windows xp profesional OEM

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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
 
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



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.



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Tim Slattery

Slattery_T@bls.gov

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
 
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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Make/model of current PC?



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"mihai" 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

>

>
 
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news:C53A045E-2621-4268-9133-71930F14BD8C@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.
 
On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:15:01 -0800, 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

>

>



Why do you think its "broken" ?
 
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

>



Despite the extrapolations by other posters to make up conditions that do

not exist, you are only required to comply with what the EULA actually

states. Does it actually state that you cannot make repairs your hardware?

No, it does not. It doesn't even state that you cannot upgrade THAT

computer. You may, however, run into a problem if the install media is BIOS

locked to a brand and model (and you replace with something different). You

don't mention whose OEM version you have.
 
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