changing motherboard cause any problem wíth os?

BlackRazox

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hello people i was going to ask if i change my motherboard to a new one with same chipset as the old one, will i need to buy new windows 8 licence or how does it work. any information that i need to know when changing motherboard would be great. thanks :).

+ btw it was a prebuild pc so i dont have the discs for windows..
 

BlackRazox

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thanks for reply.. can i still clean install windows without the windows 8 discs, i forgot to say that my pc was prebuilt.
 

Gee Bee

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Is it an an OEM PC or just some compatible a shop threw together. Either way You will have to make a system image before replacing motherboard. It would be something like the following link example:

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57604101-285/how-to-create-a-system-image-in-windows-8/