New windows or not!

computerwoman

Hi guys, I had an accident with my motherboard and processor, have ordered new one's which will arrive in the morning, will my copy of xp work with these, or will I have to get another copy of xp. it was just a thought I had as I bought this copy of xp 2 years ago when I built the computer but now that I have to change the motherboard and processor was wondering if it will work with it. thanks

xio

What version of windows did you buy? Was it retail or OEM?

If retail, you can reactivate it without any issues.

If OEM, chances are you will probably be reactivated if you tell them it was was an accident and its still the same PC, but its a bit of a grey area.

computerwoman

xio wrote:

What version of windows did you buy? Was it retail or OEM?

If retail, you can reactivate it without any issues.

If OEM, chances are you will probably be reactivated if you tell them it was was an accident and its still the same PC, but its a bit of a grey area.

windows xp home OEM sorry to say. Although it did cost me £60 on ebuyer.com.

Gib_Gib

I am constantly reactivating windows from changing motherboards,

last year I changed my motherboard 4 or 5 times and each time I had to reactivate my oem version of xp over the phone.

They are very friendly on the other end, and normally they do not ask why I need to reactivate, and the one time they did I told them it was just because I had a power surge and it broke my pc (which was the truth).

But they will not reactivate it if you have it on more than one pc.

computerwoman

Gib_Gib wrote:

I am constantly reactivating windows from changing motherboards,

last year I changed my motherboard 4 or 5 times and each time I had to reactivate my oem version of xp over the phone.

They are very friendly on the other end, and normally they do not ask why I need to reactivate, and the one time they did I told them it was just because I had a power surge and it broke my pc (which was the truth).

But they will not reactivate it if you have it on more than one pc.

2 pc's 2 copies of xp, 2 coa numbers, cost of xp's £160. sounds like I may have to ring them on there free phone number though but not a worry as long as it works thanks.

BillScarab

You should be able to reactivate it without any problem. The only original components in my PC are the PSU, Floppy drive, CD-ROM and case and I've never had a problem re-activating it. I did have to phone up when I swapped the motherboard but it was painless.

computerwoman

I've just got my sons pc back from the repair shop and have realised that I did'nt have any trouble with it, it just did it online no hassle, and thats got a new MB new HD and 1 new 512 ram so I think it should be ok, I'll find out tomorrow when I stick it all back together, and after re-stalling will we see if it does or does not. thanks anyway.

computerwoman

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Well guys and gals I'm feeling rather pleased with myself, took delivery of my new motherboard and processer this morning from https://www.ebuyer.com did rather well in the sale, as also got my son a light scrib dvd-rw and myself a new all-in-one lexmark printer x3350, so started taking the tower to bits at 8pm this evening, have rebuilt the whole machine which is my baby, she's my aviator my very own little enzo anyway formatted and got everything back up and running all software installed just getting my up-dates from old bill, so that should have saved me a hell of alot rather than going to the repair ripoff shop.
how many others on here do it themselves I wonder. anyway just wanted to let you all know I'M BACK and yes I did have to ring MS to activate windows xp which is a bummer, but we can't have everything. bye for now I'm off soon for some well earned rest, T
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