Development and Windows Vista Activation Planning Document

Microsoft Downloads - Microsoft's Software Protection Platform: Planning Activation in Software Development Environments for Windows Vista

"During the software development process, the developer often goes through multiple installations, rebuild and reimaging of their systems oth natively and virutally. For images that include Windows Vista, the genuine software initiative requires few planning and deployment considerations. This document outlines those essential planning and deployment elements in a summary form."

This is a seven page Doc, with the content actually starting on page four... Still there are some good tips on resetting the activation timer (which you can do 3 times) or manually installing a key, etc.