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vipermaniac26   08-28-2007 at 04:24:14 AM

This may be stupid but I have a genuine copy of windows vista ultimate. I have never activated a copy before and I'm wondering if I activate windows and decide to reformat the computer (which I do at least once a year to keep it running smoothly), does that mean I can no longer use the same copy of windows vista? How does windows recognize that the user is reinstalling windows back onto the machine it has been on? Thanks!

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badge   08-28-2007 at 05:04:10 AM
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Vista EULA is the same as XP, if that helps. You can always call the 800 number as directed to activate your copy of VISTA if needed.

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b_electric   08-28-2007 at 03:37:20 PM
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The activation uses hardware serial numbers to make a specific ID number. This in combination with your serial number will be used for activation so if you don't make any significant changes to your hardware there is no problem with reinstalling.

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