new motherboard in the upgrades...do I need another license?

[Guest]

Hello,

I am building a new computer but I'm going to use the same hard drive I have
Win XP Pro installed on right now as the boot drive and a larger SATA drive
as storage. I am getting a new motherboard and CPU and I have read on
Microsoft's site that I might have to do a reactivation with my product key
because a new motherboard can be considered a new computer. My question is
will this cause me to buy another license if I use the same hard drive with
no formatting with the new motherboard and CPU? I bought it retail when I
was a student in college to get the student discount price and I don't want
to spend another 80 to 100 dollars on a OS that I already have.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html


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| Hello,
|
| I am building a new computer but I'm going to use the same hard drive I have
| Win XP Pro installed on right now as the boot drive and a larger SATA drive
| as storage. I am getting a new motherboard and CPU and I have read on
| Microsoft's site that I might have to do a reactivation with my product key
| because a new motherboard can be considered a new computer. My question is
| will this cause me to buy another license if I use the same hard drive with
| no formatting with the new motherboard and CPU? I bought it retail when I
| was a student in college to get the student discount price and I don't want
| to spend another 80 to 100 dollars on a OS that I already have.

 

[Guest]

Thank You! I know know exactly what to do and I don't think I'll have to buy
another license.