That sounds familiar, all I did was move the RAM to different slots.
I have 2 1GB sticks and 2 512MB sticks.
Once I figured out how the RAM had to be arranged to make the double data
rate actually work, I moved one stick from each bank to a slot on the other
bank.
It was 1GB each bank1 slot 1 & 2 and 512MB bank 2 slot 1 & 2.
Now it is 1GB in bank 1, slot 1 and 1GB in bank 2, slot 1 and 512MB in bank
1, slot 2 and bank 2, slot 2.
To me that is counter intuitive, but that is the way it is designed.

When I rebooted, I had to reactivate.
15 minutes on the phone for no good reason is 15 too many...


"Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message
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> Cy!on wrote:[color=green]
>>
>> "Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message
>> news:OlPDKP90IHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> Colin Barnhorst wrote:
>>>> Why in the world would he have any need to reactivate? He is just
>>>> changing the case for heaven's sake. You don't really think he will
>>>> have to upgrade his case driver do you? :)
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, I have had to reactivate Vista at least twice simply because
>>> Microsoft said so, all I did ws turn the machine off and back on again,
>>> so do not ridicule the OP for what is a MICROSOFT PROBLEM.
>>>
>>> You cannot run a business by continually calling legitimate purchasers
>>> thieves and liars... Microsoft have officially called me a thief on a
>>> number of occasions, I know I am not and it does not bother me, but many
>>> people it does bother and frankly if Ballmer chose to do that in person
>>> he might well regret doing so.
>>>
>>> The OP is right to ask, it is a legitimate question because the smallest
>>> change in configuration used to trigger it. Lucky you if you have not
>>> experienced it.[/color]
>>
>> Personally, i bought an OEM copy of Vista and after installing it on one
>> pc, upgraded to a quad-core pc with only one hard drive moving over (now
>> D:), re-installed Vista and didn't do anything different from the first
>> time i installed it. I've since added more drives, changed graphics
>> cards, upgraded BIOS, changed this and that and Vista has never once said
>> anything about hainv to reactivate anything.
>>
>> Although i have to ask how a piece of plastic that is only connected to
>> the actual pc by 4 screws would ever trigger anything. Unless the pc has
>> motion sensors?[/color]
>
>
> My point is that I did NOTHING at all and had to reactivate on two
> occasions with two PCs.[/color]