my copy of Windows Vista is no longer valid

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• Can I sell my copy of Windows Vista retail?

  Hi, I have a full commercial copy of Windows Vista.  Having just upgraded to Windows 7 I would like to sell my copy of Vista.

  My installation of Vista was activated several times (I tend to reinstall my OS frequently enough).  It is no longer installed on any machine anywhere.

  What should I take special measures (e.g. to inform Microsoft) until I sell on my copy of Vista?  Or I'm ok just sell what with drive, box, manual, and CD key?

  Hi Kaporikawn,

  Thanks for posting. If you preferred the full versions of these two media you can sell the license to someone else. They call activation to finish it however.

  I hope this helps!

  Shawn - Support Engineer - MCP, MCDST
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think

• Where can I get a free copy of Windows Vista Home Premium for a laptop Sony Vaio I have my product key, but need to the floppy?

  where can I get a free copy of windows vista edition Home premium? I tried to restore my laptop without success. I think I need a copy of the installation disc so that I can reinstall it with my current product key

  Hello

  There's a photo guide based on the recovery of your model here...

  http://www.Sony-Asia.com/support/tutorial/381906/product/VGN-fz18g

  If you cannot use this method because what did your friend, your options are...

  • Pay Sony for media recovery
  • A base Windows installation followed by installing specific Sony drivers and software from their Web site.

  If you walk down the road of the latter, I would say that, if possible, before you begin reinstalling Windows you download at least the Ethernet drivers and wireless and save in, for example, a USB key. Start your drivers to search for them (and other) here...

  http://www.Sony-Asia.com/support/product/VGN-fz18g/FAQ

  .. everything will be difficult to download if drivers that allow access to the internet are not native to a new installation of Windows.

  Your principled stand against Sony charges for media recovery is, in my opinion, wrong. As I already said twice...

  If Sony did not provide recovery media that they have provided the means to create them

  If you lost or do not burn them and messed up your recovery partition, it's not for lack of Sony.

  My serious recommendation is to accept a fee of Sony for the recovery media. It will make life much simpler for you. For this reason alone, it is probably useful tax, especially considering that you're obviously not a user advanced. Otherwise, why ask the help of a friend and ask for help on this forum?

  I suspect that the links I've seen on this website are actually only valid for Windows 7 media images. If you do not buy the recovery media and go with an iso image download Vista Home Premium, I have to warn about the following...

  • The legality of this is, at best, questionable
  • If it's not genuine Microsoft media you might end by in an even bigger mess (if it works at all)

  Tricky

• Where is Snipping Tool? If deleted accidentally, how can I get a copy for Windows Vista?

  Where is Snipping Tool? If deleted accidentally, how can I get a copy for Windows Vista?

  Hello Bob w. NY

  Click on the Start button and type capture in the search box menu star. The cutting tool application should appear at the top of the search results.

  As the cutting tool is an integral part of Windows, you might have to reinstall windows to return to the tool. Assuming, of course, you had accidentally deleted.

  This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.

  John Barnett MVP: Windows XP Expert associated with: Windows Expert - consumer: www.winuser.co.uk | vistasupport.mvps.org | xphelpandsupport.mvps.org | www.silversurfer-Guide.com

• After 4 years of use my computer without any problems at all, I get a message saying that my copy of Windows Vista is NOT activated.

  Original title: Vista Activation issue

  After 4 years of use my computer without any problems at all, I get a message saying that my copy of Windows Vista is NOT activated.

  Of course, he was and has been deleted now tile view! I made no changes to anything on the computer, so I did a little research

  and found that it could be a virus trying to get 'paid' for a new activation code. I did a complete reinstall of Vista to remove

  such viruses or errors and it still say my copy of Vista is not activated. When I try to follow the steps to activate Vista,

  I got nowhere! Everything I've read say s do the activation of the phone, but my computer doesn't give me the option of phone!

  It gives me only 3 options - "Buy a new online product key", "Enter a different product key", "Contact Hewllet Packard to help solve this problem."

  I called HP and of course my warranty has expired and they even want to talk to me about $100! I'm going crazy trying to figure this out! Help someone?

  Thanks for the reply, but I tried ALL the links you've posted over and over again until I've already posted my question here! The links you suggested sent me round in circles! They say all "choose the Activate by phone option" but I was not getting the phone option on my computer for some reason any.

