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| | Hello everyone, okay, I had a fresh new harddrive and I installed Full version of Vista onto it. However I only had the key for an upgrade from XP. Now its asking for a Key and I cant afford a key for the full version. Is it possible to somehow just activate it by calling microsoft or something? I have XP...Well actually 2000, upgraded to XP...So I really couldnt be bothered with installing 2000 again, and then XP, and then vista. Is there something I could do? |
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| The following link shows how to do an install over an existing Vista install and thus "upgrade" Vista to itself:
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5932
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| | If I do this, but I have files and a few games on my current Vista will it delete/format them or the HDD? |
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| The procedure I liked to is designed to install Vista clean in two passes, the first pass being without using a product key, the second pass using a product key.
With Vista already installed, you only have to run the second pass. It's not supposed to wipe out any applications or data files, but the procedure is intended to be done in rapid succession, that is, one pass right after another -- before you install applications or create data files.
So, to be safe, I would copy any data files, including things like "favorites" to external storage before you try the second pass.
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| | Thanks for the help, you answered it very clearly. Yeah, I waited until the last 2 days of activiation to ask for help (dumb of me). I hope the 28 day gap won't cause any problems with the second pass installation. But I will backup just incase. Thank you! Ciao |
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| Oh the old upgrade trick. Wonder when MS will catch on to that.... You should not lose your files in an upgrade.
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| Let us know if the in-place upgrade actually works. Like I said, the process is intended to be used in those situations where a product key is NOT provided during the first installation. I don't recall whether or not you provided a product key when you installed it. But it you did, this will be an interesting test to see if this in-place upgrade works in such a situation.
If it does, that will be great news. We'll then need to pin the instructions on the forum so others will see it.
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| | Now I have another problem. I was going to wait another day to install Vista for a second time...But then randomly when I was visiting these forums my internet cut out...It was working for up to a month before today and now it says Im connected locally but to an unidentified network so it wont connect to the internet...Ive tried changing routers too. I know its not the card because its been working all up to this point and even connects to other networks in the building. What happened! It was all out of no where too, I didnt modify anything, I was just surfing the web when it turned off like that. But finally, I did re'installed Vista and it hasnt asked me to activate it and it seems like it worked. But now I have this no internet problem. Any suggestions? Thank you |
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| OK - the sequence of events, in the case where you don't activate in time, is typically the following:
1) Popup indicating you have 72 hours remaining to activate
2) Reset into Reduced Functionality Mode (RFM) -- involving removal of the Start button, removal of ability to browser files using Windows Explorer
3) Limiting of machine to only connect to Microsoft, and then, only to the page that allows you to purchase a license. Constraining of machine to 1 hour's use per 24 hours.
So, are you operating under RFM now? Or are you still fully functional but just no longer have internet access?
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