There are 2 sorts of OEM. A lot of confusion about this!
Dell OEM includes their crap, and ties it to that motherboard.
If YOU buy an OEM vista disk, that is different from Dell's installed
garbage.
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Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
"DL" wrote:
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> If its OEM and its locked to origonal hardware you wont be able to.
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> "PhilB" <PhilB@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0E28ECCC-4B6C-4853-BB2F-3214A099D57C@xxxxxx Quote:
> > Hi all
> > I am about to upgrade my motherboard and processor,i would just like
> > to know what effects this will have on my O/S (Vista Home Premium
> > SP1).Will i
> > have to reinstall everything?Can i just plug everything back in (HDDs
> > Graphics cards Sound card etc) and just carry on as if nothing has
> > happened?or are there more sinister things lurking that may bite me.
> > Any help will be much appreciated
> > Phil
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