Activation problem

I was bought a new Windows Vista Home Premium (OEM). When I try to activate I
get the following message:

"The product key you typed is already in use"

What does that mean? I bought a Vista but I can't activate?
What should I do? And Im 1st time Vista user.

See this link on my website:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/product...ady_in_use.htm

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"Ayour" <Ayour@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:55EC4680-5930-476E-ACF6-F22C9D5AB09A@microsoft.com...
>I was bought a new Windows Vista Home Premium (OEM). When I try to activate
>I
> get the following message:
>
> "The product key you typed is already in use"
>
> What does that mean? I bought a Vista but I can't activate?
> What should I do? And Im 1st time Vista user.

Ayour - OEM Vista installtions are usually pre-activated (reason for the
message key already in use) - did you receive a dialogue box indicating
activation was required? What are the circumstances of trying to
reactivate?


"Ayour" <Ayour@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:55EC4680-5930-476E-ACF6-F22C9D5AB09A@microsoft.com...
>I was bought a new Windows Vista Home Premium (OEM). When I try to activate
>I
> get the following message:
>
> "The product key you typed is already in use"
>
> What does that mean? I bought a Vista but I can't activate?
> What should I do? And Im 1st time Vista user.

Try activating by phone

"Ayour" wrote:

> I was bought a new Windows Vista Home Premium (OEM). When I try to activate I
> get the following message:
>
> "The product key you typed is already in use"
>
> What does that mean? I bought a Vista but I can't activate?
> What should I do? And Im 1st time Vista user.