Windows 7 OEM reinstall

gareth170 said:
no they haven't.

some people here have gave advise which would break the license agreement
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This is a public forum and as such people will give all types of advice. Be it right or wrong. Most people will have enough brain power to decide on things for themselves. EULA has always been a subject with 2 halves.

Some, really do get on a very high horse about the subject :rolleyes:
 
gareth170 said:
simple answer if u change your motherboard you won't be able to use your win 7 OEM license
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And what IF there is a faulty motherboard, replacement under warranty and then suddenly, you have to buy another license even thought it still on same 1 computer system. The same another rule: if you change from HDD to new SSD, you need a new license.

Seem stupid and unfair rules by Microsoft. Why can't Microsoft use the control panel to select deactivated windows ? (before changing new motherboard or new solid state) and then re-activated with the same license key. Make it more easier way.
 
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koolpc said:
This is a public forum and as such people will give all types of advice. Be it right or wrong. Most people will have enough brain power to decide on things for themselves. EULA has always been a subject with 2 halves.

Some, really do get on a very high horse about the subject :rolleyes:
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I know these days many peoples cannot be bothered to read a long EULA or Small Prints these days!
 
gareth170 said:
that isn't the point.

people on forums SHOULDN'T give advise which breaks license agreement. what u do in private thats your own business but forums are public.

i think mods should start giving warnings when people give advise which breaks license agreement ect.
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Not really, it's the end user's responsibility, you should simply state that the advice your giving breaks the EULA.
 
takuhii said:
Basically I have already replaced the Mobo with this version of Windows 7 before, and not a peep was heard from the OEM police, but I have to upgrade my core components (i.e. a rebuild almost) this time round and wondered if it would cause a problem as I am chnaging the HDD for an SSD and putting a new mobo in because the old one was just a stop-gap...

I will try a few of the suggestions here, but I am not going to do anything illegal. The phone activation "work around" seems the most common solution, if it works it works, if not, I'm buying a new license for Windows 7, as I refuse to go up to Windows 8 on the grounds that it's probably going to be the next Vista :/

Thanks for all the help and suggestions guys, and the reminders that I should probably read the OEM license in a bit more detail ;)
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Some people suggest we must only follow Microsoft's take on the EULA but most of the time they fail to mention that it isn't a legal issue, it's a moral issue. There are people who believe Microsoft have included unfair restrictions in the EULA and if they are in fact unfair terms for consumers it would be illegal for Microsoft to impose those unfair restrictions on consumers.

So even if you do replace the motherboard it isn't illegal to install using your existing Windows 7 OEM product key but if it were to go to court as a civil case we can't say who would win although as far as unfair terms is concerned I suspect certain aspects of the the EULA would not be applicable to consumers.

There is Microsoft's generic take on it but you don't have to agree. It's up to you to decide where you stand.
 
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