What some of you may or may not know is that the terms of use for OEM copies is
that if ever decide to upgrade your motherboard, the OEM will not reactivate.
If you build one computer and nothing fails and you do not plan to upgrade your
motherboard, then OEM is right for you, but if you want
That's not exactly correct.
Microsoft *will* allow a limited number of reuses of the disc to allow
for some system upgrades and hardware failures. I think the number is
either 3 or 5 in one year. After that you have to call them and explain
why you're reinstalling it.
I've used the same
The deal is that Microsoft tracks the CPU ID with the serial number. You
can indeed move it judiciously but you often have to talk with someone at
Microsoft. I haven't seen a pattern on this but if you have accidentally
installed the wrong serial number on a machine, its worth it to talk to
On 11/26/2011 10:58 AM, Robert KB6QXM wrote:
What some of you may or may not know is that the terms of use for OEM copies is
that if ever decide to upgrade your motherboard, the OEM will not reactivate.
If you build one computer and nothing fails and you do not plan to upgrade your
Can you give a reference for this? I'd like to read it myself.
Best Regards, Eric (W1EL)
On 11/26/2011 12:58 PM, Robert KB6QXM wrote:
What some of you may or may not know is that the terms of use for OEM copies is
that if ever decide to upgrade your motherboard, the OEM will not reactivate.
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