So... when you did the install, when it prompted for key, you defered...
yes? That got you the "clean install," right?

You have to run the Vista upgrade from within the Vista OS after doing the
clean install... that should let you activate it.

I haven't done this, only read about it in Brian Livingston's newsletter, so
if it doesn't work, blame him, not me. ;-)

Lang

"Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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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?
>
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