Re: Can I move an OEM WinXP HDD to a new machine?

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You may upgrade or replace all of the hardware components on
your computer and maintain the license for the
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 reused.
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.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"M Skabialka" wrote:

| I guess we are going to take the plunge and try this out. The PC was bought
| with Windows XP installed - and it is going to be moved, not copied. The
| hardware on the original PC has been upgraded already over the years, adding
| a new video card, another HDD, fans, memory, DVD writer - how is that
| different from upgrading the motherboard and CPU? I haven't bought a new PC
| ever since my Commodore 64 that wasn't upgraded as much as possible until it
| outlived its usefullness, and Microsoft has a lot of my money!
|
| Mich

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