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0 Votesmotherboard upgrade?
Curious what version of Windows did your brother purchase for you and is it an upgrade or full version?Answered | 6 Replies | 3441 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 | 1307 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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Will OEM Win 7 work if I swap motherboard?
An OEM Windows 7 license cannot be transferred to a different motherboard.Answered | 1 Replies | 904 Views | Created by jcavalcante - Sunday, August 31, 2014 11:38 PM | Last reply by Carey Frisch - Monday, September 1, 2014 4:37 AM -
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Motherboard, CPU, Ram upgrade issue.
I don't know if your copy of Windows is a Retail or OEM version, but either way, if I understand the scenario you described, reinstalling and reactivating ...Answered | 2 Replies | 4672 Views | Created by Remove22 - Thursday, March 25, 2010 10:42 PM | Last reply by Remove22 - Monday, March 29, 2010 9:55 PM -
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Windows 10 and Motherboard change
The Windows 10 offer was for an upgrade - from the original valid OS.Answered | 2 Replies | 3596 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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OEM Windows, computer upgrade, motherboard stays.
With an OEM version of Windows, you are permitted to upgrade all PC components except for the motherboard.Answered | 3 Replies | 5233 Views | Created by N. Radic - Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:58 AM | Last reply by Carey Frisch - Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:15 AM -
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Windows activation failed after Motherboard upgrade
If your copy of Windows came pre-installed, it's likely that the license was invalidated when you hanged motherboards - OEM licenses are ONLY valid on the original board.Answered | 1 Replies | 769 Views | Created by timroberts80 - Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:11 AM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Wednesday, December 9, 2015 8:30 AM -
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OEM
If the motherboard is failing and must be replaced, then you can still use the OEM Windows license.Answered | 1 Replies | 600 Views | Created by David West 1 - Friday, January 29, 2016 2:44 PM | Last reply by Carey Frisch - Saturday, January 30, 2016 7:40 AM -
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I upgraded to WIndows 10 for free and it activated correctly.
Now with this windows 10 Free upgrade many will find out that a major hardware change will cost them many hours of their life reinstalling everything on their computer and ...Answered | 5 Replies | 1430 Views | Created by AlanNoz - Monday, August 24, 2015 6:52 AM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Thursday, August 27, 2015 3:10 PM -
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Motherboard upgrade, reinstall failed.
Still no luck, I think I will stay with my old motherboard.Answered | 9 Replies | 3125 Views | Created by Louis Li - MCSM Data Platform - Wednesday, January 7, 2009 3:49 PM | Last reply by Louis Li - MCSM Data Platform - Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:34 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 | 621 Views | Created by DShinozaki - Sunday, August 7, 2016 10:55 PM | Last reply by Carey Frisch - Monday, August 8, 2016 3:04 AM -
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Windows 7 OEM vs full retail box
Yes, a computer is defined by Microsoft to be the motherboard.Answered | 17 Replies | 12344 Views | Created by sport_fn - Monday, June 13, 2011 6:18 PM | Last reply by Darin Smith MS - Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:52 PM -
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Windows 7 ultimate - can a OEM key be used to activate a Retail upgrade?
I am going to get a OEM upgrade for computer b and hope it will install on top of the current version retail version of windows 7 and ...Answered | 7 Replies | 8366 Views | Created by mwoplock - Tuesday, May 25, 2010 5:03 PM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Wednesday, June 2, 2010 7:28 AM -
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Windows 7 is OEM; swapped fried motherboard; Win7 ran until Win10 upgrade attempted; now "invalid license" - WTH?
HWID Hash Current: LAAAAAEAAQABAAEAAAACAAAAAQABAAEA6GGQ6i7gIJG0M1TI6kUCqFB2Qho= OEM Activation 1.0 ...Answered | 1 Replies | 821 Views | Created by Jaxter88 - Thursday, June 2, 2016 11:05 PM | Last reply by Carey Frisch - Friday, June 3, 2016 2:41 AM -
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Changed 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 ...Answered | 1 Replies | 966 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 Had to install new Motherboard
The Windows 10 license is only 'valid for the lifetime of the device' if you got the upgrade from an OEM machine - in MS-speak, the 'device' is the motherboard.Answered | 1 Replies | 1207 Views | Created by William Wingfield - Thursday, August 13, 2015 2:07 PM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Thursday, August 13, 2015 4:41 PM -
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Win 7 OEM - Need to replace MB but it's not made anymore
Can a PC with an OEM Windows operating system have its motherboard upgraded and keep the same license?Answered | 10 Replies | 6692 Views | Created by MWJ123 - Wednesday, March 3, 2010 8:41 PM | Last reply by - Friday, March 5, 2010 4:53 AM -
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New Motherboard Upgrade?
Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Home Computer Backup and Restore or by using an add-in for WHS calledAnswered | 7 Replies | 3161 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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OEM operating systems
Several times some of the less expensive motherboards have failed, and I have sometimes replaced/upgraded with a completely different brand of motherboard and reinstalled ...Answered | 18 Replies | 5486 Views | Created by proradius - Thursday, August 2, 2012 7:02 PM | Last reply by proradius - Saturday, August 11, 2012 5:38 PM -
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valid windows showing invalid.
If what you say is true about the motherboard being linked to the oem license this doesn't sound like it will work.Answered | 3 Replies | 3579 Views | Created by adamjs - Sunday, October 24, 2010 6:37 AM | Last reply by Noel D Paton - Monday, October 25, 2010 8:01 AM - Items 1 to 20 of 187014 Next ›
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