I'm a real newbie who managed to scrape a homebuilt together a couple years ago; the thing works (just followed the directions) but I honestly don't understand everything I did. So shorter words and only non-obscure acronyms in any responses will be helpful.
It's time for me to upgrade my CPU, but in order to do so, I'm going to need a new motherboard as well. Everything else is staying basically the same, including the hard drive. I read somewhere that an OEM copy of XP Professional XP2 cannot be put on more than one machine, so I'm worried about whether/how I can do this without plunking down another $130 on a separate copy of XP Pro SP2. I suspect it's not as simple as swapping out the mobo/CPU, holding my breath, and crossing my fingers. It is the "same" machine though, isn't it? I feel like I should be entitled to do this, but that usually doesn't matter.
I've seen similar questions asked a few times already, but I'm not sure whether the OEM nature of the OS makes a difference. Any insight will be appreciated.
It's time for me to upgrade my CPU, but in order to do so, I'm going to need a new motherboard as well. Everything else is staying basically the same, including the hard drive. I read somewhere that an OEM copy of XP Professional XP2 cannot be put on more than one machine, so I'm worried about whether/how I can do this without plunking down another $130 on a separate copy of XP Pro SP2. I suspect it's not as simple as swapping out the mobo/CPU, holding my breath, and crossing my fingers. It is the "same" machine though, isn't it? I feel like I should be entitled to do this, but that usually doesn't matter.
I've seen similar questions asked a few times already, but I'm not sure whether the OEM nature of the OS makes a difference. Any insight will be appreciated.