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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/03/ms_vista_climb-down/
I think Microsoft had done a climb-down on Upgrading other hardware components other than the motherboard, if you change the motherboard for a different specification one, then you might get problems, as for slamming in more RAM changing the graphics board, I dont think thats going to throw up any more than the usual activation prompt, that appeared in Windows XP, the MS Server will see the motherboard is the same and will re-activate against your new bits of non-motherboard kit.
There was a lot of Hype last time when windows XP came out, I think this is a bit more of the same, and eventually we all learnt to live with it.
Activation is designed to ensure that all users of the OS have a legitimate copy, and was aimed at the "man-in-the-street" and his casual copying of software. Whilst we can say FAST is for big business, Activation is designed to protect at all levels right down to "man-in-the-street"
Shunts...
I think Microsoft had done a climb-down on Upgrading other hardware components other than the motherboard, if you change the motherboard for a different specification one, then you might get problems, as for slamming in more RAM changing the graphics board, I dont think thats going to throw up any more than the usual activation prompt, that appeared in Windows XP, the MS Server will see the motherboard is the same and will re-activate against your new bits of non-motherboard kit.
There was a lot of Hype last time when windows XP came out, I think this is a bit more of the same, and eventually we all learnt to live with it.
Activation is designed to ensure that all users of the OS have a legitimate copy, and was aimed at the "man-in-the-street" and his casual copying of software. Whilst we can say FAST is for big business, Activation is designed to protect at all levels right down to "man-in-the-street"
Shunts...