I hope you never upgrade your motherboard for whatever reason because MS
definitely consider an motherboard upgrade as a new computer......
So please, don't change your cpu which require a new mobo. And don't
upgrade your RAM from DDR2 to DDR3 either...... And if you are
non-SLi or non-CF and want to upgrade to SLi or CF? Sorry, you need a new
mobo........
The Vista EULA issue bring out what MS can dictate as upgrade or not and
they are jamming it down our (enthusiats, and most of us beta test MS
products.....) throat.
"Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
news:63515BFD-09A1-4A75-B51D-6013C4B99B7A@microsoft.com...
> Not only will the legitimate customers be pleased, but the software
> pirates will as well. Besides, what is so difficult about one license, one
> computer? If you change everything about your computer except the case,
> then that is still a new computer. That would be 2 computers, one license.
> It is pretty simple. If you change the graphics card, well, that is the
> same computer.
>
> Last I checked WGA checks on your hard drive serial number, the
> motherboard, and bios version, among a few other less important things,
> weighing changes accordingly.
>
> So if you want to transfer your license from one computer to another, you
> are really trying to put it on many different computers with only one
> license.
>
> We have all discussed the terms of the EULA. However, we don't really know
> how this is being enforced programmatically yet, nor do we know what
> Microsoft will do if you call them and tell them that you upgraded your
> computer and that it failed.
>
> A one time transfer doesn't necessarily mean you can only activate it
> twice, nor does it mean that you can only upgrade your computer once. It
> simply means you can't move the license from one computer to another more
> than once. Moving your license from one computer to another is pretty
> arbitrary, but needs to be defined by Microsoft before we all freak out.
> It may be that if you call Microsoft and tell them you upgraded your
> computer, not transfered the license, that they will be able to manually
> override it for you.
>
> The demands from Microsoft aren't all that outragous. Have you seen how
> many cameras there are in Walmart reporting back and recording your every
> move? You know that they could use advanced face recognition technology
> identify you and keep track of your spending habits. Does that mean that
> they do? No. Likewise, that data Microsoft gathers is INTENTIONALLY
> handled in such a way that they can't identify you. Of course they have
> your IP address. So do I. You aren't as anonymous on the internet as you
> might think.
>
> Robert Firth
> http://www.winvistainfo.org
>
>
> "SESSION_EVENT" <session@event.net.net.net> wrote in message
> news:ubb7Xek9GHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Dear Microsoft Folks:
>>
>> Take out the transfer only once clause from the Vista EULA and remove the
>> forced WGA N type software from the Vista SOFTWARE and you will please
>> millions of hobbiests and enthusiasts.
>>
>> They might even get downright chipper. You might reap a greater success
>> than if you don't - just because a lot of people will like you for it.
>>
>> Do that and I will return to recommending Windows - promise, Scout's
>> honour.
>>
>>
>