Licensing and upgrades

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How much of my system (ie. which components) can I upgrade before Windows
considers it to be a new system and stops working because it is only licensed
for a single machine?

Derek
 
That all depends upon what version of XP you have installed.........Factory
OEM ?? store bought OEM?? Any other Retail Version..wether it be an upgrade
or Full Version.
And how honest you are...........
On almost all except the factory OEM you could change the whole machine
piece by piece and when it finally balks at activation you phone and tell a
little fib...mobo broke I had to replace(OEM)....uninstalled from another
machine and am now installing onto a new machine (not for OEM) Basically you
would still be following the "letter" of the EULA.....one installation..one
Machine.
Oh!! we're gonna get feedback on this!!
peter
 
I have changed/added/removed RAM/HD/DVD/LAN Card all without having to
reactivate on a shop bought OEM
But if you change the mobo its definitely reactivation time
peter
 
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