AJR

For your info from Microsoft;

"MPA is included in the Retail and OEM versions of Office XP and in Windows
XP. To complete the activation of these products, users can use any one of
the following methods:.

The MPA-enabled product authenticates over the Internet.

Regional and localized call centers (Microsoft Licensing Clearing Houses)
will handle direct contact with customers. Where available, these call
centers will be toll free."

".However, if a licensed end user needs to activate because the OEM
pre-activation does not work as expected (e.g., after the replacement of a
defective motherboard) they can do so via phone-based activation..".





"nick21_34" <nick21_34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9B3BB51F-4F6E-4FC9-AA3B-A9CD3290A575@microsoft.com...
> my mobo on my dad's pc just broke and he has an oem version! from what i
> have
> heard your oem is bound to your mobo in some way, is there any way to lift
> this cos i really dont want to have to buy another oem.