replcement mobo, need to reactivate windows

vertica · 29 Apr 2008 at 20:26

Hey all!

as the title suggests, i am expecting my replacement mobo 2moz, after the first one went and borked itself :mad:

anyhow, i've read that as licences are tied to the board i'll need to reactivate windows (anyone know if same applies to MS office 2007?)

the board is a direct replacement and the same model (xfx 790i ultra) and i'm running vista ultimate x64 OEM.

what do i need to do? what should i expect? etc.

i'd rather not do a clean install etc, just plug in existing install and go if possible.

any help muchly appreciated!

Jokester · 29 Apr 2008 at 20:29

If it's the same model of board you can just plug everything in and it should work fine (assuming you've set the BIOS up right). Though I have heard stories of people needing to reactivate after changing a BIOS, though this may be urban myth.

vertica · 29 Apr 2008 at 20:30

Wow that was quick! <2.5mins!

ok cheers! will see what happens 2moz
something is bound to come up knowing MS :rolleyes:

RJC · 29 Apr 2008 at 20:33

I will suspect you will need to use the automatic phone system, I did when I changed from RAID to single disc on my Abit IP 35 Pro.
Vista is a lot more fussy than XP.

Rob

thegoonden · 29 Apr 2008 at 21:01

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why all my legitimate Windows install media are in drawers in shrinkwrap

But, a like-for-like swap /should/ be fine, it usually only if you buy new components that it accuses you of piracy.

toucam · 29 Apr 2008 at 21:21

Jokester said:
If it's the same model of board you can just plug everything in and it should work fine (assuming you've set the BIOS up right). Though I have heard stories of people needing to reactivate after changing a BIOS, though this may be urban myth.

I was asked once, it's the urban truth