Re: Date of Activation
- From: "kurttrail" <dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:32:22 -0500
Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
Quoted from Microsoft's System Builder FAQ:
Q. Can a PC with OEM Windows XP have its motherboard upgraded
and keep the same license? What if it was replaced because it was
defective?
A. Generally, you may upgrade or replace all of the hardware
components on your customer's computer and the end user may maintain
the license for the original Microsoft® OEM operating system
software, with the exception of an upgrade or replacement of the
motherboard. An upgrade of the motherboard is considered to result in
a "new personal computer" to which Microsoft® OEM operating system
software cannot be transferred from another computer. If the
motherboard is upgraded or replaced for reasons other than a defect,
then a new computer has been created and the license of new operating
system software is required. If the motherboard is replaced because
it is defective, you do NOT need to acquire a new operating system
license for the PC.
The reason for this licensing rule primarily relates to the end-user
license agreement (EULA) and the support of the software covered by
that EULA. The EULA is a set of usage rights granted to the end-user
by the PC manufacturer and relates only to rights for that software
as installed on for that particular PC. The System Builder is
required to support that license the software on that individual PC.
Understanding that end users, over time, upgrade their PC with
different components, Microsoft needed to have one base component
"left standing" that would still define that original PC. Since the
motherboard contains the CPU and is the "heart and soul" of the PC,
when the motherboard is replaced (for reasons other than defect) a
new PC is essentially created. The original System Builder,
therefore, can not be expected to support this new PC that they in
effect, did not manufacture."
Ref: https://oem.microsoft.com/script/contentpage.aspx?PageID=553075
ROFL! That takes me to a sign on for MS Partners!
I never agreed to be a MS Partner, so what is behind your
password-protected site for Microsoft Partners is irrelevant!
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Peace!
Kurt
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"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
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