Nigel Molesworth wrote:

> I have several full retail copies of Windows Vista that I will no longer
> need when I install full retail versions of Windows 7.
>
> I plan to sell the copies of Vista, but I don't want the buyers to have
> problems when they activate it. I know there is a Re-Activation Timeout
> for Vista, but I can't remember if it is 90 or 10 days? Can anyone point
> me to a reliable source to confirm this? Also, is there a way to tell when
> activation on a given PC took place?
>
> BTW, I live in the UK, so please don't tell me that the EULA prohibits my
> selling the software, this does not apply anywhere in the EU.
>

There is no reason even in the US why you can't sell full retail copies of
any Windows operating system so I won't tell you otherwise. The buyers will
have no problem activating them. The old rule was 120 days but I don't know
if this is applicable to Vista. In any case, it doesn't matter. If automatic
activation fails (and it probably won't), all the buyer will need to do is
use the telephone activation option. This only takes a few minutes and is no
big deal. You can tell the buyers that.

Malke
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