Will "return yuor computer to factory condition" let me change motherboards

stubbornness · Sep 6, 2014

i want to change mobo+cpu but i need to re install windows, will doing that work, or will i need to boot from usb because my pc didnt come with a disk, i have the product key, i just need to know how to reinstall windows on a store bought pc.

VincentP · Sep 6, 2014

If Winodws 7, the OEM version of Windows that came with your PC is locked to your motherboard and Microsoft won't authenticate it for you.
If Windows 8, you just need to get a Windows disk.
If Windows 7, you need to buy Windows.

hang-the-9 · Sep 10, 2014

stubbornness :

You can only use the same motherboard in the system, two things will go wrong if you try.

Windows will need to be purchased again since it's locked to the system it was installed on. It would be an OEM vesion supported by the PC vendor it came with.

The factory restore will likely fail if it detects a non-standard motherboard or it will not boot becuase of the driver differences if it does install all the way.

You would need to buy a new copy of Windows 7, or contact the PC vendor and see what can be done, although if you are swapping motherboards yourself they likely won't help you much.

stubbornness · Apr 20, 2015

hang-the-9 :

sorry for the late reply, but thanks.
to solve it what i did was get the activation code, while still on the original motherboard reset the computer which un installed windows (but its still on the hard drive) before the pc re-started i shut it down then changed motherboard/cpu and connected the same hard drive and turned it on and windows installed correctly as if i just restarted the same system and have been using it since.

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