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Old 02-27-2007, 09:15 PM
Rod
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Re: Vista - Clean Install

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:37:03 -0800, Jim
<Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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>Two weeks ago I upgraded my Windows Media Edition to Vista Home Premium.
>Then went through two weeks of nothing but problems. Today I performed a
>Clean Install with the same Vista DVD that I used two weeks ago. Everything
>works great, except that I am unable to activate it. After spending 3 1/2
>hours talking to Microsoft Tech Support they tell me to reinstall XP and
>perform the upgrade again.
>
>Does this sound logical?[/color]

Maybe if it's an upgrade disk, I'd assume that's the company policy
to suggest that.

You can try the install fresh Vista install upgrade Vista trick? That
would give you a fresh Vista

Cheers,
Rod.

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Old 02-27-2007, 09:15 PM