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Vista x64 Home Premium

PCJake

PCJake

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I'm changing motherboards soon, and I won't be surprised if I have to reactive or reinstall Vista. It is an OEM system builder's version of Vista. Will I even be able to reactivate after changing hardware, or will Microsoft refuse?

This review from Amazon is what has me worried:

"Received it from Amazon in 4 days. I would buy from Amazon again, but I would not buy this product. I loaded it up with no problem, it activated
itself (it was checked to activate). When I tried to install a better video card it had to be reactivated. Microsoft refused so I had to phone a number and recite 56 numbers to a computer. Again I was refused and I had to wait for 30 minutes to talk to a human. He told me I wasn't permitted to update my hardware with the oem edition. He finally gave me 56 more numbers to type in. I used win64 oem and never had this problem ( I have update the hardware many times). Vista 64 works fine ( a little slower than win xp)but knowing I can't update to new hardware means I'll be going back to win xp64 from now on."
 
The situation in the Amazon review is different from yours. The Amazon client says he changed a video card, which is NOT a violation of the Vista OEM EULA. There's no reason why Activation should have been denied and I've never heard of it being denied under that circumstance.

In YOUR situation, you are voluntarily swapping a motherboard, presumably of a different make and model. That IS a violation of the agreement ("Hit Any Key to Agree to These Terms") that Mcirosoft presented when the OEM software was installed. Microsoft EULAs do not allow OEM Vista (or XP or Windows 98) to be moved to a new motherboard except in case of hardware failure where the motherbord is a factory replacement for the original.

On the other hand, there are numerous reports of Microsoft allowing re-Activation of OEM software even with a different motherboard. Your mileage may vary.
 
On the other hand, there are numerous reports of Microsoft allowing re-Activation of OEM software even with a different motherboard. Your mileage may vary.
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Sounds like leaving a lot to chance... I've got to decide whether to sell the motherboard or buy the DDR3 for it...
 
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