Just curious: have you cloned/restored that system? (I asked the activation
rep if clone/restore would trigger reactivation, and he said yes, I asked
him to ask his supervisor, and he said yes again)
> If you have a Vista factory preload, you don't have to worry about any of
> this. Just use the activation backup and recovery tool to back up your
> activation information from the preload and restore it onto your fresh
> install.
>
> For example, I wanted to install 64-bit Vista on my X61 Tablet instead of
> the 32-bit Vista that came with it. I used the activation tool to copy the
> activation information from the factory preload to my clean 64-bit
> installation.
>
> No WPA hassles this way! I didn't have to activate the 64-bit install, and
> the System control panel has those golden words, "Windows is activated."
>
> http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=120228
>
> -Mike
>
> > For a good read on the subject:
> >
> > http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm
> >
> > ...
> >
> > Call up the Activation 'police' (Microsoft); I'm sure they
> > will 'understand'.
> > ...
>
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