__/ [ Kelsey Bjarnason ] on Monday 10 July 2006 21:41 \__
> [snips]
>
> On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 12:19:18 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> You cannot /legally/ do this with Windows. The licence are sold per
>> motherboard,
>
> Isn't that for OEM versions of Windows? Like, say, OEM versions of CD
> burning software which are tied to the specific device, but full versions
> are usable with any burner?
>
> Or are they really now saying that it's every version of Windows, and a
> simple hardware upgrade requires I completely relicense my retail boxed
> set XP?
All I know (from memory) is that Microsoft now perceives the motherboard as
the 'heart' of the computer. It explicitly said that you cannot 'plant' a
new motherboard in a given box and still retain the same licence, even if
the board is connected to to the same hard-drive, peripherals, etc.
The idea of hauling some memory over, _as well as_ potential issues with a
fried (faulty) CPU makes some of these rules rather ludicrous. It's almost
as bad as WGA on the software-front. WGA is intended to check that the state
of underlying hardware is unchanged. It's the equivalent of a full rectal
cavity examination.
Best wishes,
Roy
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