FlamingManTits :
USAFRet :
FlamingManTits :
I am going to buy myself a new motherboard and CPU do i have to purchase a new copy of windows 7? or can I just re install from the disk I already have?
Maybe. What is the copy you have now? Retail, or OEM?
Retail...no problem.
OEM...Microsoft
may be lenient and allow a new activation with the new motherboard. They are under no obligation to do so, however.
You'll probably have to go through the phone robot to activate.
I think I have OEM. It is a custom built PC if it helps. The top says OEM System Builder Pack
The license for Win 7 OEM is tied to the first motherboard it is installed on.
MS almost always allows reactivation for a direct replacement for a failed board.
They
may allow reactivation for a newer, better motherboard. But, as part of the licensing, they are under no obligation to do so.
Try and see.
Only one PC at a time.