Re: Microsoft Activation Stupidity

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chrispsg wrote:
> About 3 months ago I had a discussion with an MS licensing rep. They
> stated that the motherboard constitutes a new or different pc. I have
> heard this on various discussions. According to these discussions I
> would have to defend that position even though I do not completely
> agree with them (MS).

As my most recent post discusses, that a MB is a new PC is not at issue
nor an issue. It generally is known that commercial software is for a
single PC.

This is about moving entirely from one PC to another PC. Moving. Not
copying.

It would be absurd that an installation of XP must and only can be used
on the first and only PC you used.

There is no violation of the EULA to put XP on another computer as long
as the previous installation is "un-installed".

That I moved the HDD from one PC to another basically the same as
un-installing and then re-installing. Well, Microsft does not like that
and XP breaks. End of story.

.

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