Installing new motherboard and concerned with win XP registration

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Hi:

If anyone can please advise me how do I install a new MB and still keep my
registration intact. For what I understand is that anytime you make major
changes to a computer such as upgrading to a new MB, CPU, memory or adding
multiple hardware, Microsoft flags it and will not accept reauthorization.
After 30-days I will be locked out. I got the information from a known
retailer and the manager told me that the same thing happened to him. As far
as Microsoft is concerned, it is being put on another computer and will not
transfer the license. Does this mean that even though I am a registered user
of win XP, will I have to buy another license? Of course we all know this is
another rather large expense and why would I have to spend another $200.00 to
do the upgrade. So, I am asking this as it is important to me to know what
to do. If you can please answer this question for me, I certainly will
appreciate it. Hoping to hear from someone for this help. Thank you very
much.

Best regards,
 
zzmel said:
Hi:

If anyone can please advise me how do I install a new MB and still
keep my registration intact. For what I understand is that anytime
you make major changes to a computer such as upgrading to a new MB,
CPU, memory or adding multiple hardware, Microsoft flags it and will
not accept reauthorization. After 30-days I will be locked out. I
got the information from a known retailer and the manager told me
that the same thing happened to him. As far as Microsoft is
concerned, it is being put on another computer and will not transfer
the license. Does this mean that even though I am a registered user
of win XP, will I have to buy another license? Of course we all know
this is another rather large expense and why would I have to spend
another $200.00 to do the upgrade. So, I am asking this as it is
important to me to know what to do. If you can please answer this
question for me, I certainly will appreciate it. Hoping to hear from
someone for this help. Thank you very much.

Best regards,
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Hi,

As mentioned by others, the solution is to do a repair install of the
operating system with the new hardware in place. To address your other
concern, the retail license for WinXP allows you to migrate from one system
to another as often as you please. At worst, you need to phone in the
activation if the movements are frequent. The license only limits you in
that you can only have it on one pc at a time. If you tried to save a few
dollars on your license and purchased an OEM version, then you limited
yourself as this license does not allow you to migrate to different
hardware. This license is tied permanently to the first system it is
activated on. This is one of the reasons it costs less.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
zzmel said:
Hi:

If anyone can please advise me how do I install a new MB and still
keep my registration intact. For what I understand is that anytime
you make major changes to a computer such as upgrading to a new MB,
CPU, memory or adding multiple hardware, Microsoft flags it and will
not accept reauthorization. After 30-days I will be locked out. I
got the information from a known retailer and the manager told me
that the same thing happened to him. As far as Microsoft is
concerned, it is being put on another computer and will not transfer
the license. Does this mean that even though I am a registered user
of win XP, will I have to buy another license? Of course we all
know
this is another rather large expense and why would I have to spend
another $200.00 to do the upgrade. So, I am asking this as it is
important to me to know what to do. If you can please answer this
question for me, I certainly will appreciate it. Hoping to hear
from
someone for this help. Thank you very much.

Best regards,
Click to expand...


Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations
and licenses are not transferable to a new motherboard - check yours
before starting), unless the new motherboard is virtually identical
(same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the
one on which the WinXP installation was originally performed, 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

The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with
licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this
point. You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the
OS. (If you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as
picking up a Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch
style foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) WinXP, like Win2K
before it, is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to
accepting any old hardware configuration you throw at it. On
installation it "tailors" itself to the specific hardware found. This
is one of the reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much
more stable than the Win9x group.

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

This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a
Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. 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.

Rather than listening to the misinformation being provided by the
"known retailer," here are the facts pertaining to activation:

Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm

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Bruce Chambers said:
Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations
and licenses are not transferable to a new motherboard - check yours
before starting), unless the new motherboard is virtually identical
(same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the
one on which the WinXP installation was originally performed, 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

The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with
licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this
point. You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the
OS. (If you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as
picking up a Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch
style foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) WinXP, like Win2K
before it, is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to
accepting any old hardware configuration you throw at it. On
installation it "tailors" itself to the specific hardware found. This
is one of the reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much
more stable than the Win9x group.

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

This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a
Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. 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.

Rather than listening to the misinformation being provided by the
"known retailer," here are the facts pertaining to activation:

Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having
both at once. - RAH


Thanks Bruce for answering my question. I have purchased the full system OS and I just do not want to purchase another one, especially when a new OS will be available in 2006. It certainly does pay to know what you are doing. :)
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Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

As mentioned by others, the solution is to do a repair install of the
operating system with the new hardware in place. To address your other
concern, the retail license for WinXP allows you to migrate from one system
to another as often as you please. At worst, you need to phone in the
activation if the movements are frequent. The license only limits you in
that you can only have it on one pc at a time. If you tried to save a few
dollars on your license and purchased an OEM version, then you limited
yourself as this license does not allow you to migrate to different
hardware. This license is tied permanently to the first system it is
activated on. This is one of the reasons it costs less.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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I did not realize that there was more to this than I realized. Now I know
why most people go out to a retailer and just buy ready-made computers.
Fortunately, I am proud to be knowledgable about computers and the people on
this forum why can help you. I would say this is an elite group and I have
had a number of people respond to my original question. Thanks again for
your help.

Best regards,
 
Hi Will:

Thank you very much for your response and you among others have been very
helpful. It really pays to know about computers.
 
You're welcome.

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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having
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