Windows 10: Hard drive change in Vista laptop will not activate

Discus and support Hard drive change in Vista laptop will not activate in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have an Acer laptop with legally installed Vista Home Premium Sticker on the bottom of laptop. Cloned hard drive to larger hard drive. Now Windows... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by TennesseeMan, Feb 20, 2023.

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    Hard drive change in Vista laptop will not activate


    I have an Acer laptop with legally installed Vista Home Premium Sticker on the bottom of laptop. Cloned hard drive to larger hard drive. Now Windows will not activate. There is no activate by phone option. It is replaced by contact manufacturer. Acer will not help. Laptop works great for current use other than running out of disk space. How can I get activation code to use phone activation option?

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    TennesseeMan, Feb 20, 2023
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Hard drive change in Vista laptop will not activate

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