Re: XP Validation Problem after Hdwe Change??

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On Aug 21, 11:17 am, "Ken Blake" <kbl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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So the answer, with an OEM version, is that there is no real answer.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Thanks for the info, Ken


You're welcome. Glad to help.


(and Alias above). I have no idea what I'll
do now. I guess I'll just get the motherboard replaced (by a service
tech) and let him deal with it. The C: drive should be fine, so I
anticipate that XP "should" boot up just fine, even with a different
motherboard.


No. As I thought I said in my earlier message, replacing a motherboard
almost always means having to at least a repair installation.


I'll worry about the validation thing later!

Stupid Dell!!! The darned thing should have lasted another 5
years!!! I babied it carefully, daily. Other people I know let their
systems run 24/7, don't clean them, could care less, and they run
forever. Me: I do the right things and it craps on me.


I don't think five years lifetime is so bad. Looking at it from a cost
standpoint, a motherboard costs around $100 (plus what it costs to replace
it, if you can't do it yourself), so this one cost you only about $20 a
year. Not very much money, if you annualize it.

Ken


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