Ok. So I have 2 perfectly legal copies of Windows Vista. One is a 64 bit OEM (home premium) installed on my Gaming computers, and another is a 32 Bit OEM (home basic) that came on my laptop. Now I replaced the HDD and RAM in my laptop and decided I might as well put 64 bit Vista on it as well. So I used my 64 bit disk with my 32 bit CD-Key. I was told this would work .
Anyway, now windows (on my laptop) is asking me to activate as "The Windows Vista Home Basic product key you typed is invalid for activation". It has shut down some windows applications and settings etc, it stops me at startup and makes me wait to click "activate later" and the pop-up is driving me insane, overall it is getting really frustrating.
So, how do I fix this? Ideally I would rather not have to format. I would also like to have 64 bit Vista, not 32 bit. I would prefer a legal option. I realize that it is possible for me to "acquire" a copy but I would rather not.
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Anyway, now windows (on my laptop) is asking me to activate as "The Windows Vista Home Basic product key you typed is invalid for activation". It has shut down some windows applications and settings etc, it stops me at startup and makes me wait to click "activate later" and the pop-up is driving me insane, overall it is getting really frustrating.
So, how do I fix this? Ideally I would rather not have to format. I would also like to have 64 bit Vista, not 32 bit. I would prefer a legal option. I realize that it is possible for me to "acquire" a copy but I would rather not.
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