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    For christmas I plan on getting 4gigs of ram, a new grafix card, a new mother board, and a new processor, I just realized I have a OEM version of XP and im extremely worried that i will have to buy xp agian... is there anyway I won't have to buy XP or vista agian? Also, When I bought my computer, I never got an XP disk, is there any way to obtain one, sence I already have the software.

    Sunday, November 4, 2007 7:55 AM

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    OEM versions of Windows XP can only be installed on the originally computer it was originally installed and activated on.  If you change the motherboard to a different model, the OEM license is no longer valid and you'll need to purchase a new license.

     

    Monday, November 5, 2007 1:00 AM
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    anyone??

    Monday, November 5, 2007 12:18 AM
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    OEM versions of Windows XP can only be installed on the originally computer it was originally installed and activated on.  If you change the motherboard to a different model, the OEM license is no longer valid and you'll need to purchase a new license.

     

    Monday, November 5, 2007 1:00 AM
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    dangit...

    Monday, November 5, 2007 12:27 PM