Windows XP/Vista OEM and the mobo

[Michael]

I might buy a new mobo for my PC, it currently has Vista Home Basic OEM on it (pre-install) and I was wondering if i got a board similar to the one I have now would Windows allow me to continue using Vista? I know there's a feature for 'have you added or changed any significant hardware lately', so I thought maybe i could use that to my advantage

I just want to be able to OC my cpu, so I need a different mobo.

If Windows will allow me to, I'll also move my current mobo to my other PC and do the same with that copy of XP OEM (pre-install), and make it an AMD 3500+ with 1GB of RAM.. since I have an extra 3500+, HSF and 1GB of RAM lying around

Otherwise, with Vista.. I got an Upgrade Anytime disc which has the full versions of every Vista on it. Would installing that on the HDD after a mobo swap, using my OEM key, work?

 

[Michael]

Nobody knows the answer to this question?

 

[spanky]

It doesn't even matter if the hardware changes significantly, you'll just have to call MS and verify. As noted in a very similar thread, when changing mobos you'll probably just want to do clean install of MS OS anyway.