Re: office xp professional OEM, activation, and hardware changes

That's the way it is, Bruce. An OEM version cannot be transferred to
another computer, nor another owner, nor can it be upgraded. That's why
OEM's are so cheap. In your second scenario, it would be up to the vendor
to replace the failed product, or make it right.


"Bruce Gray" <thefirstbruceNOSPAM@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> I recently had an issue where i needed to replace a motherboard on a
> computer.
> Office XP prompted me to reactivate the product after doing so. The
> activation was rejected due to the new motherboard.
> When I contacted Microsoft they told me the OEM licence cannot be
> transferred from one motherboard to another. They added that if a
> motherboard dies, then the licence dies with it.
> I asked them if I bought a notebook from a supplier with OEM software
> installed, and the notebook died a day later after software activation,
did
> that make my OEM licences void. They said yes.
> Can anyone explain if this is the way it is......which sucks....
>
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