FuryRosewood
Active Member
im running on my 3rd board on the same OEM windows key... *shrug* IMO if its only existing on one piece of hardware at a time, MS could care less
It would certainly be better, but just to clarify, you'd need to purchase a new licence.
No he doesnt. If all he is doing is swapping the motherboard, if he has problems with windows activation he can just call Microsoft and tell them he swapped boards and they will activate it. Done it hundreds of times.
And to go from 32-bit to 64-bit you can talk to them about that, I think its either free or cost little if its the same OS.
http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en-gb/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_faq.aspx#fbid=sT47vvANFRxGenerally, an end user can upgrade or replace all of the hardware components on a computer—except the motherboard—and still retain the licence for the original Microsoft OEM operating system software.
If he is not replaceing it with the exact same motherboard, it contravenes the OEM licence and he will need (technically) to replace the key.
http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en-gb/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_faq.aspx#fbid=sT47vvANFRx
If he is not replaceing it with the exact same motherboard, it contravenes the OEM licence and he will need (technically) to replace the key.
Replacing the motherboard will not require buying a new license. Like I said, Iv done it a hundred times and it does not violate the EULA to swap out motherboards and use the same license.
I've done it before quite abit on the same key. Just call them up, had to change the board, blah/blah/blah, could not find the same board, blah/blah/blah. Reactivated it every time. But I dont know if you can get by with it more then once on the same key.
Dude, ffs, i just quoted microsofts licence. Did you read the link? Clearly no, as it says EXACTLY opposite to what you're saying.
If you change the motherboard, (thats what the OS is linked too) you require a new licence. yes if its the same motherboard or same chipset you may get away with it, but you claim you have done it hundreds of times (i don't believe that because your machine is rubbish) but either way, you don't tell the OP its going to be fine when there is a reasonable chance it wont.
Dude, i quoted microsoft ffs and WHERE OH WHERE does it say anything about retail??? It doesn't and in all likelihood he has and OEM licence.
So it is you who is assuming, not me.
And you've been building computers since 2001??? Well whoopdy doo! I was building computers at 12 years old too, but that was before you were born.
ttp://www.microsoft.com/oem/en-gb/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_faq.aspx#fbid=sT47vvANFRx