[OT] Help with windows activation

Mike Bonner bonnmike at gmail.com
Sat Mar 31 21:39:50 EDT 2012


Due to my mostly non-confrontational nature i'm skipping right to the do it
right part.

On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Bob Sneidar <bobs at twft.com> wrote:

> I would go back to the first guy who "helped" and ask him what he planned
> to do next. Then after the hemming and hawing, tell him, "The road to Hell
> is paved with good intentions." then turn around, walk away and do it
> right. But that's just me. :-)
>
> Bob Sneidar
> IT Manager
> Calvary Chapel CM
> Sent from iPhone
>
> On Mar 31, 2012, at 17:28, Mike Bonner <bonnmike at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ah well. Reloads are easy, its the time down the drain that I wish I
> could
> > have back.
> >
> > Thanks for the confirmation.
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Ken Ray <kray at sonsothunder.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On Mar 31, 2012, at 12:26 PM, Mike Bonner wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hey all, hope its ok for me to pick everyones brain..
> >>>
> >>> I am working on a system for a friend. The previous person "helped"
> them
> >> by
> >>> installing vista ultimate for which they have no valid license.  Didn't
> >>> activate it, 30 days later everything goes wonky.
> >>>
> >>> They do have a valid vista license, just not for vista ultimate.
> >>> Unfortunately windows activation won't accept the code because of
> course
> >>> its for the wrong vista level. Does anyone know of a way to downgrade
> >> from
> >>> ultimate to home premium so that I can then activate and not have to
> do a
> >>> reload?
> >>
> >> Sorry, Mike… I don't think there's a way to do it; you'd have to do a
> >> reinstall AFAIK.
> >>
> >> Ken Ray
> >> Sons of Thunder Software, Inc.
> >> Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
> >> Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
> >>
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