Terry

Your Honor I'm just A poor system builder, I can't help it that the
motherboard I built this Vista computer with
is NO LONGER built or sold buy (pick a brand ANY brand) 12 months after
purchased from XYZ vendor.
See ya in court

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:7267038D-FC0F-4BE4-872D-631CBCF45F0A@microsoft.com...
> OEM licensed versions of Windows Vista are tied to
> the very first computer it is installed and activated on.
> If the motherboard dies and cannot be replaced with
> the exact same make and model motherboard, then
> the OEM license has also died and cannot be used again.
>
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
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>
> "JustinD" wrote:
>
> If I was to purchase parts to make a new pc. Then get the system builders
> OEM
> disk and I was to have a hardware failure like my mobo was to go out.
> Could I
> then use then use the same key on that computer or is that key "wasted"
> and I
> would have to go out and buy a new key.