Upgrade to 64-bit cleared my Vista key

"Curious" <spammenot@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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> How many systems do you have installed I was under the impression that you
> had two systems one with 32bit installed and one with 64 bit installed.
> If you only have one copy of vista HP installed and it is the 64 bit
> version then you can use the key that came with your 32 version.
> How much did you pay for the additional key if it was only about $10 then
> what you ordered was just the 64 bit DVD.
> "stunngun" <stunngun@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6A6C6CA1-6C6E-4CCD-9F01-888D8C67A0FF@microsoft.com...
>> You missed the part in the first post where I ordered an additional key.
>> Now
>> the key is missing from the Order Status page. Savvy?
>

By purchasing a new pk (license) he in effect has two copies of Vista.

"stunngun" <stunngun@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Ok, so here's my dilemma:
>
> My Vista Home Premium Upgrade product key was used on another computer.
> So,
> when I installed it on another machine, I ordered an additional key off of
> Microsoft's site. I used that, and then decided to use the offer inside
> my
> Vista case to get the upgrade disc to 64-bit Vista. I installed it, happy
> day, and when I went to check my computer settings, I saw that I had 3
> days
> to activate. Activation failed. So, I log onto Microsoft to see my past
> order history, and went to find the product key that I'd ordered, and am
> delighted to see that the very same page that had the key on it before is
> now
> blank, and just has my payment information and address on it. I never got
> a
> key mailed to me physically, just the one online, which I assumed could be
> accessed at any time considering this is the year 2008.
>
> So, here I am, finally running 64-bit Vista, and it's going to be dead in
> 2
> days. All I've got is a used product key. Any suggestions...?


All you have to do is retrieve the key from within Windows by downloading
and running KeyFinder from:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/

It can take up to 4 business days for purchases to show up in the Digital
Locker.


"stunngun" <stunngun@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C2B1AF30-16B1-4A6D-8167-F89FC9E51755@microsoft.com...
> Ok, so here's my dilemma:
>
> My Vista Home Premium Upgrade product key was used on another computer.
So,
> when I installed it on another machine, I ordered an additional key off of
> Microsoft's site. I used that, and then decided to use the offer inside
my
> Vista case to get the upgrade disc to 64-bit Vista. I installed it, happy
> day, and when I went to check my computer settings, I saw that I had 3
days
> to activate. Activation failed. So, I log onto Microsoft to see my past
> order history, and went to find the product key that I'd ordered, and am
> delighted to see that the very same page that had the key on it before is
now
> blank, and just has my payment information and address on it. I never got
a
> key mailed to me physically, just the one online, which I assumed could be
> accessed at any time considering this is the year 2008.
>
> So, here I am, finally running 64-bit Vista, and it's going to be dead in
2
> days. All I've got is a used product key. Any suggestions...?