On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:19:01 -0700, Mick Murphy
<MickMurphy@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
> Is it OEM or Retail vista disk?
> With OEM, you are not supposed to Upgrade hardware, just replace,
That's not correct. The OEM license permanently ties that copy to
Vista to the original computer it's installed on. There is *no*
restriction on upgrading hardware.
However, if it's one of the OEM copies that came with a computer sold
by a major manufacturer, it's probably BIOS-locked to the original
motherboard and a different one won't work with it.
Quote:
> BUT.
> With Retail disk, you can upgrade hardware.
>
> Chances are that you will have to do a reinstall.
> Your existing OS will think it is a new computer; which it really is!!!
> Motherboard and CPU is the heart of the computer!
>
> At the very least, you will have to re-activatre.
> --
> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>
>
> "PhilB" wrote:
> 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
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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