also technically a piracy infraction of OCN rules:
http://www.overclock.net/windows/156...ification.html

***EDIT: But I love your avatar!!! "My shpoooon is too big!"

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Blizzie

Sorry forgot to mention. I own a OEM copy. But it was used on the same computer, same hardware.

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