On 22 June 2011 08:59, Avi Greenbury <li...@avi.co> wrote: > Jon Reynolds wrote: > >> 1. Why on Earth did they choose to put Vista on there?? >> > Perhaps because a new board supposedly means a new install of Windows and > you're not supposed to be using XP licenses any more. Perhaps they're also > tired of supporting an OS that's way past end-of-life. >
You sure about that? I always believed that even an OEM licence was tied to "the machine", but if you had to replace a motherboard you could still re-install legally. The "automatic activation" facilities in XP might tell you too many aspects of the machine has changed, but a call to Microsoft can resolve that. Anyway, I wouldn't be inclined to re-install because I changed a motherboard anyway. I may have to install new graphics/sound drivers etc. after changing the mobo (if they were using onboard) but I don't see why a re-install would be necessary. Sean
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