Re: xp reactivation after mobo change

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Leythos wrote:
> In article <91tjg1h62s7avvhr023ujhg3ou0p421qi8@xxxxxxx>,
> dlmcdaniel2005 @yahoo.com says...
>>
>> On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:56:59 GMT, Leythos <void@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <5DD95DF2-C09F-4C00-9A42-F7FFEAC72DB8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>> jj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>>>> Help. I have a Dell pc and the mobo just fried and of course I
>>>> didnt take the extended warranty, so I bought a new mobo (asus)
>>>> now that everything is back together it won't let me activate.
>>>> When I use the 800 number they say that the product can't be
>>>> activated. Please help.
>>>
>>> Here's the deal - since your motherboard died, MS permits a
>>> replacement motherboard of a different type to be installed and
>>> still be considered the same system under the OEM agreement. In
>>> your case, you need to call MS, tell them that you have a
>>> replacement motherboard as part of an OEM repair from Dell, and
>>> that Dell said you need a new activation key.
>>
>> Actually, this is not completely true: Microsoft's OEM policies
>> require you to fulfil the conditions of the OEM (in your case, Dell)
>> in replacing the burnt motherboard. The Dell OEM agreement requires
>> you to replace a defective motherboard with an identical one
>> purchased from Dell.
>>
>>> If you explain it, nicely, as the fact that you are replacing a
>>> defective OEM board with an OEM board, it fully qualifies you to
>>> reactivate.
>>
>> If your OEM CD is a so-called "Full OEM (generic)", Microsoft allows
>> you to replace it with any other motherboard. But if your OEM is
>> Dell, it must be replaced with an identical one purchased from Dell,
>> IF you want to keep your Dell OEM license.
>>
>> Unless you fulfil the Dell warranty conditions, your Dell OEM license
>> will lapse.
>
> Not true - any defective motherboard from any OEM may be replaced with
> an identical or a different motherboard if no identical board is
> available - please check the Systems Builder site if you don't want to
> believe this.

LOL! So MS can dictate whether Dell continues to support a computer
with a non-Dell Mobo?

I would think MS's Anti-Trust regulators would like to here about that
one!

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