Vista - Installation / Upgrading Hardware

I read some interesting comments on a website earlier about Windows Vista and
it's installation onto a PC.

I upgrade my PC roughly every 5 years and when i've bought Windows Vista
Ultimate I want to be able to install it on any motherboard upgrades I choose
to do.

Is it true that if you install it it locks itself down to your PC's
motherboard ?

If this is the case how would you upgrade your PC without having to purchase
another licence of Windows Vista ?

Thanks,

Anthony Collison (BA)
Software Developer

PLEASE IGNORE THIS POST... WAS DUPLICATED DUE TO MY PC REPORTING AN ERROR
WHILST POSTING.

"acUK" wrote:

> I read some interesting comments on a website earlier about Windows Vista and
> it's installation onto a PC.
>
> I upgrade my PC roughly every 5 years and when i've bought Windows Vista
> Ultimate I want to be able to install it on any motherboard upgrades I choose
> to do.
>
> Is it true that if you install it it locks itself down to your PC's
> motherboard ?
>
> If this is the case how would you upgrade your PC without having to purchase
> another licence of Windows Vista ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anthony Collison (BA)
> Software Developer

There is a bug in the web-based newsreader that gives a false posting error.

No. Vista does not lock on to your mobo. You are confusing this with what
is called SLA (BIOS locked) editions of Windows used by some OEM's. Such
SLA versions do not have to be activated because they cannot be installed on
a different computer anyway. This is not generally done with consumer
machines but is in use in enterprises. SLA has been in use for some time.

"acUK" <acUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news39272F3-7442-4C02-9CCB-24876AEF2ADE@microsoft.com...
>I read some interesting comments on a website earlier about Windows Vista
>and
> it's installation onto a PC.
>
> I upgrade my PC roughly every 5 years and when i've bought Windows Vista
> Ultimate I want to be able to install it on any motherboard upgrades I
> choose
> to do.
>
> Is it true that if you install it it locks itself down to your PC's
> motherboard ?
>
> If this is the case how would you upgrade your PC without having to
> purchase
> another licence of Windows Vista ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anthony Collison (BA)
> Software Developer