Motherboard replacement/OEM XP

[Guest]

Ihave full version of home XP which I purchased with
components to build a PC. Recently, my motherboard
failed.Can I use this copy of XP with the replacement
motherboard??

 

[Jim Carlock]

Yes.

You'll just have to call MS or do the online registration to
get the updated hardware key.

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Ihave full version of home XP which I purchased with
components to build a PC. Recently, my motherboard
failed.Can I use this copy of XP with the replacement
motherboard??

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

If it's a non-branded, generic OEM CD, you'll probably have no
problem.

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many branded OEM licenses
are not transferable to a new motherboard), unless your motherboard is
virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS
version, etc.) to the one on which the other 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

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.


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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

That shouldn't be necessary if it's been more than 120 days since
the last activation.

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[Jim Carlock]

Greetings --
That shouldn't be necessary if it's been more than 120 days since
the last activation.
Bruce Chambers
--

Hi Bruce,

When I performed an upgrade on my motherboard, it was first
activated about two or three years ago. Last year I performed
the upgrade to the motherboard. It was the same brand of MB,
ASUS, but I had to get a new model because the old model
wasn't available anymore. Windows XP started up almost
flawlessly with the new MB in place but it immediately produced
a message indicating that there was a catastrophic change in
hardware. <g> I think it actually said catastrophic. If it didn't
say that, whatever it said, turned a flag or switch on in the
software. I had to actually call Microsoft to get a new key for
the OS. They provided a brand NEW XP key to me, said I
can get 9 more keys if I liked, when I liked, and I hand typed
the associated key they gave me into the dialog requesting it.
The Internet activation failed for some reason.

I went through and cleaned up some of the references to old
hardware that didn't exist anymore. And the system ran
wonderfully for another six months until December of last
year. At that time, the HDD failed completely. Just stopped
and wouldn't start up for a week. <g> I tried it in another
machine, wouldn't work, bought a new HDD, and replaced
it and reinstalled Windows on the new HDD. I almost gave
up on the older HDD, and thought, oh well... my loss... then
I hooked it up again and it started working just fine. Weird!

Never give up hope!

Anyways, the new motherboard was put in after one to two
years of using the older one. This is over 120 days. So unless
I'm misunderstanding, it's in direct contradiction to what you're
saying.

I'm not sure what you meant exactly, but perhaps something is
a little off somewhere, either in what you've indicated or what
I'm understanding. It could go either way in my mind right now.

 

[Guest]

Worst thing that can happen is a window coming up saying
something about a major hardware change, have to
reactivite. You can do it on the web, if that doesn't
work you'll have to call costumer service. They might ask
a question, they'll be more then happy to give you a
twenty number something code to type in. It's as easy as
that.

That's what I had to do when I changed my mobo.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Jim;
The 120 days is normal but sometimes phone activation is still
required.

However there is no limit as to the number of times Windows can be
activated on the same computer.
There must have been a misunderstanding because there is no limit of
10 as the post suggests.

 

[William]

There will be no problem with the new MB, I just replaced my MB along with
new ram and I just had to re-register winxp just as I did the first time.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Ihave full version of home XP which I purchased with
components to build a PC. Recently, my motherboard
failed.Can I use this copy of XP with the replacement
motherboard??
.
microsoft say no but if it was recently bought you can

phone them up and just ask for an activation code and
sometimes they will give you it