As I haven't seen it on any other threads here, I thought it worth mentioning that anyone using a copy of VISTA that uses the timer crack or the Paradox OEM BIOS Emulation Crack will have an unactivated VISTA after installation of the SP completes. (This includes most of the 'one click' solutions based on the same Paradox work)
Indeed, if you are using the Paradox crack, you will have 15 days left before your VISTA will die. (ie. before activation is required).
I have found a solution that works for me, though I have only tested it on a single system - Vistaloader 2.1.2 - this has re-activated my test Vista VM.
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