Nowhere did I find any reference to the word "motherboard" in my EULA
for Windows XP Pro.
To replace a computer because the case was on the widow sill when if
fell the five stories while I had all the internals on the table
cleaning the dust from the components seems like a waste of money.
All I'm saying is the San Quentin lawyers could reason a way around what
many think the EULA states.
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Don
Vancouver, USA
If you drop the system out a 5th floor window you go an buy another
system. As for replacing components you can upgrade whatever you deem
necessary without violating the OEM EULA with the exception of
replacing the motherboard. Replacing the motherboard is considered, or
"deemed" as being a new system and you need a new license.
Personally I advise people who believe that they may be upgrading
hardware on a regular basis to steer away from OEM versions.
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Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
Can you replace any parts that fail in the original computer? Or the
number of parts that fail or can't provide for the needs of software
you want to use on the system?
(power supply today, motherboard tomorrow, hard drive the next day and
gee look what happened to the case when I accidentally dropped it out
of the fifth floor window!)
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Don
Vancouver, USA
everett williams wrote:
My laptop system no longer works. I originally installed a licensed
copy of XP on it. Since Microsoft requires activation of this
product and that process tethers it to the specific system you're
using it on, am I prevented from reusing this licensed copy of XP
on another system I may purchase?
Did you purchase a retail copy or an OEM copy? A "licensed copy"
means nothing. If it was retail, you can install it on whatever
machine you want. If it was OEM, it is tied to the machine on which
you originally installed it.
Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
