windows 7 oem

[tek33]

hi i have a question i am looking at getting the oem version 64 bit windows 7 .my question is once you install it and say dow the the line you have to reformat will it let you reinstall again ? i heard that it takes an image of the components you have installed .lets say down the line you add a new hard drive or something and you have to reinstall windows what problems are there? do you have to call microsoft for a license key or what? would hate to have to pay extra 100 dollars for retail.

 

[lxskllr]

You can reinstall it on the same hardware a indefinite number of times. Sometimes with enough hardware changes you'll get challenged to reactivate, but it should reactivate fine. Oem is technically tied to your mb. Change to a different mb, and you're supposed to get a new Windows. MS has historically been very lenient about reactivating with mb changes, but they don't have to be according to their EULA.

 

[dfuze]

I've changed out components many times on an OEM license, sometimes it's not big deal, other times I've had to call MS to reactive when I reinstalled. I've called more than 5 times over the years and have never had a problem with them giving me a new code to type in and be off the phone in less than 10 minutes.