I recently bought and built a new computer and I wanted to use the old Vista home Premium key I have on my old Dell PC. But when I type it in and attempt to activate it it comes up with:
I recently bought and built a new computer and I wanted to use the old Vista home Premium key I have on my old Dell PC. But when I type it in and attempt to activate it it comes up with:
Damn looks ill crack it then ****ing Dell *shakes fist*. I mean i paid for the OS as well as the computer surely ffs.
Technically you cant use the dell key, as its OEM licence. You could try the phone route, its an automated service and if you choose the options carefully, it will give you a authorisation code, but this is wrong, and you should buy a OEM licence for your new build. OEM licenses are cheap from scan.co.uk
No - you paid for an OEM licence. The restriction of that licence was that you can only use it on that machine (hence why you got it for peanuts).
If you want a licence that's unrestricted, buy a retail one.
Please do not talk about cracks here. If the software is good enough to use, it's good enough to buy.
Within the terms of the XP OEM licence, Microsoft will allow components to be changed with the exception of the motherboard. Once you change the motherboard (other than a direct replacement with an equivalent motherboard) Microsoft define that as a different computer and will then not permit you to reuse the OEM version. I assume the same applies to Vista.
You could ebay the old Dell with its OEM licence and use the proceeds to pay for a new OEM copy of Vista.
Yep, the same does apply to Vista.
They did plan to change it, but it hit all the major news sites and they backed down.
Will - you are not stealing. A faulty motherboard is an acceptable reason for them to allow the licence to be transfered. I've only ever needed to get it done once, but they defo do allow it.
You can call them on the freephone number that appears in the activation window and play ignorant about having your PC repaired. Has worked for me a couple of times now, including a swap to a board with a different chipset.....and that's if it doesn't just re-activate automatically.
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