Re: changing mother board and proccessor

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From: D.Currie (dmbcurrie.nospam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 16:08:19 -0700

Rick:

The latest hair-splitting on the oem/motherboard replacement issue from
Microsoft is that a faulty motherboard can be replaced and still activated
because that's a repair, but if it's an upgrade or a replacement just for
the fun of it, that doesn't qualify.

That takes care of activation.

The problem of a bios-locked oem cd not running on the new motherboard is a
whole other issue, should a repair install be required.

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ePl3XoaFFHA.3596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi Buddy,
>
> If you have a retail version of WindowsXP, then you will be able to
> reactivate on the new hardware. If you have an OEM version (whether that
> be a stand-alone disk bought with a piece of hardware, or a preinstalled
> system), then the change will be seen as a new system, and OEM versions
> are generally permanently tied to the original. In most cases, you will
> not be able to reactivate an OEM version on new hardware.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Buddy Lunceford" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1ce701c51599$bdbdf690$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> I'm having problems with my system, can I upgrade to a
>> better mother board and proccessor and still be able to
>> activate?
>> thanks,
>> bud
>
>

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