Prompt to Activate Windows Vista on Toshiba Laptop with Vista Preinstall
- Document ID: 98082676
- Posted Date: 2009-03-26
- Last Updated: 2009-03-26
- Distribution: View Public Website
- Applicable Models
Satellite All Qosmio All Portege All Tecra All Satellite Pro All
- Issue
Toshiba laptops which ship with Windows Vista preinstalled should not require manual activation with Microsoft. However there is a problem with Windows Vista which can sometimes result in being prompted to activate Windows Vista even though it was preinstalled by Toshiba.- Resolution
If you are using the preinstalled version of Windows Vista and are prompted to activate, this may be resolved by applying a fix available from Microsoft.
- Procedure
Download and install Microsoft update 931573 to fix this problem, available at the following URL: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931573.
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