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Litex   05-29-2009 at 04:05:22 AM

I'm thinking about upgrading the motherboard and CPU of my gateway PC, but I certainly don't want to buy a new version of windows vista.
So, I need some advice on how to activate vista again when the motherboard in my OEM system is replaced.

I have the gateway dx4200-09 with Vista home premium SP1.

Any help greatly appreciated!

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frozenlead   05-29-2009 at 05:01:23 AM
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All you have to do is call a number on the activation assistant when it pops up and talk to a computer for 10 minutes.

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Litex   05-29-2009 at 05:21:19 AM
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Great, that's pretty much what I was hoping for. Thanks for the help!

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