Activation Button?

> If you don't activate immediately after installation a small icon appears
> in the notification area (usually after 2 or 3 days) reminding you to
> activate. Failing that the activation details are usually found in Control
> panel. Click the System icon and, in the main window, look under the
> Activation section near the bottom. The button for activation is there
> (unless you have already activated, of course, in which case it just tells
> you that vista is activated.
>
> --
> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
> Windows Shell/User
>
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> "David A. Lessnau" <DavidALessnau@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>>I might have missed this. Is there a button or something that will
>>initiate Windows Vista Activation? When I installed Vista Ultimate RTM, I
>>gave it my serial number but told it not to activate on its own. I wanted
>>to get everything set up first before activating. So, upon finishing
>>installation, I dismissed the Activate notice. After a day or two, when I
>>was sure I had things right and I wasn't going to wipe the installation
>>and start over, I tried to Activate. Search brought up nothing. There's
>>nothing in Control Panel. Nothing on the Start Menu. Nothing on the
>>Desktop. Nothing that I could find, anywhere. Finally, this morning,
>>Vista reminded me to Activate (which I did). Is there someplace obvious
>>that I missed in my search?

>

> Thanks. I see the area now. Of course, an entry in the Vista Help files
> or Search engine would probably have been helpful.
>
>
> "John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit@mvps.org.NOSPAM> wrote in message
> news:eAV8eQaMHHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> If you don't activate immediately after installation a small icon appears
>> in the notification area (usually after 2 or 3 days) reminding you to
>> activate. Failing that the activation details are usually found in
>> Control panel. Click the System icon and, in the main window, look under
>> the Activation section near the bottom. The button for activation is
>> there (unless you have already activated, of course, in which case it
>> just tells you that vista is activated.
>>
>> --
>> John Barnett MVP
>> Associate Expert
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
>> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
>>
>> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
>> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
>> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable
>> for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out
>> of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in
>> this mail/post..
>>
>> "David A. Lessnau" <DavidALessnau@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:F805E19F-5AEC-4E24-B893-EF6E2417D183@microsoft.com...

>>>I might have missed this. Is there a button or something that will
>>>initiate Windows Vista Activation? When I installed Vista Ultimate RTM,
>>>I gave it my serial number but told it not to activate on its own. I
>>>wanted to get everything set up first before activating. So, upon
>>>finishing installation, I dismissed the Activate notice. After a day or
>>>two, when I was sure I had things right and I wasn't going to wipe the
>>>installation and start over, I tried to Activate. Search brought up
>>>nothing. There's nothing in Control Panel. Nothing on the Start Menu.
>>>Nothing on the Desktop. Nothing that I could find, anywhere. Finally,
>>>this morning, Vista reminded me to Activate (which I did). Is there
>>>someplace obvious that I missed in my search?

>>

>

>I might have missed this. Is there a button or something that will
>initiate Windows Vista Activation? When I installed Vista Ultimate RTM, I
>gave it my serial number but told it not to activate on its own. I wanted
>to get everything set up first before activating. So, upon finishing
>installation, I dismissed the Activate notice. After a day or two, when I
>was sure I had things right and I wasn't going to wipe the installation and
>start over, I tried to Activate. Search brought up nothing. There's
>nothing in Control Panel. Nothing on the Start Menu. Nothing on the
>Desktop. Nothing that I could find, anywhere. Finally, this morning,
>Vista reminded me to Activate (which I did). Is there someplace obvious
>that I missed in my search?

>I might have missed this. Is there a button or something that will
>initiate Windows Vista Activation? When I installed Vista Ultimate RTM, I
>gave it my serial number but told it not to activate on its own. I wanted
>to get everything set up first before activating. So, upon finishing
>installation, I dismissed the Activate notice. After a day or two, when I
>was sure I had things right and I wasn't going to wipe the installation and
>start over, I tried to Activate. Search brought up nothing. There's
>nothing in Control Panel. Nothing on the Start Menu. Nothing on the
>Desktop. Nothing that I could find, anywhere. Finally, this morning,
>Vista reminded me to Activate (which I did). Is there someplace obvious
>that I missed in my search?

> David
>
> If you search for the term "Activation" in Help and Support, you will get
> a number of results. One is "Activate Windows on this computer" which will
> take you to the activation dialog. There are other results which explain
> the activation process.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> "David A. Lessnau" <DavidALessnau@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:F805E19F-5AEC-4E24-B893-EF6E2417D183@microsoft.com...

>>I might have missed this. Is there a button or something that will
>>initiate Windows Vista Activation? When I installed Vista Ultimate RTM, I
>>gave it my serial number but told it not to activate on its own. I wanted
>>to get everything set up first before activating. So, upon finishing
>>installation, I dismissed the Activate notice. After a day or two, when I
>>was sure I had things right and I wasn't going to wipe the installation
>>and start over, I tried to Activate. Search brought up nothing. There's
>>nothing in Control Panel. Nothing on the Start Menu. Nothing on the
>>Desktop. Nothing that I could find, anywhere. Finally, this morning,
>>Vista reminded me to Activate (which I did). Is there someplace obvious
>>that I missed in my search?

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