What you will need. You must be logged on to Windows as an administrator to activate Windows Vista. To activate your copy of Windows Vista, you may need your valid product key. You can locate the product key on the Windows Vista CD sleeve or on the Windows Vista CD case.
What if I don’t have a product key for Windows Vista?
You can still get around those pesky activation pop-ups. Vista allows you to extend your activation grace period by 120 days. With a little tweaking you can renew your activation indefinitely. You can extend your activation even if you’ve been locked out of Windows.
Windows vista product key?
You can locate the product key on the Windows Vista CD sleeve or on the Windows Vista CD case. Note If Windows Vista was preinstalled by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), the product key appears on a sticker on the case of the computer.
Although end-user does not enter any product key into the system, Windows 7 and Windows Vista uses a default product key to install the operating system. In other words, Windows 7 or Windows Vista has a product key comes together with it that is the same for all installations of Windows, differentiate only by editions of Windows.
The product key for Windows 7 is on the case. Along with that key there is a Windows Vista Business OEM key. My first question is how do i tell if its a key for 32 or 64 bit Windows Vista? Or can it be used for either (It doesn’t specify on the key).
Do I need a product key to install Windows 10?
Microsoft allows anyone to download Windows 10 for free and install it without a product key. It’ll keep working for the foreseeable future, with only a few small cosmetic restrictions. And you can even pay to upgrade to a licensed copy of Windows 10 after you install it.
You may be wondering “Which operating systems allow end-user to install without product key?”
One source stated the Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 allow end-user to install the operating system without entering a product key during installation .
How do I Activate my copy of Windows Vista?
To activate your copy of Windows Vista, you may need your valid product key. You can locate the product key on the Windows Vista CD sleeve or on the Windows Vista CD case. Note If Windows Vista was preinstalled by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), the product key appears on a sticker on the case of the computer.