windows vista registration

>Or is there much more to this story than what is being posted?

> Hi erkan,
>
> If you didn't get a recovery disk with your machine, you should have been
> provided with instructions to create one. If you no longer have this
> option,
> you need to contact acer to see if they can supply you with one. Your
> other
> problem is related to the product key. You can use an unactivated
> installation for 30 days before it needs activating (this ties in with the
> 1
> month you mentioned in your post). The version of Vista that you are using
> is
> the RETAIL version whereas the version to which the product key that is
> attached to your notebook is the OEM version. These keys are NOT
> interchangeable, ie an OEM key cannot be used on a retail version and
> vice-versa. You may be able to obtain an OEM version from some computer
> stores if you buy a piece of computer hardware such as a USB cable at the
> same time, in which case your key MIGHT work. Failing that, the safest way
> would be to buy a legitimate retail copy of Vista and use that instead.
> Dwarf
>
> "erkan cakir" wrote:
>

>> i bought an acer notebook then i formatted it but i didnt have recovery
>> cd so
>> i downloaded all drivers. then i used it 1 month the cd i used for format
>> was
>> copy but i had product key on my notebook. now when i open my notebook it
>> wants product key and when i write mine it doesnt accept. what can i do?

>i bought an acer notebook then i formatted it but i didnt have recovery cd
>so
> i downloaded all drivers. then i used it 1 month the cd i used for format
> was
> copy but i had product key on my notebook. now when i open my notebook it
> wants product key and when i write mine it doesnt accept. what can i do?

> get a lagit copy of the OS because the key you have is already activated
> with microsoft. if it is only activated on the computer you are using you
> will need to contact microsoft and tell them that you reformatted your
> hard
> drive
>
> "erkan cakir" <erkan cakir@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B90AE6B6-30AC-493D-B702-21BFA13A4FC4@microsoft.com...

>>i bought an acer notebook then i formatted it but i didnt have recovery cd
>>so
>> i downloaded all drivers. then i used it 1 month the cd i used for format
>> was
>> copy but i had product key on my notebook. now when i open my notebook it
>> wants product key and when i write mine it doesnt accept. what can i do?

>Both my Laptops, an IBM and H/P have a sticker with the M/S Logo. On the
>sticker is the key for my machines. Your Laptop should have that type of
>sticker on it if it originally had any M/S operating system installed via
>ACER.