Are you 100% sure on the new motherboard issue? Reason I ask having to reinstall windows everytime you had the PC shop where you bought the PC replace the mobo sounds like ass. Seems hard on the system builder.
Then again new mobo = new chipsets and have to install new hardware drivers anyway..
[FONT="]Operating System Licensing Q&A[/FONT]
[FONT="]Please Note: This Q&A is provided solely for informational purposes. Your use of Microsoft Software Products is governed by the terms and conditions of your licensing agreement.[/FONT]
[FONT="]For more information on licensing please visit http://www.microsoft.com/licensing [/FONT][FONT="]or
http://www.microsoft.com/education/HowToBuy.mspx [/FONT]
[FONT="]6. What is the difference between OEM product and Full-Packaged Product (FPP)?[/FONT] [FONT="]
ANSWER. OEM products are intended to be preinstalled on hardware before the end user purchases the product. They are “shrink wrapped” and do not come in a box like the retail products do. Full-Packaged Product (FPP) is boxed with CD(s), manuals, and the EULA and is sold in retail stores in individual boxes. The End User License Agreements (commonly referred to as “EULAs”
for OEM and FPP products are slightly different. One main difference is that an OEM operating system license (such as the license for Windows) cannot be transferred from its original PC to another PC. However, the FPP version of Windows may be transferred to another PC as long as the EULA, manual and media (such as the backup CD) accompany the transfer to the other PC. Also, when a customer purchases an OEM product, the OEM license requires the OEM to provide support for the product. [/FONT]
[FONT="]9.[/FONT][FONT="]Can I transfer my operating system license from an old PC to a new one?[/FONT]
[FONT="]ANSWER. Not unless it was purchased as a Full-Packaged Product from a retail store (i.e., Windows in a box). Current OEM licenses for all Microsoft operating system products are not transferable from one machine to another. The End User License Agreement (EULA) governs the terms for transfer of licenses. Some EULAs for copies of certain older OEM operating system products (i.e., MS-DOS®, Windows® 3.1, and Windows for Workgroups 3.1) distributed in 1995 or earlier may permit transfer of the OEM operating system software license under limited circumstances. (See Software Product Transfer section of your End User License Agreement.) [/FONT]
[FONT="]10.[/FONT][FONT="] If I “retire” a PC with an OEM license on it, can I use that software on a new PC?[/FONT]
[FONT="]ANSWER. No. To put it simply, OEM product is “married” to the original PC on which it was installed. Current OEM licenses are not transferable from one machine to another. The software cannot be moved from PC to PC, even if the original PC it was installed on is no longer in use. This is true for all OEM software – operating systems and applications.[/FONT]
[FONT="] 12.[/FONT][FONT="] If I upgrade some of my PC components, do I have to purchase a new operating system?
[/FONT] [FONT="]ANSWER. The answer depends on the components that are upgraded or changed in the PC.
The operating system licenses must remain with the device that retains the motherboard, chipsets, and chassis that include the serial number of the device. The operating system may be installed on a new/replacement hard drive as long as the operating system is first removed from the old hard drive. [/FONT]
Of course, there is the ability to get a new motherboard replaced if the old one fails, but OEM OS's can be funny about getting reactivated....all depends upon the CS operator you get on the phone.
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