Set up Dual Boot, Vista not activated anymore.

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minotar

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Hey,
I set up a dual boot on my pc and everthing went fine,the other OS is activated etc.

But now my vista has reset or something and the activation was cleared.

Anyone know how i can get it back?It came with the pc so i have no serial code that you get with the disc and i dont see a label on the pc anywhere.
 

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If by activated do you mean the key? yes there are ways to get it

so key or activate?

ken
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
Did it ask you to activate it? If it's not activated it should prompt you to activate at some point. Click Yes and see what happens!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G 2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
zigzag3143 said:
If by activated do you mean the key? yes there are ways to get it

so key or activate?

ken
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Well when i click system properties it says activate now (3 days left ??came activated) and it says enter product key.

That help answer your question?

Im not really sure about the whole activation side of things,used to activate upon installation and you'd get the key etc
 

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You could try Softpedia.com for a utility that gets the product key from the Windows. If that doesn't work, I'd go on MS site and look for an 800 number to get an activation key or ask them what to do.

Also you don't say what the PC is. Usually there's a support forum for each manufacturer. For instance I use an HP business forum for HP specific stuff. See if your PC manufacturer has a forum where users answer questions. Likely somebody else has fixed the same issue.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G 2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
Also if all else fails you could try rolling back the service pack. Before I do anything like putting on a bunch of fixes or an SP I make a backup image of my system. I keep the HD usage low. If I have to lay the image back on it usually only takes about an hour. I've lost a few days of changes tinkering with the system but that's better than busted system.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G 2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
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