I have a Dell laptop and changed cpus and my vista isn't activated!

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I installed vista business on my dell d600 and it ran flawless until I changed my cpu, now it says it's not legal and my activation number is not valid! Help! tell me I don't have to reinstall vista?
This cd is keyed to the bios and didn't require a serial it supplied one when installed.
 
when you make big changes to a system windows will make you re-activate.
 
jackofalltrades said:
I installed vista business on my dell d600 and it ran flawless until I changed my cpu, now it says it's not legal and my activation number is not valid! Help! tell me I don't have to reinstall vista?
This cd is keyed to the bios and didn't require a serial it supplied one when installed.
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Choose telephone reactivation instead of online reactivation?
 
jackofalltrades said:
How do you reactivate?
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calebb said:
Choose telephone reactivation instead of online reactivation?
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Use the activation program in Vista and select the option that requires you to phone Microsoft. It will give you a toll free number to their activation line. You'll have to go through the automated bullshits first before speaking to a live human (there is a way to get around the automated caller but I can't remember). Give the person your reason on why you can't activate (in your case you needed to replace the CPU in your computer) and if they allow you to reactivate they'll give you intstructions from that point on.
 
With retail disks you can change hardware all you want, but with OEM disks you can only install it on one pc, and MS sees changing the CPU, Mobo, HDD etc as a "new pc". :rolleyes:
 
BlueFireIce said:
With retail disks you can change hardware all you want, but with OEM disks you can only install it on one pc, and MS sees changing the CPU, Mobo, HDD etc as a "new pc". :rolleyes:
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All you have to do is tell them that your old cpu went bad. The nice Indian man/lady will ask you if you have it installed on any other computer using this key. Say no. They will give you a new key and finish in an accent so thick, you wont be able to tell if he told you to have a nice day or gave you a 2nd key.
 
lloose said:
All you have to do is tell them that your old cpu went bad. The nice Indian man/lady will ask you if you have it installed on any other computer using this key. Say no. They will give you a new key and finish in an accent so thick, you wont be able to tell if he told you to have a nice day or gave you a 2nd key.
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lol "Hi, this is Bob. I am to thanking you for purchasing our product. Please you be having a wonderful day!"
 
I tried the activation method it gives no phone option. It says call dell or purchase new key or renter the same one that is invalid.:confused:
 
then call dell. they should have your service record on file, and should be able to supply you with what you need.
 
Sharaz Jek said:
then call dell. they should have your service record on file, and should be able to supply you with what you need.
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Even if you aren't the original owner, they will probably transfer ownership in the same call.
 
The D600 BIOS was never SLIC2'd for Vista, I assume you used a Dell Vista Business OEM Install Disk (Dell Brown Colour OS Disk) and it never asked for a key but neither without the SLIC in the bios will it activate, just give you 30 days to do a real activation.
 
Yeah, it is waiting for you to put the Dell OEM COA key in that should have come on the underside sticker.

It was very few Dell Machines that werent SLIC's for Vista yet were sold with a Vista license, only one I have ever seen was the Precision M65. The D600 was designed and release way before Vista so it was never included in Dells thinking with regard to SLIC2 I assume.
 
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