- Dead Motherboard and XP home license
- Posted by JoeD on March 9th, 2006
Hi all,
Could anyone please help me?
the mother board has died on my PC and it had a OEM ver of XP home can I
change the motherboard and use the same licensed copu of XP that came with my
PC.
Thank you
Joe
- Posted by Carey Frisch [MVP] on March 9th, 2006
Only if you replace the motherboard with the exact
make and model as the original. Otherwise, the
OEM license is no longer valid and you'll need to
purchase a new Windows XP license.
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Microsoft MVP
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"JoeD" wrote:
| Hi all,
| Could anyone please help me?
| the mother board has died on my PC and it had a OEM ver of XP home can I
| change the motherboard and use the same licensed copu of XP that came with my
| PC.
|
| Thank you
| Joe
- Posted by JoeD on March 9th, 2006
thank you Carey Frisch
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
- Posted by Ron Martell on March 9th, 2006
JoeD <JoeD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
If your OEM version of Windows XP is BIOS Locked (SLP) then you must
replace the board with one from the same computer
manufacturer/assembler that produced the original computer.
BIOS Locked OEM versions are self-activating so if you had to activate
your OEM Windows XP over the Internet when you first purchased the
computer then it is almost certainly not a BIOS Locked version.
Replacing the motherboard on a computer with OEM Windows XP that is
not BIOS Locked is a bit of a grey area, as the End User License
Agreement does not actually define what comprises the "computer".
Other than the licensing concerns, replacing the motherboard with one
that is not from the original manufacturer/assembler will require you
to do a Repair Install as per the instructions at
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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- Posted by Michael Stevens on March 9th, 2006
In news:EA25A05B-779E-4E5D-8E2A-81479ED24714@microsoft.com,
JoeD <JoeD@discussions.microsoft.com> replied with a ;-)
Move XP to new hardware.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html
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- Posted by Tim Slattery on March 9th, 2006
JoeD <JoeD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
Not legally, and probably not at all.
Your OEM version of XP is licensed only for the first computer it's
installed on. It cannot be transferred to a new computer. Ultimately
it's the OEM, not Microsoft, that determines what defines a new
computer. And they generally say that a new motherboard - especially
one not purchased from them - makes for a new computer.
Even if you ignore the EULA, your OS is very likely locked to the BIOS
on your current motherboard and won't work with another MB.
--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
Slattery_T@bls.gov
- Posted by Joe on March 9th, 2006
Thank You all for the Information that you have given me on this subject
Regards
Joe
"Tim Slattery" wrote:
