Re: Activation question

From: Alias (aka_at_maskedandanonymous.com)
Date: 01/04/05 

Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 01:06:50 +0100

"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

: so, in getting a new motherboard, along with the rest of the upgraded
: hardware, does the 'newness' void or allow the reinstall? --i am using a
: store bought retail version of xp.

You will have no problem other than maybe having to make a five minute phone
call. If it's been over 120 days since you activated, you won't even have to
do that; just activate it like you did the first time. 

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:
: "Richard Urban" wrote:
:
: > If you installed XP Home from a retail CD you have no problems.
: >
: > If XP Home came with a store bought computer it is an OEM version and 
can
: > legally be used on only the original setup.
: >
: > A new M/B constitutes a new computer.
: >
: > -- 
: > Regards,
: >
: > Richard Urban
: >
: > aka   Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
: >
: > If you knew as much as you thought you know,
: > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
: >
: >
: > "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
: > news:256E69C0-6669-4DDD-BFD6-DDD10581360C@microsoft.com...
: > >I am currently using Windows XP Home. It is activated and working fine. 
I
: > >am
: > > however, planning on upgrading my motherboard, harddrive and cpu. If I
: > > either
: > > transfer my data to this new drive while erasing the other, or, erase 
the
: > > other and install XP fresh on the new drive, with this new hardware, 
will
: > > I
: > > still be able/have to re-activate it, or need to buy an additional new
: > > version of XP? What options do I have regarding this? Buying another 
XP or
: > > license, seems kinda dumb and redundant, as, in the end, I will have 
XP on
: > > only one machine.
: > >
: > > Thanks,
: > > John
: >
: >
: >

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