http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940315
Above is the various ways to activate Windows.
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Mad Mike
"paisley89" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > About a week ago I suddenly couldn't open itunes because Data Execution
> Prevention prevented it and I also noticed that more than half of the entries
> in control panel were no longer working and control panel wouldn't even show
> up in my start menu. I realized the date that I had to have my copy of
> windows vista home premium activated by had already passed and understanding
> this to be my main problem I have been trying to activate it but my computer
> seems absolutely incapable of doing this. i get the same error whether I'm
> trying to update or activate: 80070426
> I'm at the point where I want to reinstall windows vista so I can get
> another chance to activate it. I bought my computer at fry's electronics a
> large electronics store in san jose and have no idea how to reinstall windows
> vista without a reinstall dvd.
> I need advice. Either on how to reinstall windows vista without the dvd or
> on what else I can do to fix my problem.
> my specs:
> Acer
> Aspire X1200
> Athlon Dual Core Processor 4850e 2.50 GHz
> 64-bit
> windows vista home premium
> service pack 1
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