Windows XP Product Activation

[Nick]

Hello,
I'm upgrading my mainboard and was wondering if I will
have to reactivate my Windows XP Pro. My current
mainboard has a builtin in NIC and soundcard. My new
mainboard also has a builtin NIC, soundcard, and various
other options. However, I plan to use the same
processor, RAM, floppy, cdrom, and hard drive. I will
have to reinstall XP because of the new options on the
new mainboard, and probably have to reactivate Windows.
Will Activation fail, though, because of the new
mainboard, or will I be okay?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Chris Lanier]

You will most likely have to re-activate. It shouldn't be a problem. and
you will need to do a repair install of Windows XP.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

[Nick]

Will this work with an OEM version as well?

-----Original Message-----
You will most likely have to re-activate. It shouldn't be a problem. and
you will need to do a repair install of Windows XP.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm





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[kurttrail]

Will this work with an OEM version as well?

According to MS's post-EULA policies you can't upgrade the motherboard,
as MS considers changing the motherboard makes your computer a new
computer.

But what MS doesn't know, can save you at the least $150 bucks. If it
has been more than 120 days since you last activated your copy of XP,
then you activation should go through smoothly over the internet, as MS
purges your PA data after 120 days. If it's been less than 120 days
then you'll have to phone up for activation. MS cannot tell what
hardware you're running unless you actually tell them, because they have
no real right to know what hardware is in your computer

The choice is yours, my friend. Who deserves to have the money so you
can use a product you have already bought?

For more info:

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/oemeula.htm

http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp

http://microscum.kurttrail.com/mmpafaq/mmpafaq.htm

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Unless the new motherboard is virtually identical to the old one
(same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.), you'll
need to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation, at
the very least:

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.

This will also require re-activation. If it's been more than 120
days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most
likely be able to activate via the internet without problem. If it's
been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone call.


Bruce Chambers

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