I've got a Dell OEM disk here that does not activate and I have used it on
several different Dell's.
real pisser
fp
At 11:01 PM 8/31/2007, Rick Glazier Poked the stick with:
There are different types of OEM Windows disks.
(That makes this a hard topic to discuss...)
Dell ( big OEMs) use BIOS
I've read online articles that pretty much all say the same thing about OEM
versions of Windows Vista. You are allowed to change any component but the
motherboard. Microsoft has made the motherboard the core component of the PC
and if you change it with a different one it counts as a new
pay ??? bad enough ya have to make the darn phone call. Hey MS, how about
electronic reactivation with check boxes with reason for MB change.
Correct about not finding exact replacement MB's. I have one coming back in
next week which I suspect has bad board which is at least 3/4 years old. (
You all do realize that Vista's OEM one-motherboard-only policy is not new
to Vista, right? Windows XP OEM/system builder licenses have had the -exact-
same restriction. Identical (within reason) replacements only. With Vista,
it appears that they're just enforcing that a little more aggressively.
equivalent being the keyword, what they need to know regardless.
I did have a emachine activation declined once because I was dumb enough to
admit replacing the mb with something *better* live an learn.
still boils down to MS does not want to deal with end users or small time
system, builders.
Yes, it is important to stress that the replacement motherboard is the
nearest equivalent you could find. ;-)
Gary VanderMolen
- Original Message -
equivalent being the keyword, what they need to know regardless.
I did have a emachine activation declined once because I was dumb
The Overclocking trashed box that was giving me trouble I reinstalled
Windows and all my software on since the repair installation failed. I
downloaded the iso from the link, burned it and followed instructions on
a known working WinXP Home box (different from the one above). There was
no
I have a small-OEM licensed machine (white box) right now where
the MB manufacturer is no longer making ANY MBs. I hope they take
that as a reason for switching manufacturers.
Rick Glazier
From: Gary VanderMolen
Yes, it is important to stress that
good luck
I wonder if there are any websites geared to help ppl as to what to say to M$
like there are for ppl applying for SSID
fp
At 08:34 PM 9/1/2007, Rick Glazier Poked the stick with:
I have a small-OEM licensed machine (white box) right now where
the MB manufacturer is no longer making
