And here I though I was going to get the last laugh

HA! I should have known better. This is a continuation, for the lack of a better word, of my clash with the GeForce 8800GTX.

"So, what happened?" you ask. Windows wanted me to reactivate, after changing just the graphics card. And Microsoft claims it isn't so sensitive to hardware changes. Of to activating it then. Won't work: "Your product key is already in use" it tells me. What? Yeah, well I'm using it. Lets just try to enter it all over again. Nope, still won't accept it. Phone activation, here I come. After navigating through the automated system it asks me for an installation ID. Just one problem: My installation ID field is empty. Right about now Windows Update tells me it needs to restart the computer.

After the restart I figure I might try to activate it again. Product key is still in use. But now I have a installation ID. I call the automated system again. It won't accept my installation ID. Arrgh! Now it connects me to a real life person. He is so quiet I can barely hear him. After explaining my problems to him, he puts me back on the automated system, which read up a number for me to enter. It is quick about it, really putting my numpad skills through their paces. At least it accepts the number and I get Windows activated once again.

I must say this was way too many hops to jump through just to get Windows to accept that I upgraded my graphics card. Now I'm waiting on what will be The Revenge of the Graphics Card.