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02-08-2007, 03:41 PM
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hardware upgrade & activation points
I want to upgrade to PCI-E, which means a minimum of motherboard and video card. Formating hard drive and reinstalling XP and all drivers would seem nessecary. Will Microsoft allow re-activisation or not. Have I exceeded thier max point system, or co I go for new build and the very special VISTA OS? HO HO HO
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02-08-2007, 03:43 PM
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Ive swapped mobos's, went to activate windows (of course does not work), and did the "Activate by phone". I called them up and informed them of what i did, the rep then gave me the activation code.
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02-08-2007, 03:46 PM
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Is that the $245 fee?
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02-08-2007, 03:52 PM
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No, its free.
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02-08-2007, 03:52 PM
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If changing out the motherboard and CPU, you can do what is said in the 3rd post here: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=151522
Works real nice.
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02-08-2007, 03:55 PM
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XP creates a hardware hash of the current hardware and allows for 6 hardware changes 4 times a year without reactivation. You may have no problems reactivating. However, if you do .. just call the listed number for phone activations and get it reactivated... its a simple procedure.
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02-08-2007, 04:03 PM
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What if I upgrade to a motherboad combo to a faster CPU? Will they OK that as well?
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02-08-2007, 04:14 PM
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http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.php explains the hardware hash in XP WPA.
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02-08-2007, 04:20 PM
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As Statica said, if you do a fresh install..it is a "Simple Procedure". You call them, give them some numbers. A person will come on, you explain to them what you did....they give you a number to put it, and your all done. All in all, its about a 15 min process.
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02-08-2007, 04:46 PM
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Thanks to Statica for the link. Oem version looks like dead end with - Gates. I never thought I could get away with a mobo upgrade without paying him. I'm tied up to existing hardware.
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02-08-2007, 05:33 PM
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I just did a motherboard and CPU repair replacment on my main machine with an OEM XP and it activated with no problems. While waiting for the parts, I actually used the HD in a different PC. In other words, This copy of XP has been in 3 different configurations with no problems.
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