Vista OEM..How many times can it be installed?

DJMK4 · 7 Jan 2007 at 20:01

If i were to purchase Vista OEM, How many times could i install it on the same machine?

i.e. if i were to install it, then 6 months i wanted to do a complete wipe and re-install, would it work?

What if i decided to change a piece of hardware..like the motherboard..and do a clean wipe, could i re-install it?

TheMightyTen · 7 Jan 2007 at 20:04

burnsy2023 has started a dedicated thread for these sort of questions

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17672576

DJMK4 · 7 Jan 2007 at 20:12

Ill post the question in there then, havnt got time to look through 14 pages of text

Energize · 7 Jan 2007 at 21:38

You can install it as many times as you want. You can't change the motherboard though, unless it breaks under warranty and is replaced by the supplier/manufacturer.

DJMK4 · 7 Jan 2007 at 21:42

Energize said:
You can install it as many times as you want. You can't change the motherboard though, unless it breaks under warranty and is replaced by the supplier/manufacturer.

Im guessing this is the same for the processor too?

The GFX, HDD, RAM etc etc will count as an upgrade, and not a new system

Energize · 7 Jan 2007 at 21:43

[Sniper][Wolf] said:
Im guessing this is the same for the processor too?

The GFX, HDD, RAM etc etc will count as an upgrade, and not a new system

You can change anything else as many times as you like just not the motherboard.

crashuk · 7 Jan 2007 at 23:25

so what happened if the mother board breaks 2 years later.

manoz · 7 Jan 2007 at 23:27

^

Energize said:
You can install it as many times as you want. You can't change the motherboard though, unless it breaks under warranty and is replaced by the supplier/manufacturer.

DanMc07 · 8 Jan 2007 at 01:38

Energize said:
You can install it as many times as you want. You can't change the motherboard though, unless it breaks under warranty and is replaced by the supplier/manufacturer.

Surely people could say there board borked and then get a different board stating that it was replaced from the supplier/manufacturer.

When in reality all they had done is bought a new mobo?

The question is, how would they actually be able to know you got a replacement or just bought a new board.

Burnsy2023 · 8 Jan 2007 at 01:56

DanMc07 said:
Surely people could say there board borked and then get a different board stating that it was replaced from the supplier/manufacturer.

When in reality all they had done is bought a new mobo?

The question is, how would they actually be able to know you got a replacement or just bought a new board.

Realistically, they can't.

Burnsy