Change your Product Key Vista Tips Discuss Change your Product Key in the Windows Vista forums; Hi Friends have you ever tried to change the product key of Microsoft Windows Vista When you purchase a Windows Vista product, all of the different Vista Operating System products ...

[allen6368]

Hi Friends have you ever tried to change the product key of Microsoft Windows Vista

When you purchase a Windows Vista product, all of the different Vista Operating System products are on the same disc. The actual product key that is inserted will determine which Vista product will be activated. If you would like to upgrade to a more feature packed version at some point, all you would need to do is change the product key to activate your newly purchased version. Here's how to change the product key:

1. Go to Start>> Control Panel>> System.
2. At the bottom of the System applet, you'll see a link titled: "Change product key". Click this link.
3. Click Next, then in the resulting window, enter your new product key ID information.
4. Click OK.

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[rchase14]

Really?
I thought you had to purchase the upgraded versions? You mean to tell me if my PC came with Vista Basic, I can upgrade (for free) to Ultimate?

Not sure about that.....you may want to read this before hacking Vista

[Znod]

You can change your product key. However, the product should be uninstalled on the other machine it was installed on previously--assuming a prior installation. Activation issues may arise, but MS is very cooperative on this, and other similar, matters.

[airman]

I thought that feature was for to change a key that is not genuine or that is not working correctly, this gives you the choice to change the key to the new key with out installing the whole operation system over again i do not think you can use it to go from Basic to Ultimate just by changing the key, that would bring into play the Windows anytime upgrade procedure or i may be wrong but thats the way i read the change product key.