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From: pumpshot on 1 Feb 2010 01:55 I have a older computer with a generic OEM XP Pro license. I am considering upgrading the mother board. Is there any circumstance that would allow me to do that. I know there is probably issues with the OEM License but this is not a Dell or any big box computer. It is however an old computer and if I ever had problems with the motherboard the chances of finding an exact replacement are not good. -- Thanks Mike
From: Rich Barry on 1 Feb 2010 02:33 Mike, if you got the OEM version with the computer, replacing the Motherboard should not be a problem. "pumpshot" <pumpshot(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2A141B07-025D-494D-BB8C-C5DF1ECFB40A(a)microsoft.com... > I have a older computer with a generic OEM XP Pro license. I am > considering > upgrading the mother board. Is there any circumstance that would allow me > to > do that. I know there is probably issues with the OEM License but this is > not > a Dell or any big box computer. It is however an old computer and if I > ever > had problems with the motherboard the chances of finding an exact > replacement > are not good. > -- > Thanks > Mike
From: pumpshot on 2 Feb 2010 00:03 OK I guess I'm a little confused. I have read allot of good and bad information on the internet about restrictions with an OEM license. Maybe a little clarity would be good, or maybe I should ask the question in reverse. Is there any circumstance that it would not work? -- Thanks Mike "Rich Barry" wrote: > Mike, if you got the OEM version with the computer, replacing the > Motherboard should not be a problem. > "pumpshot" <pumpshot(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:2A141B07-025D-494D-BB8C-C5DF1ECFB40A(a)microsoft.com... > > I have a older computer with a generic OEM XP Pro license. I am > > considering > > upgrading the mother board. Is there any circumstance that would allow me > > to > > do that. I know there is probably issues with the OEM License but this is > > not > > a Dell or any big box computer. It is however an old computer and if I > > ever > > had problems with the motherboard the chances of finding an exact > > replacement > > are not good. > > -- > > Thanks > > Mike > > > . >
From: Shenan Stanley on 2 Feb 2010 07:46 pumpshot wrote: > OK I guess I'm a little confused. I have read allot of good and bad > information on the internet about restrictions with an OEM license. > Maybe a little clarity would be good, or maybe I should ask the > question in reverse. Is there any circumstance that it would not > work? Here's the thing - the limitation is a paper one - not a technical one. While it is plausible there are OEM installation CDs for WIndows XP out there that are "BIOS Locked" - in most cases if you have a generic OEM Windows XP CD and a proper Windows XP OEM product key - there is no technical hurdle to you installing that on any machine you see fit. People seem to shroud that all in mystery or come up with a lot of mumbo-jumbo about things - but that is the basic reality. From an agreement standpoint, OEM licenses are different. Otherwise, not much of a difference. In fact - with Windows XP anyway - a retail installation CD can be modified to accept OEM product keys and vice versa fairly easily (look into setupp.ini <- not a typo.) So I wouldn't over-analyze this. It's already been over-analyzed to a point that things are obscured and people get confused. If you have an OEM computer that came with Windows XP installed (*you did not build this computer, you are not the OEM in question) and something happens to that computer and the manufacturer cannot/will not repair it/replace the problem parts - the OEM licensed Windows XP dies with the computer from an agreement standpoint. Things get a little fuzzier when you *are* the OEM and *you* built the computer and purchased an OEM licensed Windows XP to install and something goes wrong. Being the OEM in question, you can choose what parts are acceptable replacements. The question of what constitutes a 'computer' have been going on since Windows XP licensing was introduced and the subject was first breached. Some say the motherboard, some the processor, others some combination of parts. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: Anteaus on 4 Feb 2010 13:34
As has been said, technically you should not do that, but in practice it will usually be OK. The issues you are likely to hit are that the key may not work for a repair installation if this is needed to make it boot, or that it will not work for re-activation. Both can usually be solved by calling the activation hotline. When doing so make it clear that you are repairing an existing computer, not duplicating the licence. A new mobo will probably be SATA, and in this case you should set Legacy (IDE) access mode for SATA drives in the BIOS. Alternatively, you need to slipstream an AHCI driver into the setup. "pumpshot" wrote: > I have a older computer with a generic OEM XP Pro license. I am considering > upgrading the mother board. Is there any circumstance that would allow me to > do that. I know there is probably issues with the OEM License but this is not > a Dell or any big box computer. It is however an old computer and if I ever > had problems with the motherboard the chances of finding an exact replacement > are not good. > -- > Thanks > Mike |