I recently installed some updates that Vista had downloaded from Windows Update. After the updates were installed, I was asked to reboot my computer as expected. However, after the reboot when I signed in, I got a strange error/warning message that said “Reboot Required. A change occurred to your Windows license. You must restart your computer or Windows will stop working.”

A Change Occurred To Your Windows License

I also remember Vista setting up personal settings upon login as is customary for new profiles when users first login. I thought this was pretty strange since my profile already existed on the computer. However even though it appeared that Vista was creating me a new profile, all my settings and files were untouched.

Anyways, I reboot the computer just like the warning/error message told me to and now things seem fine. Very Wierd.

 

4 Responses to Vista – Reboot required error message

  1. Jamin says:

    hey dude does n e 1 ever go to ur site n e more
    anyways say hi to ur bro for me when u see him AND BUY A NEW COMPUTER ive been dieing to play him in counter strike: source. nice website u got going here
    vry cool
    Jamin

  2. Sarah says:

    I just got the same message and was afraid it was a virus so I’ve been afraid to shut it down, for fear that the restart would install it. (I don’t know how viruses work, it just seemed fishy.)

  3. dude says:

    Uh like yahe dude man that was narley

  4. Teresa says:

    Nice write up…usually I never reply to these thing but this time I will,Thanks for the great info.

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