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From: mihai on 1 Feb 2010 11:15
Hi i need to know what i need to do if my pc is broken and i need change
my montherboard or all my pc with new one..

I can use my Xp again with my new pc or montherboard with same cd
or i need new cd key and how do i proceed tnx


From: Tim Slattery on 1 Feb 2010 12:26
mihai <mihai(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hi i need to know what i need to do if my pc is broken and i need change
>my montherboard or all my pc with new one..
>
> I can use my Xp again with my new pc or montherboard with same cd
>or i need new cd key and how do i proceed tnx

It depends. If you're using an OEM version of XP, then it dies with
the PC. OEM versions are serviced by the OEM, not Microsoft, and most
of them will not let you use your OS on a new motherboard (unless you
buy it from them, and even then...)

If it's a retail version of XP, then you can move it from one computer
to another without a problem.

--
Tim Slattery
Slattery_T(a)bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
From: C on 1 Feb 2010 13:03
mihai wrote:
> Hi i need to know what i need to do if my pc is broken and i need change
> my montherboard or all my pc with new one..
>
> I can use my Xp again with my new pc or montherboard with same cd
> or i need new cd key and how do i proceed tnx
>
>

What kind of OEM?

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C
From: David B. on 1 Feb 2010 13:15
Make/model of current PC?

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"mihai" <mihai(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi i need to know what i need to do if my pc is broken and i need
> change
> my montherboard or all my pc with new one..
>
> I can use my Xp again with my new pc or montherboard with same cd
> or i need new cd key and how do i proceed tnx
>
>

From: Doum on 1 Feb 2010 15:01
=?Utf-8?B?bWloYWk=?= <mihai(a)discussions.microsoft.com> �crivait
news:C53A045E-2621-4268-9133-71930F14BD8C(a)microsoft.com:

> Hi i need to know what i need to do if my pc is broken and i need
> change
> my montherboard or all my pc with new one..
>
> I can use my Xp again with my new pc or montherboard with
> same cd
> or i need new cd key and how do i proceed tnx
>
>

OEM use only on original computer.

If you replace the whole thing, NO, you can't (by contract) but a generic
OEM cd would probably install and activate anyway.

Only the motherboard? yes, if you have a generic OEM cd; if your CD is
branded (Dell, Acer, Gateway, HP, etc.), you need an identical motherboard
because probably the installation is BIOS-locked.

If you need to buy a new computer, and you buy a branded PC, it will
probably come with Windows7 pre-installed so you will have a new license
anyway.
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