Big Problems with Vista and a fake disc sold on Ebay

Hi

I brought a disc on eBay, vista ultimate I used the disc then found out it
was a fake disc so no product key.

I have informed MS with all the details of the seller etc and eBay.

I now have the problem that my Vista does not have a correct key, I have
tried to reinstall my Vista business but it will only perform a clean
install losing all my programs settings etc it will not downgrade to
business.

Can anybody help me so I do not lose everything.

Thank you

On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:22:15 -0000, "yar" <newspost@btconnect.com>
wrote:

>Hi
>
>I brought a disc on eBay, vista ultimate I used the disc then found out it
>was a fake disc so no product key.
>
>I have informed MS with all the details of the seller etc and eBay.
>
>I now have the problem that my Vista does not have a correct key, I have
>tried to reinstall my Vista business but it will only perform a clean
>install losing all my programs settings etc it will not downgrade to
>business.
>
>Can anybody help me so I do not lose everything.
>
>Thank you
>
Go to the store and buy a REAL copy of the version you want, then call
MS, actually you will talk to someone in India, and they will help you
change the number to your REAL one.

I have a real version but it is business, I want to roll back to that if I
can.




"f/fgeorge" <ffgeorge@yourplace.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:22:15 -0000, "yar" <newspost@btconnect.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>I brought a disc on eBay, vista ultimate I used the disc then found out
>>it
>>was a fake disc so no product key.
>>
>>I have informed MS with all the details of the seller etc and eBay.
>>
>>I now have the problem that my Vista does not have a correct key, I have
>>tried to reinstall my Vista business but it will only perform a clean
>>install losing all my programs settings etc it will not downgrade to
>>business.
>>
>>Can anybody help me so I do not lose everything.
>>
>>Thank you
>>
> Go to the store and buy a REAL copy of the version you want, then call
> MS, actually you will talk to someone in India, and they will help you
> change the number to your REAL one.

yar wrote:
> I have a real version but it is business, I want to roll back to that if I
> can.
>

You can't "roll back". Back up your data and do a clean install.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

You would have to do a clean install. If you had tried to install
Ultimate and then want to "downgrade" you have to do a clean install.
So, you need to backup all your files, bite the bullet and do it...



--
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com


yar wrote:
> Hi
>
> I brought a disc on eBay, vista ultimate I used the disc then found out it
> was a fake disc so no product key.
>
> I have informed MS with all the details of the seller etc and eBay.
>
> I now have the problem that my Vista does not have a correct key, I have
> tried to reinstall my Vista business but it will only perform a clean
> install losing all my programs settings etc it will not downgrade to
> business.
>
> Can anybody help me so I do not lose everything.
>
> Thank you
>
>