modifying existing licensed pc

[flyboy27]

Is it possible to make extreme modifications to a licensed computer without
the operating system detecting the modification as transport to a new
computer? By extreme modification, I mean that I intend to change the
motherboard, graphics cards, memory type and processor.

 

[Gordon]

Is it possible to make extreme modifications to a licensed computer
without
the operating system detecting the modification as transport to a new
computer? By extreme modification, I mean that I intend to change the
motherboard, graphics cards, memory type and processor.

You would have to do a repair install at the very least, so your answer is
probably no. You would have to re-activate with all those changes.

 

[Nonny]

the operating system detecting the modification as transport to a new
computer? By extreme modification, I mean that I intend to change the
motherboard, graphics cards, memory type and processor.

No

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Folks who try to "cheat" by doing this almost always wind up regretting it.
Do the right thing by saving files and settings, installing the new
hardware, then wipe and reinstall Windows fresh, activate the system, then
finally restore the backed up files and settings. To do anything else
invites instability and other system problems.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Is it possible to make extreme modifications to a licensed computer without
the operating system detecting the modification as transport to a new
computer? By extreme modification, I mean that I intend to change the
motherboard, graphics cards, memory type and processor.

No. The new motherboard will mandate a complete re-installation of the
OS, anyway.


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