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Windows XP OEM - Would MS give me a hard time if I had to reinstall?

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imported_Salvatore

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Like the title says, if I ever do any hardware changes and need to reinstall Windows, will MS give me a new key? I'll post later, depending on the answer. Thanks guys. And feel free to move this if it's not in the right place.
 
I did a reinstall on an entirely new machine. (Went from a desktop to a laptop) and told them that exact story. They had no problem with that. Don't sweat it unless you are "reinstalling" it on several different machines a day. 🙂
 
I had a similar issue:
I bought a copy of OEM XP Home.
1. Ran it for 2 years on my 1300 AMD TB- PC133
2. Decided it was time for an upgrade for gaming (CPU, RAM, MB, PSU).
3. Went to reinstall XP and activate it, I couldn't activate it.
4. Called M$ and told them that I bought this OS but upgraded my hardware.
5. They asked me if it was installed on any other PC and I assured them that it wasn't.
6. M$ proceeded to give another type of COA that consisted of only numbers and now everything is fine.

A phone call that lasted for only less than 5 minutes and all is well. HTH

Edit: BTW they did check my current COA to see if it was one of the ones that was pirated! Beware if it is a pirated copy!
 
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