Activation

Proff · 05-17-07, 09:50 PM

Has anyone run into having to reactivate Vista after a bios update? I had that happen to me today. Two days ago I changed my motherboard and activated Vista Home Premium upgrade version. Today I updated the bios and had to reactivate.

AthlonXP1800 · 05-18-07, 12:14 AM

Change motherboard with Vista Home Premium Upgrade will need to reactivate but with a BIOS update should not reactivate. It looked like you ran existing Vista on new motherboard, here is a Vista update fixed BIOS issue require activation so guess you will need to have complete clean install Vista and download all updates include BIOS update activation fix.

mcolbourn · 05-18-07, 02:21 AM

I had to reactivate mine when I chaned my bios on my EVGA 680i from P25 to P27, but not when I went to P28 strange, but I don't mind all I had to do was to call them and they gave me all the codes.

BTW I own the upgrade version of Vista Home Premium

radekhulan · 05-18-07, 05:17 AM

I had to reactivate Vista x64 Ultimate (RETAIL) after uninstalling 150.xx Forceware drivers and installing 160.xx drivers. Vista is way too sensitive to changes, and I hate entering billion numbers on phone keypad...

Hope Microsoft will fix this.

**nekrosoft13** · 05-18-07, 06:46 AM

i had 2 re-activations

first after driver change (also 158 to 160, but didn't happen from 160 to 158)

second after a new bios

Greg · 05-18-07, 08:33 AM

I had to activate again today (for 1st extra time) because I recently installed a new HDD driver and a Video driver. With XP I had to re-activate when I installed a virtual CD driver. I believe it counts something like 2-3 hardware changes before annoying you again.

Proff · 05-18-07, 08:42 AM

Calling and reactivating was no big deal. It was the first time it has happened when updating my bios on a motherboard. I see it has happened to others before. Vista is a good OS but it can be to touchy. Right now it keeps telling me that it is blocking Riva Tuner from starting up even when it isn't a start up program. Haven't figured out how to correct this yet.

**nekrosoft13** · 05-18-07, 08:46 AM

uninstall rivatuner, and install it again. first time when you start rivatuner it will ask you do you want to disable driver singing check. confirm with yes, and problem should be gone

05-17-07, 09:50 PM	#1
Proff Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22	Activation Has anyone run into having to reactivate Vista after a bios update? I had that happen to me today. Two days ago I changed my motherboard and activated Vista Home Premium upgrade version. Today I updated the bios and had to reactivate.

05-18-07, 12:14 AM	#2
AthlonXP1800 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 4,352	Re: Activation Change motherboard with Vista Home Premium Upgrade will need to reactivate but with a BIOS update should not reactivate. It looked like you ran existing Vista on new motherboard, here is a Vista update fixed BIOS issue require activation so guess you will need to have complete clean install Vista and download all updates include BIOS update activation fix. __________________ Intel Core i7 3770K, Corsair H80 liquid cooler with Noctua S12-1200 fan, ASUS P8Z77V with UEFI 1606, 16GB Samsung Green 30nm DDR3-RAM, Pioneer DVR-217DBK 22x DVD-RW, Corsair AX850 PSU, Western Digital 2TB SATA3 hard drive, Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic, CanonScan N650U scanner, Microsoft Internet Keyboard, ASDA Wheel Mouse Optical, Sirus's 2 3D speakers, 32inch Sharp LC32LE600 LED TV, EVGA Geforce GTX 670 SC 4GB with Geforce 306.23 driver, 30Mb broadband Virgin Media VMDG480 Super Hub, Aspire Xplorer Midi Tower, Windows 8 Pro 64bit.

05-18-07, 02:21 AM	#3
mcolbourn Time waits for no man! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 736	Re: Activation I had to reactivate mine when I chaned my bios on my EVGA 680i from P25 to P27, but not when I went to P28 strange, but I don't mind all I had to do was to call them and they gave me all the codes. BTW I own the upgrade version of Vista Home Premium __________________ CPU : Intel Core i7 920 @ 4 Ghz - MOBO : Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R - RAM : Corsair Vengeance 12GB DDR3 PC3-12800 - GPU : Power Color 6970 HD : Crucial m4 128gb (SSD),1TB Samsung F3 & 1TB Samsung F1 - Sound Card : ASUS Xonar DG - Speakers : Logitech Z523 - PSU : CORSAIR Gold AX750 Case : CM 690 II Advanced - Display : Hazro HZ27WC

05-18-07, 05:17 AM	#4
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05-18-07, 06:46 AM	#5
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Activation i had 2 re-activations first after driver change (also 158 to 160, but didn't happen from 160 to 158) second after a new bios __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

05-18-07, 08:33 AM	#6
Greg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,177	Re: Activation I had to activate again today (for 1st extra time) because I recently installed a new HDD driver and a Video driver. With XP I had to re-activate when I installed a virtual CD driver. I believe it counts something like 2-3 hardware changes before annoying you again.

05-18-07, 08:42 AM	#7
Proff Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22	Re: Activation Calling and reactivating was no big deal. It was the first time it has happened when updating my bios on a motherboard. I see it has happened to others before. Vista is a good OS but it can be to touchy. Right now it keeps telling me that it is blocking Riva Tuner from starting up even when it isn't a start up program. Haven't figured out how to correct this yet.

05-18-07, 08:46 AM	#8
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Activation uninstall rivatuner, and install it again. first time when you start rivatuner it will ask you do you want to disable driver singing check. confirm with yes, and problem should be gone __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

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