I purchased Windows Vista for my Vista-compatible PC. Excellent performance. Anyway, I had it installed to find my printer didn't work. I switched back to XP. I now found the problem but when I try installing Vista and asks for my product code at the beginning of the installation, it says that it is invalid. It worked fine before, I have no idea what the problem is.
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That's weird, could it be that you installed it once already and therefore its invalid because you've already used it once. Though extremely unlikely, it would suck if that's why you can't install it again. I would ask Microsoft. Hope all works out for ya.
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"I'm like a dog chasing cars." - Joker, Dark Knight
Lawl it's odd that it only gave you one use( because usually it works an infinite amount of times on ONE system, but when you throw it onto others then you run into a couple problems), buuut you can call microsoft there should be a number there on your screen when it comes up asking for your key. You'll usually get an automated thing. You'll get a key after a few questions just tell them you replaced your motherboard or something ._. sigh... Thats microsofts way of trying to bone piracy, but they're failing.
They want people to buy separate keys for each of their computers AFTER the fact that they spent about $300 on their new operating system, cause Gates is all about the money.
They want people to buy separate keys for each of their computers AFTER the fact that they spent about $300 on their new operating system, cause Gates is all about the money.
Yeah, but this is the same computer... Thanks, I'll try calling them.
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Ya, it sux but that's business so hope you didn't waste any money. Oh and do not tell Microsoft that there was any fault with their product cus they'll get pissed and not help you, trust me.
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"I'm like a dog chasing cars." - Joker, Dark Knight
you would not have this problem with a mac, macs are compatible with everything.
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We gotta make a change...
It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat each other.
You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
what we gotta do, to survive. Tupac Shakur
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Yeah, I think they made it so you can't install it a certain number of times. Maybe that number is one. Thank you Microsoft, your software sucks but we buy it anyways
They make other mouses than the ones with only one button. Personally I'd prefer a Mac, but I got a really great deal on this computer from a friend of mine...who purchased a Mac.
if you got a oem vista disk you can only use it once no matter what if it was a retail then u can have it on only 1 pc at a time
and i hate macs for multiple reasons
i wouldnt kno, ive never used a mac in my life, and do NOT plan on doing so.
i hate macs with a passion. :mad:
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We gotta make a change...
It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat each other.
You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
what we gotta do, to survive. Tupac Shakur
100% Legit baal runners SICK_Bambi 93 Barb (46th barb)
SICK_Paladin 95 Necromancer (12th necro)
SICK_ferret 95 Assassin (10th sin) ~~us West Ladder~~
( All of these are just personal opinions based on what i've gotten out of these through use and what not )
Linux- My brothers favorite- great OS to run w/ servers an the like.
Windows- Best known gaming OS to date. Althought microsoft tends to be cheesey with the amounts of uses you can get out of your OS cd's .. There's ways around it ( sit on the phone an suck up to you you're talkin with so they give you a key with unlimited uses. )
Mac- Best OS for graphic design and programming. Hands down, when I was attending a tech college for graphic design thats all we used for photoshop and what not. I don't own one personally but I'd really like to some day.
How about we keep these Operating system flaming posts to a minimum a lot of you guys on this post are kids :/. I know some of you aren't, but thats not the point I'm getting at. Every operating system out there has it's own specific purposes.
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It's the decisions you make when you have no time to make them that define who you are.
They want people to buy separate keys for each of their computers AFTER the fact that they spent about $300 on their new operating system, cause Gates is all about the money.
Yeah, but this is the same computer... Thanks, I'll try calling them.
It's the decisions you make when you have no time to make them that define who you are.
It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat each other.
You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
what we gotta do, to survive.
Tupac Shakur
100% Legit baal runners
SICK_Bambi 93 Barb (46th barb)
SICK_Paladin 95 Necromancer (12th necro)
SICK_ferret 95 Assassin (10th sin)
~~us West Ladder~~
Yeah, but they suck.
It's the decisions you make when you have no time to make them that define who you are.
Crappy Vista problem. Hmph, Windows seems to be cracking down a lot more on security and illegal things.
"Cards and flowers on your window, your friends all plead for you to stay,
sometimes beginnings aren't so simple, sometimes goodbye's the only way."
Like a cat, tied to a stick
He says he likes it because it doesn't baby you around like Windows supposedly does...
Does Mac baby you around a lot?
"Cards and flowers on your window, your friends all plead for you to stay,
sometimes beginnings aren't so simple, sometimes goodbye's the only way."
and i hate macs for multiple reasons
i wouldnt kno, ive never used a mac in my life, and do NOT plan on doing so.
i hate macs with a passion. :mad:
It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat each other.
You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
what we gotta do, to survive.
Tupac Shakur
100% Legit baal runners
SICK_Bambi 93 Barb (46th barb)
SICK_Paladin 95 Necromancer (12th necro)
SICK_ferret 95 Assassin (10th sin)
~~us West Ladder~~
( All of these are just personal opinions based on what i've gotten out of these through use and what not )
Linux- My brothers favorite- great OS to run w/ servers an the like.
Windows- Best known gaming OS to date. Althought microsoft tends to be cheesey with the amounts of uses you can get out of your OS cd's .. There's ways around it ( sit on the phone an suck up to you you're talkin with so they give you a key with unlimited uses. )
Mac- Best OS for graphic design and programming. Hands down, when I was attending a tech college for graphic design thats all we used for photoshop and what not. I don't own one personally but I'd really like to some day.
How about we keep these Operating system flaming posts to a minimum a lot of you guys on this post are kids :/. I know some of you aren't, but thats not the point I'm getting at. Every operating system out there has it's own specific purposes.