"Bill Everette" <Bill Everette@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Will Vista's "Complete Backup" require re-activation if restored onto the
> same PC it was created on?
Not if no hardware has changed. I've restored Complete Backups to the
same hard drive on the same computer many times without re-activation
being required (because it is already activated).
Bill Everette wrote:
> Will Vista's "Complete Backup" require re-activation if restored onto the
> same PC it was created on?
Complete Backup actually 'clones' the hard drive so, No it shouldn't need
reactivating. While I don't use Complete Backup, I prefer to image my drive
using Acronis True Image, I have never had to activate after re-imaging my
drive and I re-image four time or more per year. There may be a need to
activate 'if' you cloned your original copy to another hard drive, but
certainly not to the same machine with the same hardware.
--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows - Shell/User
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"Bill Everette" <Bill Everette@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Will Vista's "Complete Backup" require re-activation if restored onto the
> same PC it was created on?
Vista Complete Backup 
Linear Mode
