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That's not what was said at a recent seminar. If it's being replaced because
the old one is dead or defective, it doesn't matter if it's not the same
one, as far as activation, although it may make a difference if it's a
customized oem cd.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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>> The latest hair-splitting on the oem/motherboard replacement issue from
>> Microsoft is that a faulty motherboard can be replaced and still
>> activated because that's a repair,
>
> Yes, as long as it's a replacement of the same board. It's not considered
> a repair if you replace it with a different make/model. This is actually
> fine under activation, you can replace any component with another of the
> same one. As in, you can replace a AMD 2700XP chip with another AMD 2700XP
> chip without adding to the count, but if you replace it with an AMD Duron,
> then that will trigger one of the points counted towards needing
> reactivation.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "D.Currie" <dmbcurrie.nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:37nar7F5bn8u9U1@individual.net...
>> Rick:
>>
>> The latest hair-splitting on the oem/motherboard replacement issue from
>> Microsoft is that a faulty motherboard can be replaced and still
>> activated because that's a repair, but if it's an upgrade or a
>> replacement just for the fun of it, that doesn't qualify.
>>
>> That takes care of activation.
>>
>> The problem of a bios-locked oem cd not running on the new motherboard is
>> a whole other issue, should a repair install be required.
>>
>>
>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:ePl3XoaFFHA.3596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi Buddy,
>>>
>>> If you have a retail version of WindowsXP, then you will be able to
>>> reactivate on the new hardware. If you have an OEM version (whether that
>>> be a stand-alone disk bought with a piece of hardware, or a preinstalled
>>> system), then the change will be seen as a new system, and OEM versions
>>> are generally permanently tied to the original. In most cases, you will
>>> not be able to reactivate an OEM version on new hardware.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Buddy Lunceford" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1ce701c51599$bdbdf690$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> I'm having problems with my system, can I upgrade to a
>>>> better mother board and proccessor and still be able to
>>>> activate?
>>>> thanks,
>>>> bud
>>>
>>>
>>
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