The key IS in use - by you!

Activate by phone.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!



"Maccormack, Neil" <Neil.Maccormack@mccann.ch> wrote in message
news:ADB987BC-A447-469E-A101-4E94D5A4C7BA@microsoft.com...
> Hey everyone
>
> I firstly upgraded my version of XP to Vista business. The product
> activated
> online without problems.
>
> However i then made some HW upgrades to the PC and then decided a fresh
> install was needed so reformatted
> my disk and reinstalled.
>
> Now my product wont activate saying the key is in use already.
>
> thanks for any help
> n
>