Adding hardware to vista

[mbucari1]

I did. It wasn't a big deal.

Still I feel that it is BS that it has to be done. The OS is assigned to your hardware configuration. If it changes, Vista has be be reactivated. If you have an OEM copy of Vista you can only do so once, then you're screwed.

you sure that you didn't buy oem?

[Broken]

I have a full retail version of Vista Ultimate.
I have the fancy plastic box, the 32 bit DVD and the 64 bit DVD.

It was a gift from M$.

[Acid_death69]

Cool, i could activate my Xp as many time as i wanted all i did was ring the 'indian person' up and they sorted it for me. but when i was doing that something was up with my pc and it kept telling me to reactivate it:s it fine now though

[clocker]

Cool, i could activate my Xp as many time as i wanted all i did was ring the 'indian person' up and they sorted it for me.

Has anyone else noticed that, starting around last June, MS redid the call in procedure and now the computer asks the questions that the "Indian person" used to?
I haven't had to talk to a real person since...

[Acid_death69]

yerr tell me about it tis right wierd, its a just microsoft trying to be tight as possible.

[reese]

how to add software/hardware with vista... hmmm

boot with a bootdisk
format C:
then install xp

fixed!

[Acid_death69]

haha

[grimms]

Yup also make ure to do a clean install if your replacing multiple parts like cpu, ram, and hdd. It will safe you all the device driver hassles later down the line.

[clocker]

I didn't know there were CPU, RAM and HDD drivers.

[Acid_death69]

I didnt know there were Ram and HDD drivers, i know that your system 32 likes to have it fair share when you log on to your pc and go on to your desktop.