Vista failing to activate after driver update

Hey

I'm really very sorry to bother everyone but I bought Vista Home Prem (full)
on the 30th of January and activated it right away, but this evening (5/3/07)
I did a Windows Update and it said that there was a new nForce4 SATA drive
that I should install, so after installing it, Vista told me that I need to
activate Vista again

I tried to do an online activation but it tells me that my code is "already
in use" but could I please ask how do I fix this? but also will I have to
call MS to get a new code?

Thank you all for your time

K86:
Telephone activation should cure the activation problem. Have a great
day.

--
Dennis Pack
XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
Office2007
"K86" <K86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8002305F-1505-4123-AFC8-EE708251EF26@microsoft.com...
> Hey
>
> I'm really very sorry to bother everyone but I bought Vista Home Prem
> (full)
> on the 30th of January and activated it right away, but this evening
> (5/3/07)
> I did a Windows Update and it said that there was a new nForce4 SATA drive
> that I should install, so after installing it, Vista told me that I need
> to
> activate Vista again
>
> I tried to do an online activation but it tells me that my code is
> "already
> in use" but could I please ask how do I fix this? but also will I have to
> call MS to get a new code?
>
> Thank you all for your time

telephone activation.
next time, get your hardware driver updates from the manufacturer and not microsoft update.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"K86" <K86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8002305F-1505-4123-AFC8-EE708251EF26@microsoft.com...
Hey

I'm really very sorry to bother everyone but I bought Vista Home Prem (full)
on the 30th of January and activated it right away, but this evening (5/3/07)
I did a Windows Update and it said that there was a new nForce4 SATA drive
that I should install, so after installing it, Vista told me that I need to
activate Vista again

I tried to do an online activation but it tells me that my code is "already
in use" but could I please ask how do I fix this? but also will I have to
call MS to get a new code?

Thank you all for your time

Hey

Thank you very much for your reply to my question :-)

I called up MS to get a new code but while the man was telling me it the
line cut off so I had to do it again but this time the woman gave me the
code, but could I please ask what should I do if this happens again? New
drivers seem to be coming out monthly but I was woundering if this will
happen again and if so will I get refused a new product ID?

Thank you very much
K86

"Dennis Pack" wrote:

> K86:
> Telephone activation should cure the activation problem. Have a great
> day.
>
> --
> Dennis Pack
> XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
> Office2007
> "K86" <K86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8002305F-1505-4123-AFC8-EE708251EF26@microsoft.com...
> > Hey
> >
> > I'm really very sorry to bother everyone but I bought Vista Home Prem
> > (full)
> > on the 30th of January and activated it right away, but this evening
> > (5/3/07)
> > I did a Windows Update and it said that there was a new nForce4 SATA drive
> > that I should install, so after installing it, Vista told me that I need
> > to
> > activate Vista again
> >
> > I tried to do an online activation but it tells me that my code is
> > "already
> > in use" but could I please ask how do I fix this? but also will I have to
> > call MS to get a new code?
> >
> > Thank you all for your time
>

Usually driver updates do not cause the need for activation.
And no, you will not be refused activation under those circumstances.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"K86" <K86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A7E6772B-0E53-464A-8D9D-4401B63C59BC@microsoft.com...
> Hey
>
> Thank you very much for your reply to my question :-)
>
> I called up MS to get a new code but while the man was telling me it
> the
> line cut off so I had to do it again but this time the woman gave me
> the
> code, but could I please ask what should I do if this happens again?
> New
> drivers seem to be coming out monthly but I was woundering if this
> will
> happen again and if so will I get refused a new product ID?
>
> Thank you very much
> K86
>
> "Dennis Pack" wrote:
>
>> K86:
>> Telephone activation should cure the activation problem. Have a
>> great
>> day.
>>
>> --
>> Dennis Pack
>> XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
>> Office2007
>> "K86" <K86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8002305F-1505-4123-AFC8-EE708251EF26@microsoft.com...
>> > Hey
>> >
>> > I'm really very sorry to bother everyone but I bought Vista Home
>> > Prem
>> > (full)
>> > on the 30th of January and activated it right away, but this
>> > evening
>> > (5/3/07)
>> > I did a Windows Update and it said that there was a new nForce4
>> > SATA drive
>> > that I should install, so after installing it, Vista told me that
>> > I need
>> > to
>> > activate Vista again
>> >
>> > I tried to do an online activation but it tells me that my code
>> > is
>> > "already
>> > in use" but could I please ask how do I fix this? but also will I
>> > have to
>> > call MS to get a new code?
>> >
>> > Thank you all for your time
>>