Re: Replacing the CPU
- From: Ron Martell <ron.martell@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 20:43:29 GMT
"Michael A. Covington" <look@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Does Windows object, or even notice, if I change to a different version of
>Pentium 4 while keeping the motherboard and all the peripherals the same? I
>want to change to one that allows hyperthreading and perhaps has a faster
>clock speed.
>
>Putting this another way: Does Windows notice the CPU ID or the low-level
>version information in the CPU?
>
Processor type and processor serial number are 2 of the 10 items that
are included in the control value calculation for product activation.
Changing the CPU would change these values but the change would not be
enough to require reactivation *unless* there has been other hardware
changes since the last time Windows was activate. The hardware change
monitoring is cumulative and this additional change may be enough to
push the accumulated total changes "over the top".
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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