Re: Installing new motherboard

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: Michael Stevens (mstevens_at_bogusmvps.org)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 06:39:59 -0800

In news:pan.2005.02.27.14.13.33.691552@nowhere.lan,
Leythos <void@nowhere.lan> respectfully replied ;-)
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:52:54 +0100, Alias wrote:
>
>>
>> "Tom" <noway@nothere.com> wrote
>>>
>>> "Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote
>>
>>>> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:39:58 -0700, Bruce Chambers wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> On the MS site, they clearly explain that
>>>>>> they define the "Computer" as the motherboard - what's so hard
>>>>>> about understanding MS's definition as it relates to their
>>>>>> licensing?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> By that reasoning, we must all starting believing that the world
>>>>> is flat, just because there's a web site that says so.
>>>>> (http://www.flat-earth.org/) Something posted on Microsoft's web
>>>>> site is irrelevant. The only documentation/agreement/contract
>>>>> binding upon the consumer is the EULA. If Microsoft really wants
>>>>> the OEM license to be bound to any single specific hardware
>>>>> component, they need to change the EULA.
>>>>
>>>> I can only restate what is listed on the MS site concerning OEM
>>>> software, that MS considers the computer to be the motherboard -
>>>> and if you think about it, the most descriptive/defining part in
>>>> every computer system is the motherboard.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Are people agreeing to the website to get their product to
>>> function, or the EULA in the software?
>>
>> Notice that back pedaling Leythos won't quote the URL because it
>> doesn't apply to an End User.
>
> No Alias, I "didn't" quote the site by providing the URL because I've
> been there several times, even posted the information about it, and
> you've said you won't read it since it means you have to register to
> see it. As it's fairly obvious to anyone that really cares or doesn't
> have some anti-ms agenda I don't see the need to go back to the site,
> search through the various links/pages and then paste another link
> you won't read. I didn't bookmark the site, I didn't really think it
> was that important since anyone that cares can find it too.

The one thing you seem to be ignoring is MS seems to be granting activations
on swapped Motherboards as long as it is only install once. I haven't seen
anyone post that they werer denied activation. 

-- 
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm