Windows vista activation key locate license key#
Or am I to understand that I CAN do this, but I will have to call Dell and Dell WILL give me a new license key for the Vista install? And this disk is all I'll need to install it once I have that license key?
I have a Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 Dell OS "reinstallation DVD".ĭo I understand correctly that when I install my new hard drive on my XP430 I will not be able to install Vista because it is a new hard drive, even though it's the same computer? So I have a Dell XPS430 - about 4 years old with Windows Vista 64bit installed.Īs near as I can tell the hard drive died and I'm buying a new hard drive tomorrow. And I hope someone will see it and respond. I hope it was okay to dredge up this old thread and ask for further clarification. This is to verify that you are using the product key on only one computer. If you want to use it on another computer, then you must uninstall it from the other computer first and do a Phone Activation on the new computer. If you make significant changes to the computer, like a new motherboard, you will be required to do a Phone Activation. When you activate Vista, the product key number used will be tied to that computer. If you let the trial period expire, you will be placed into a Reduced Functionality Mode until you activate Vista. You only have 30 days of trial period to activate Vista, 3 days if you checked the Automatically activate Windows when I'm online while installing Vista.A OEM (retail) version Vista installation DVD that is bought separately and did not come preinstalled on a OEM computer is still supported by Microsoft using the method in this tutorial below.OEM contact information should be included in the documentation that came with your computer or OEM Vista installation CD/DVD package. If you have one of these, then you must contact the OEM, instead of Microsoft in this tutorial, to activate your OEM Vista.