  I have corrected the problem and HERE IS HOW - 1-800-Microsoft

  It was as simple as that! Now, if only they post this number somewhere here on the site it might save people hours or days of research! After calling the number, work your way through the automated system until you get a man! The guys at Microsoft that answered the phone was great and had activated me and up and running in minutes!

• I have the genuine product key genuine microsoft windows vista business but I have lost the cd/dvd of the windows disk, how to manage another copy of windows vista professional?

  I have the genuine product key genuine microsoft windows vista business but I have lost the cd/dvd of the windows disk, how to manage another copy of windows vista professional?

  If you bought the retail of Windows 7:

  How to replace Microsoft software
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

  If Windows is preinstalled with the computer:

  If you do not install disks:

  Contact the OEM computer manufacturer and ask them to send you an installation to your computer disk - they may charge a small fee. Contact information for the manufacturer of your computer can be found here:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/oemphone/

• Why can I not use my old genuine copy of windows Vista on my new pc?

  Windows vista on new pc

  Why can I not use my old genuine copy of windows vista on my new pc?
  I received an activation message and I don't know what to do

  If your Vista came pre-installed in your old PC, then this is an OEM license that cannot be transferred to your new PC.

  To analyze and solve problems for Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag (download and save to the desktop - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 ) tool
  Once saved, run the tool.
  Click on the button continue, which will produce the report.
  To copy the report in your response, click the button copy in the tool (ignore the error at this stage), and then paste (using r-click and paste or Ctrl + V) in your response.
  -* in your own thread *, please

  Please also state the Version and edition of Windows cited on your COA sticker (if you have one) on the case with your machine, but do NOT quote the key on the sticker!
   http://www.Microsoft.com/howtotell/content.aspx?PG=COA

• I have a legal copy of windows Vista Home Basic, but I lost my registration key. What should I do?

  I have a legal copy of windows Vista Home Basic, but I lost my registration key. What should I do?

  How to replace hardware or lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software

  How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

• Windows Vista takes a long time to close dowh

  It takes a lot of time for my copy of Windows Vista to stop

  See these two threads

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7performance/thread/fe85cee3-0e38-4E01-98e8-21abcc9e7740

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistaperformance/thread/577c64e7-d95f-4c9e-b9dd-cda465f94468

• Is it possible for me to load my copy of windows vista on a second computer?

  I had a computer I bought Windows Vista to computers and installed. A few months later, the computer crashed (I think that the power supply has failed and chips to the motherboard somehow, don't know what happened). I'm pretty sure that the hard drive has survived, but I don't have money to buy/build a new computer to put it in. However, I got another computer on my father, but my hard drive is not compatible with it, so I can not just hard drives. The computer that I got from my father has a virus on the hard drive and I thought just re - format, but we do not have the original copy of Windows XP that was on it. Is it possible that Microsoft won't let me use my copy of Windows Vista is already installed on my useless hard drive on the computer, I received of my father?

  -Thaddeus Grudniewski

  Your copy of Vista can be used on one computer at a time.  If it is an OEM copy, it can only be used on the original computer on which it was installed.  If it's a retail copy, it can be moved to another machine but only one at a time.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Can I get a new copy of Windows Vista?

  Hello

  I'm fixing a PC from one of my friends, unfortunately it has formatted the C drive (I guess he thought it was a good idea?). Anyway, he doesn't have his original copy of windows vista that came with the PC, but the product key is on the side of the tower. Is there a way to get a new copy of vista that works with the product key?

  Any help is appreciated.

  Thank you!

  Vista Media recovery obtaining and/or using the Vista recovery on your computer Partition to factory settings .

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

  Also ask them if it is possible to do the recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

  They will tell you how to do this.

  Every computer manufacturer has their own way of making recovery disk/s.

  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

  'How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and upgrades, and replace product manuals'

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• A copy of Windows Vista on a current copy of loading

  My daughter has ignored the constant reminders on his cell phone to upgrade the antiviral software. We also have a network of Wi - Fi high flow and she forgets to log out. Enough with my shortcomings as a parent. It seems that the current version of Windows Vista has become corrupted somehow because even after using the software and then manually chasing viral channels the old fashioned way have the files and their location identified and then find and remove the necessary channels. I just want to reload Windows Vista during the current edition. I have all the product keys and did similar re - installed with an earlier version of windows. The concern I have is that I did not find simple re - install instructions. All of them talk about partitioning or re-partitioning the hard drive. Maybe I'm be thick headed, but can I just start the computer, insert the DVD in, select install and manually choose Customize I need that no longer works correctly? Sorry about the verbosity, but I want to be as clear as possible and thanks in advance.

