will motherboard repair invalidate Vista Ultimate?

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have a Dell GX270 which according to dell needs to be replaced and they shipped a new
MB to me

this machine has Vista Ultimate installed and was working fine until couple days ago

when I swap out to the MB and put back to cables, memory and drives, will Vista work?

I have to send the blown MB back to Dell so I hope this does not require a reinstall?
 
Nina said:
have a Dell GX270 which according to dell needs to be replaced and they
shipped a new MB to me

this machine has Vista Ultimate installed and was working fine until
couple days ago

when I swap out to the MB and put back to cables, memory and drives,
will Vista work?

I have to send the blown MB back to Dell so I hope this does not require
a reinstall?
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If it's the exact same motherboard, Windows will boot up just like before.

Alias
 
Survey says...

New mainboard will work with current VISTA installation.

You will need to re-activate VISTA by calling the Customer Support
Activation hotline.
 
You "may" have to reactivate by phone. Maybe you will have to do nothing at
all. (-:

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Alias said:
If it's the exact same motherboard, Windows will boot up just like before.

Alias
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If one does change to a different MB and processor with a different chipset
will Vista recognize the change on boot up and install the proper drivers
( chipset etc) or is some kind of repair install or complete clean install
necessary? Obviously a call would have to be made to reactivate but I'm
wondering if Vista would install all the necessary support. In XP there were
work arounds that could be done to avoid a new clean install but I haven't
heard how Vista reacts to changes like a MB/ processor transplant. This
would be good info to know for future reference.
Thanks,
Bob
 
If one does change to a different MB and processor with a different chipset
will Vista recognize the change on boot up and install the proper drivers
( chipset etc) or is some kind of repair install or complete clean install
necessary?
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If it's an OEM copy of Vista then a clean install with a Shiny-new
copy of Vista (or a new product key anyway).

If you replace the MOBO you can no longer validate on the Internet or
on the phone.

Although I've read of people pleading their case to MS saying their
previous mobo "died" and were given a reprieve.

But in their eyes, a new mobo is the same as a new computer.

Now if this is a retail copy of Vista you should be fine, but you will
have to call to activate.
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I had to replace my MB to a different MB and processor with a different
chipset
Vista did not recognize the change on boot up I now get the blue screen of
death.

I have a Complete PC backup and retored it but the same blue screen appears
when tyrying to boot in any mode. Is there some kind of repair install or
is a complete clean install necessary?

Obviously a call would have to be made to reactivate but I'm wondering if
Vista would install all the necessary support. How does Vista react to
changes like a MB/ processor transplant. This
would save me alot of time from a complete reinstall.
 
The hardware hash that identifies the computer on which Windows is activated
is made up a many different components. And as a rule you can get away with
changing only a few components. Not so sure if the CPU serial number is one
you can get away with though. My guess is that you probably could because
there are some many other components involved. For a table of all the things
that go into that hash see:



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