Re: Move to new hardware

i think the op will not just have to reactivate, but would be well advised
to reinstall from scratch. you can not just swap the system board with a
different version and expect you current install on your hard disk to behave
properly. different hardware means different hardware abstraction layer. at
best a repair/reinstall might work, but it isn't worth the risk for a server
that you presumably want to be reliable.

"Steve Bruce, mct" <swb_mct@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The activation Wizard will come up with the phone numbers to call when you
> first boot up on the new hardware. They may even not bother. I have
> noticed that they have dumped the database on most action pak items
> installed over a year ago and treat most things like a first time install
> . That is they just activate without any question.
>
>
> "Elijah Savage" <esavage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eAF0I6UbFHA.3404@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> All I want to upgrade to a new processor and motherboard and more memory.
>> I will be using the same nics already installed. With that in mind do I
>> still need to install the loop back adapters since I will only be
>> upgrading the motherboard cpu and memory. And after upgrading this will I
>> have to reactivate? I have my Blue and Gray Action pack subscription but
>> I do not see any documentation with a phone number for calling to
>> reactiviate. I have googled and it seems when you upgrade hardware like
>> this you must call them.
>>
>
>


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