The one's I've seen required activation. They came with Vista home basic
installed and a anytime upgrade DVD with license (to home premium+). The
key on the machine needed to be typed in and activated. Not sure about
internet activation. Maybe they used the OEM BIOS method.


"Peter Frank" <peter_frankde@yahoo.de> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> If a laptop has Windows Vista pre-installed, is there still any kind
> of activation required then (or is Windows Vista ready to use in this
> case)?
>
> Peter