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New MB etc - hard drive/drivers etc
09-03-2012 3:41 AM
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Thanks
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09-03-2012 7:39 AM
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09-03-2012 7:46 AM
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However, either way you are going to have issues with Windows validation - as ANY change of motherboard is likely to break the built in license checks for that copy of Windows being genuine. So be prepared to phone Microsoft's activation call centre http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950929#Win7
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09-03-2012 8:03 AM
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sorry purleigh , i disagree every time i swap a MB i Never have any problems with windows validation . mind you i never bought a pre built PC , i do my own make
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09-03-2012 10:15 AM
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09-03-2012 12:12 PM
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09-03-2012 3:12 PM
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this is why i say validation is no problem for me , but maybe with a bought PC from a show with the OS installed maybe different , but i wouldn't have thought so as long as you have a serial number , even MS have a ISO download for win 7 if your disc is no good
http://techpp.com/2009/11/11/download-windows-7-iso-official-direct-download-links/.
but dunno about any other OS.
i may be wrong but no doubt someone here will let us know
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09-03-2012 3:39 PM
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09-03-2012 5:08 PM
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It probably uses some features of your motherboard, and if the mobo is changed then you're more than likely to have the MAC address changed on your NIC too (what with them all being built onto the boards nowadays).
Thank god for OEM SLIC BIOS installs which avoid most of that hassle (well everything except a motherboard change that is, cos that will also change the BIOS!).
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09-03-2012 6:12 PM
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or if say i buy a complete new pc from PC world without a OS my win7 should activate with no problems providing its not running on 2 systems at the same time
so far i never had any problems upgrading any hardware
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09-03-2012 7:46 PM
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Quote from: rongtw forgive me if i am wrong i own a legitimate win7 64 Disc ,
No you don't.
Windows own it; you just own a licence to borrow their software.
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10-03-2012 1:35 PM
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Quote from: rongtw buy a complete new pc from PC world without a OS my win7 should activate with no problems
OEM machines generally don't activate in that way. You don't think the big manufacturers want the hassle of having to activate every machine they produce? Well they don't.
An OEM machine has a specific install disk, and when windows is booted it will check an area in the BIOS (known as the SLIC table) to check what kind of PC it is on. I have a Dell machine at home which came with Windows 7, and that works (and activates) just because it can check during boot it is running on a Dell machine, not a different PC. In fact the key stuck on the label isn't used, instead a generic Dell key is instead. I've got a Dell machine at work too, and the Product ID reported via Computer->Properties is the same.
I guess when upgrading a machine which doesn't have an OEM install, if a lot of hardware changes Microsoft can't tell the difference between someone legitimately upgrading their whole system or 'giving' their disc to a friend. So then you have on beg to their activation line to give you another chance. Good luck with that, I had to use the line once back when XP first came out and they were shit.
I don't know why Microsoft don't provide an option of deactivating a machine before you upgrade it, so you can then use the key again on a machine with a different hardware hash (after upgrade). But then I don't understand why Microsoft want £85 via anytime upgrade to go from Professional to Ultimate when there are hardly any difference in features (Bitlocker and different language options IIRC).
But at least it's not a problem for the OP, so this is not really relevant to their thread
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10-03-2012 2:06 PM
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10-03-2012 4:03 PM
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