Based on the last comments, Rick, good luck!
I am seeing all future updates as YMMV now
Best,
Duncan
At 23:34 09/01/2007 -0400, you wrote:
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
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. (
Olsen
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Subject: Re: [H] Vista, dumb question, maybe
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
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Subject: Re: [H] Vista, dumb question, maybe
I've read online articles that pretty much all say the same thing about
OEM
versions of Windows Vista. You
Subject: Re: [H] Vista, dumb question, maybe
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
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
I read that the OEM version is tied to the BIOS, so whilst folks changing
HD's and such in retail systems were getting prompted to re-activate, that
does not happen in the OEM one.
So changing out hardware is easier, but yeah, since it's tied to the BIOS,
I guess you are stuck with that Mobo
Once mb bios identification tag changes, they consider that the end of the oem
lic.
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From: JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:51:12
To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Vista, dumb question, maybe
I
Although the EULA rules are fairly restrictive, if you'll call the
activation number, you will probably get a sympathetic rep who
is likely to accommodate you. You are more apt to be successful
if it's a straight replacement for a defective motherboard, and
not an upgraded motherboard.
Gary
I had to reactivate vista just my increasing the size of the partition on a
install on a 250gb drive that was partitioned 200 initially. I thought weird.
Being the OEM I should have the option to update the MB when the original one
is not available.
whole thing is getting worse.
fp
At 06:51
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:51:12
To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Vista, dumb question, maybe
I read that the OEM version is tied to the BIOS, so whilst folks changing
HD's and such in retail systems were getting prompted to re-activate
There are different types of OEM Windows disks.
(That makes this a hard topic to discuss...)
Dell ( big OEMs) use BIOS locked installs, and they never need activation.
The small White Box builders use something more like a slightly limited
version of the Retail disks (FPP), and they DO require
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