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    WIndows vista OEM Not genuine after bios update?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Arv_Reloaded, Apr 14, 2009.

  1. Arv_Reloaded

    Arv_Reloaded Notebook Enthusiast

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    I updated bios in my sager 9260. Now windows vista says the copy is not genuine and asking me to activate. When I got to activation it asking for me to buy vista again. All this happenned after bios update. How do I solve this. How can I talk to microsoft support or email them.
     
    Arv_Reloaded, Apr 14, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    happens all the time just re enter your product key.

    its normal :) it just makes vista think its a differnt computer
     
    The_Moo™, Apr 14, 2009
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    yeah, the System ID (in Windows) gets changed when a change has happened to the system.... hardware related

    kinda dumb that you have to re-activate or call MS to tell them you just did a BIOS/firmware update, or a motherboard swap.
     
    Gophn, Apr 14, 2009
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