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Will replacing a blown motherboard in my computer invalidate the Windows XP
Home EULA in that computer?
 
No...at least not generally.
The only problem comes if your version of XP is an OEM version either bought
or included with a system purchase.
A System Purchased OEM version is usually tied to the system and cannot be
installed elsewhere.A retail purchased OEM version is tied to the 1st system
it is installed on and normally should not be installed elsewhere unless the
mobo broke and then the OS would need to be reinstalled and might need a
phone call to activate.
peter
 
Hello,

According to http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/oemeula.htm, it is a
invalidation

In general, OEM software may not be transferred from one system to another
system. However, the computer system can certainly be updated with new
components without the requirement of a new software license. The only
exception to this is the motherboard . If the motherboard is replaced , the
computer system is deemed "new" and a new license would be required. Other
PC components may be upgraded, including a hard drive. Though if the hard
drive is replaced/upgraded, the operating system must first be removed from
the old hard drive. To restate: the operating system is "married" to the
computer system on which it is originally installed.
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I find it confusing personally.

But I have read in a MS newsgroup post that the line is fuzzy. Let's see
what the others have to say.

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SingaporeWebDesign wrote:

In general, OEM software may not be transferred from one system to
another
system. However, the computer system can certainly be updated with new
components without the requirement of a new software license. The only
exception to this is the motherboard . If the motherboard is replaced ,
the computer system is deemed "new" and a new license would be required.
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Absolute CODSWALLOP. Where did you get this tripe from? There is nothing in
the EULA that mentions a motherboard AT ALL. At best if the motherboard is
replaced with one of the same type then the OP may not need to do anything.
At worst, if the motherboard is of a different type, then the OP will have
to activate by phone.
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Dennis said:
Will replacing a blown motherboard in my computer invalidate the Windows XP
Home EULA in that computer?
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It's up to whoever you got your OEM XP Home from. If you got it from a
computer manufacturer along with a new machine, you're probably toast.
The EULA says that an OEM system is licensed only to the first machine
it's installed on, even if that machine ceases to exist. And it's up
to the manufacturer to support an OEM operating system. In this case,
it's up to the manufacturer to decide whether what you have done
constitutes building a new system. In general, if you get a new
motherboard from someplace other than the original manufacturer,
they'll say that's a new computer and your OEM system won't work
anymore.
 
SingaporeWebDesign said:
Hello,

According to http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/oemeula.htm, it is a
invalidation

In general, OEM software may not be transferred from one system to another
system. However, the computer system can certainly be updated with new
components without the requirement of a new software license. The only
exception to this is the motherboard . If the motherboard is replaced , the
computer system is deemed "new" and a new license would be required. Other
PC components may be upgraded, including a hard drive. Though if the hard
drive is replaced/upgraded, the operating system must first be removed from
the old hard drive. To restate: the operating system is "married" to the
computer system on which it is originally installed.
Click to expand...
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This is false.
I find it confusing personally.
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Read your EULA, the only thing that counts, and you will not find the
word "motherboard" mentioned once.
But I have read in a MS newsgroup post that the line is fuzzy. Let's see
what the others have to say.
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It's not fuzzy. Read your EULA.

Start/Run/eula.txt and hit Enter.

Alias
 
Dennis said:
Will replacing a blown motherboard in my computer invalidate the Windows XP
Home EULA in that computer?
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Uhh... no. It might, however, force you to re-register/activate your
copy when you finally get it installed.
 
Dennis said:
Will replacing a blown motherboard in my computer invalidate the Windows
XP
Home EULA in that computer?
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No, but there may be other issues, depending upon the specific type of
licenses (OEM vs. retail) and installation media you have.

Normally, and assuming a retail license, or an unbranded, generic OEM
license (many factory-installed OEM
installations are BIOS-locked to a specific chipset and therefore 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

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

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.


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Dennis said:
So my boxed off the shelf retail version is licenced to me, and not the
computer?
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Yes.

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Thanks everyone. For a moment i thought i might have to send the family down
a coal mine till i'm able to afford a replacement retail O.S.
 
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