On Apr 7, 3:12 am, "Gordon" <gbpli...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> "Canuck57" <dave-no_s...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> news:w2iKj.161974$pM4.156935@xxxxxx
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> > Probably not. What you have is likely an OEM copy of Vista. Ditto if you
> > want to move XP to a new mobo
>
> <sigh> not that hoary old chestnut again! There is NO MENTION in the OEM
> EULA (which is what the USER agrees to) that a new motherboard means a new
> machine. In fact MS goes to great lengths NOT to define what a "new" machine
> is. Ok I appreciate everyone getting back to me firstly. Now, would that
mean though that if I manage to get a GATEWAY OEM windows re-
installation dvd for XP or Vista that it should be ok?
Many thanks!