  Hello

  You must delete the existing Vista partition and reload Vista and get rid of the malware.

  That's how a clean reinstallation is made.

  Here's how to do a clean install of Vista using a DVD of Vista from Microsoft:

  "How to do a clean install and configure with a full Version of Vista '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-Vista.html

  And once the operating system is installed, go to your computer manufacturer's website and get the latest drivers for your particular model or laptop computer.

  And phone Activation may be necessary when you use the above installation method.

  "How to activate Vista normally and by Activation of the phone '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

  See you soon.

• Get a legal registered copy of Windows Vista?

  Hi, I used a laptop with Windows Vista led on, then in December of that year, he stole.

  Currently, I use 10 Windows on another laptop and hate it.

  I'll get a new laptop of the insurance company, but I want Windows Vista Home on it, why?   I think it's better then Windows 7, 8 and 10.   In Vista, you can configure it how you want, easier to use then Windows 10.

  NEVER any problems with it.

  In any case, I want to buy a full copy legal, registered in Windows Vista Home premium, do you know where I can get one please?

  Microsoft Web page is not very easy to get the details of the address or e-mail, can anyone help please?

  The question on outlook.com or must be called (outlook.con), since this new look called a better perspective, I continue to receive emails from 30 to 40 per week, the MOST HAVE MY e-mail address to the address bar shippers, which means I cannot BLOCK THEIR GOLD UNREGISTER them.

  Yet ONCE I've NEVER had this problem with [email protected].           Microsoft have SCREWED up with this outlook.com.

  Is it POSSIBLE that I can PREVENT companies from using MY email address by sending me UNWANTED emails?

  I'm sure it MUST be illegal, company fraudulently using MY email address?

  If not, then I will close all my emails from Microsoft, and then go to a good TRUSTED company, mail.ru HASSLE-FREE.

  Thank you

  Bob Walsh.

  Hello

  Microsoft sells more than Vista.

  You should try amazon.com, etc..

  BUT before buy you, look at the new computer laptop manufacturer's site and see if they provide Vista drivers for the hardware of this model, as without the correct Vista drivers you waste your time and money buying Vista because it won't install or work correctly.

  And the chances of a laptop manufacturer support and provision of vista drivers for a new laptop are almost nothing.

  See you soon.

• Can I install a legal copy of Windows Vista without the installation disc?

  Hello, all. I have a legal license for Windows Vista key, but no installation disc. Is there a way I can install on my computer?

  Thank you.

  Hello

  You can as long that the product key is not a computer that had an operating system preinstalled Vista installed on it by using this product key (Dell, HP, etc.), or has licensed OEM System Builders, you try to move from another computer.

  You never tell where you got this product key of.

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  You can borrow and use a Microsoft Vista DVD, which contains the files for the different editions of Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate) must be installed. The product key on your computer / Laptop box determines what Edition is installed.

  Other manufacturers recovery DVDs are should not be used for this purpose.

  And you need to know the version of 'bit' for Vista, as 32-bit and 64-bit editions come on different DVDs

  Here's how to do a clean install of Vista using a DVD of Vista from Microsoft:

  "How to do a clean install and configure with a full Version of Vista '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-Vista.html

  And once the operating system is installed, go to your computer manufacturer's website and get the latest drivers for your particular model or laptop computer.

  And phone Activation may be necessary when you use the above installation method.

  "How to activate Vista normally and by Activation of the phone '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

  See you soon.

• computer says winvista hmpremuim as active SP2, but Office says that this copy of windows vista is not genuine

  Control Panel says Windows Vista Home Premium, Service Pack 2, but the office he says:

  Windows Vista (TM)

  Build 6002

  This copy of Windows is not genuine

  Windows Vista comes with the computer.  Everything else seems to work very well; It came with temporary Microsoft Office 7, but I never bought it.

  Thank you

  Gita R

  To analyze and solve problems for Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag tool
  (download and save to the desktop - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 )
  Once saved, run the tool.
  Click on the button continue, which will produce the report.
  To copy the report in your response, click the button copy in the tool (ignore the error at this stage), and then paste (using r-click and paste or Ctrl + V) in your response.
  -* in your own thread *, please

  Please also state the Version and edition of Windows cited on your COA sticker (if you a) in the case of your machine (or inside the battery compartment), but does NOT quote the key on the sticker!
   http://www.Microsoft.com/howtotell/content.aspx?PG=COA