Did you know that I own the very axe that George Washington used to chop
down that cherry tree? True, 150 years ago, the handle was replaced, and
75 years ago, the blade. Still, it's the same axe...

I'll bet most of you already know where I'm going with this. If I build
my own PC and purchase a generic OEM copy of Windows XP to install on
its hard drive, I am aware that I am licensed to use it for the life of
the PC I built. But suppose after a year, I replace the motherboard, and
after two years, the hard drive? Would Microsoft be in the right if it
claimed that the license was no longer valid? Have they ever come up
with anything definitive on this issue?

--
Dave

Dave;
Very few say you are violating the license if you upgrade, and upgrade is
what you describe.
If you build your own PC, you probably have a generic OEM which is normally
OK with an upgrade.

The major OEM such as Gateway, Dell, HP etc may have other issues such as
BIOS locking that can impede an upgrade, but that is outside the situation
you described.

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http://www.dts-l.org


"Daave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Did you know that I own the very axe that George Washington used to chop
> down that cherry tree? True, 150 years ago, the handle was replaced, and
> 75 years ago, the blade. Still, it's the same axe...
>
> I'll bet most of you already know where I'm going with this. If I build
> my own PC and purchase a generic OEM copy of Windows XP to install on
> its hard drive, I am aware that I am licensed to use it for the life of
> the PC I built. But suppose after a year, I replace the motherboard, and
> after two years, the hard drive? Would Microsoft be in the right if it
> claimed that the license was no longer valid? Have they ever come up
> with anything definitive on this issue?
>
> --
> Dave

"Daave" wrote

> Did you know that I own the very axe that George Washington used to chop
> down that cherry tree? True, 150 years ago, the handle was replaced, and
> 75 years ago, the blade. Still, it's the same axe...
>
> I'll bet most of you already know where I'm going with this. If I build
> my own PC and purchase a generic OEM copy of Windows XP to install on
> its hard drive, I am aware that I am licensed to use it for the life of
> the PC I built. But suppose after a year, I replace the motherboard, and
> after two years, the hard drive? Would Microsoft be in the right if it
> claimed that the license was no longer valid? Have they ever come up
> with anything definitive on this issue?

It's certainly not the same historical axe if the handle and blade were
changed.

Rock wrote:
>

>
> It's certainly not the same historical axe if the handle and blade were
> changed.


Especially since there was no such axe; the story is nothing but a
myth, anyway.


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"Bruce Chambers" <(E-Mail Removed)3t> wrote in message
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> Rock wrote:
>>
>
>>
>> It's certainly not the same historical axe if the handle and blade were
>> changed.
>
>
> Especially since there was no such axe; the story is nothing but a myth,
> anyway.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand
> Russell


Lol...that really spoiled the analogy.