Thanks for the reply. I did phone them and after a long conversation I
managed to get it re-activated. support was very helpfull, but I did feel
like I was being treat like a criminal.
However, I will be upgrading my Video cards in a couple of months and will
probably encounter the same issues. For someone who buys a new PC and then
decides to upgrade etc.. this would be a nightmare.
I'm also told even if you change your Wireless Network card driver/hardware
it will be the same issue.
Something needs looking at here in my opinion. I paid £70 for my Vista, and
I'll be damned if i'm going to pay for a full version (non-OEM) or a new
licence.
"Conor" wrote:
> In article <0C61F051-618B-4FE0-93EF-C67C45CB5950@microsoft.com>, Jeff
> says...
> > OK, I built my new PC and purchased Vista Home Premium 64bit (OEM) as I was
> > told it was ok wto buy this with a new build ONLY.
> >
> > Everything went fantastic, installed well and Actived!!
> >
> > I decided to install my Nforce4 64bit driver for my Motherboard and Nvidia
> > 64bit GFX card drivers... when i got...
> >
> > "Windows has deactived due to hardware change. You must activate within 3
> > days or windows will stop working."
> >
> > I tried to activate and it says that this key is already used!! (derr yup i
> > installed it on this PC). I range Support they said, they could not help!!
> > What do i do now? I paid £70 pounds for this version, to buy the full version
> > it will cost me around £200.
> >
> > Surely this cant be right? If people buy a new pc with OEM installed, and
> > they inadvertadly updated their drivers, they will envounter the same issue.
> >
> There's a kb article available which addresses this problem.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931573
>
> Running Windows Update should install the patch though. You may need to
> reactivate via telephone.
>
>
> --
> Conor
>
> Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
> until you hear them speak.........
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