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0 VotesChanged motherboard, windows deactivated.
If you upgraded to Windows 10 using the free upgrade offer and then made significant hardware changes to your device, such as replacing the motherboard, Windows 10 ...Answered | 1 Replies | 977 Views | Created by bkauf2 - Sunday, May 8, 2016 1:59 AM | Last reply by Carey Frisch - Sunday, May 8, 2016 3:54 AM
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Windows 10 and Motherboard change
Changing the motherboard invalidates the upgrade license.Answered | 2 Replies | 3630 Views | Created by Relderf - Wednesday, September 9, 2015 11:30 PM | Last reply by Relderf - Thursday, September 10, 2015 8:28 PM -
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Changing Motherboard and Primary System Disk
The ASUS motherboard is from an existing workstation which I no longer use.Answered | 5 Replies | 3098 Views | Created by tcghawaii - Friday, February 6, 2009 8:43 AM | Last reply by kariya21 - Friday, February 6, 2009 5:47 PM -
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Motherboard Changed & I'm No Longer "User"
A motherboard went out on my computer and when the computer repair people changed it and reinstalled my owned version of Windows XP they made up a ...Answered | 1 Replies | 3780 Views | Created by JPatlanta - Saturday, December 8, 2007 3:09 AM | Last reply by JimR1 - Saturday, December 8, 2007 1:13 PM -
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Am I allowed to change my motherboard?
a) TrevorB want to know (From a Licensing Standpoint) if he can upgrade from a Genuine Vista OEM to a Genuine Windows 7 Retail and then change ...Answered | 8 Replies | 5865 Views | Created by TrevorB - Friday, December 31, 2010 5:27 AM | Last reply by OllyShaw - Monday, February 28, 2011 11:42 AM -
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Windows 7 not genuine after motherboard change
Changing the motherboard is in licensing terms creating a new computer.Answered | 1 Replies | 574 Views | Created by Binu S - Thursday, August 4, 2016 5:18 AM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Thursday, August 4, 2016 8:11 AM -
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Dell MB died, want to replace Motherboard not OS
Hello skrilla316, For many reasons, your first choice in a set of circumstances such as you describe should be to acquire the manufacturer's exact replacement ...Answered | 1 Replies | 5271 Views | Created by skrilla316 - Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:27 PM | Last reply by Dan at IT Associates - Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:04 AM -
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Replace motherboard
The EULA ties the software to a particular set of hardware on activation, so replacing your motherboard with anything other than an exact duplicate, or a "manufacturer recommended ...Answered | 3 Replies | 3224 Views | Created by curlym - Thursday, February 5, 2009 12:00 PM | Last reply by curlym - Saturday, February 7, 2009 2:13 AM -
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motherboard upgrade?
If so, install that motherboard and transfer the processor, RAM and etc.Answered | 6 Replies | 3452 Views | Created by tinkerer1027 - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:54 AM | Last reply by Dan at IT Associates - Friday, January 30, 2009 5:49 AM -
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Motherboard upgrade - Windows not activated
Upgrading a motherboard is regarded the same as changing the computer, as far as Windows Licensing is concerned.Answered | 1 Replies | 1343 Views | Created by 502True - Thursday, November 5, 2015 2:59 AM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Thursday, November 5, 2015 9:07 AM -
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windows 10 activation failure after changing motherboard?
If the original License for Windows was OEM, then the license is NOT transferable to the new motherboard, except under warranty conditions.Answered | 1 Replies | 1053 Views | Created by gothica20 - Monday, October 5, 2015 8:34 PM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Tuesday, October 6, 2015 4:03 PM -
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No Motherboard Drivers
I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)Answered | 5 Replies | 4555 Views | Created by jwclay - Thursday, April 16, 2009 3:36 PM | Last reply by jwclay - Sunday, April 19, 2009 12:23 AM -
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Lost MotherBoard on WHS
Microsoft has been very understanding about the need to reinstall after a motherboard replacement.Answered | 1 Replies | 3059 Views | Created by ViperHost - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:58 PM | Last reply by Ken Warren - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:14 PM -
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WHS and new motherboard
I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)Answered | 3 Replies | 3459 Views | Created by HenryMGray ACITP - Monday, June 22, 2009 4:07 PM | Last reply by Ken Warren - Monday, June 22, 2009 7:24 PM -
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Purchased Windows Genuine Advantage Kit then changed motherboard?
Hello jplur, Typically, North American WGA Kits have shipped as a full retail license for Windows, which allows moving the Windows license from one computer (or ...Answered | 1 Replies | 3427 Views | Created by jplur - Wednesday, May 26, 2010 5:50 PM | Last reply by Dan at IT Associates - Wednesday, May 26, 2010 6:14 PM -
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Need help with hardware/motherboard please!
As I'm running my drives as lecagy IDE, I'm not 100 % sure about this.Answered | 16 Replies | 6153 Views | Created by brentagade - Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:13 PM | Last reply by AH1Cher - Thursday, May 6, 2010 4:45 AM -
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New Motherboard Upgrade?
Kariya21, I'm not getting the 'Server Reinstallation' option.Answered | 7 Replies | 3182 Views | Created by drohm - Monday, February 9, 2009 4:13 AM | Last reply by drohm - Thursday, February 12, 2009 2:54 AM -
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Windows 7 not genuine after motherboard change
In Acer's usual cavalier fashion, they replaced your motherboard with whatever ws on the shelf without checking the BIOS first.Answered | 1 Replies | 2900 Views | Created by Wayne Sproehnle - Monday, March 4, 2013 5:46 PM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Monday, March 4, 2013 5:58 PM -
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Changing motherboard will effect current windows 7 prof. retail license?
I am planing to change motherboard ,cpu and video-card.After changing these parts, probably i should do clean install of windows 7 and reactivate.With ...Answered | 3 Replies | 7857 Views | Created by ertemmstein - Sunday, February 14, 2010 4:29 PM | Last reply by Darin Smith MS - Monday, February 15, 2010 7:36 PM -
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Motherboard Upgrade Issues
Unfortunately, if your new motherboard is not similar to the old motherboard's chipset, a "clean install" is going to be required.Answered | 1 Replies | 640 Views | Created by DShinozaki - Sunday, August 7, 2016 10:55 PM | Last reply by Carey Frisch - Monday, August 8, 2016 3:04 AM - Items 1 to 20 of 204612 Next ›
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