There is no way of knowing without your telling us what the old and new
mobos are. Also, did the OEM copy come preinstalled on the computer or did
you buy a system builder copy? Details please.
If the mobo is just a replacement of the old mobo with a new one of the same
brand and model then most likely you will be fine. If it is a different
brand and model, different cpu, different ram, etc. then make sure you are
in a position to buy a new copy of the OS because your OEM copy may not even
install much less run. It may be locked to the old mobo using SLA
technology. One way to test is to attempt an installation in a virtual
machine using VPC 2007 (free). If it refuses to install then you likely
have a copy of Windows that is locked to the old mobo.
"George" <hliasal@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:33426A4B-D31C-44C4-B9FB-5C7859443471@xxxxxx
Quote:
>I am planning to change my motherboard.I use vista home premium 32bit oem
>version.
> Do I need to format?
> If so will I be able to activate windows ?
> Thanks
> George