New Motherboard - License Question

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I have Windows XP Professional that I have registered and activated with Microsoft over a year ago. I am going to change my motherboard and graphics card and was wondering if this will affect the license. I have been told that the XP license is somehow tied to the PC hardware and by switching hardware it may cause a problem. Can someone shed any light on this for me

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Scott
 
That would have no effect on the license, only if you had to reinstall XP would you need to re-activate it.
 
Scott;
As long as Windows XP is retail and not OEM, you will have no problem.
A Repair Installation is normally required after a motherboard
replacement to properly detect the new hardware:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/repaxp.htm
Activation worst case is a 5 minute call to Microsoft.

If Windows XP is OEM, this may not be possible with a motherboard
replacement.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


Scott F said:
I have Windows XP Professional that I have registered and activated
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with Microsoft over a year ago. I am going to change my motherboard
and graphics card and was wondering if this will affect the license.
I have been told that the XP license is somehow tied to the PC
hardware and by switching hardware it may cause a problem. Can
someone shed any light on this for me.
 
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