The other existing components need to be compatible with the new
motherboard.
You will need to check these out before purchase. Hard drives are
problematic
when it comes to compatibility. It's the other items like memory etc.

Changing a motherboard is likely to prompt reactivation. However, if you get
to
talking to a Microsoft representative just explain that the existing
motherboard
failed.

What are the actual problems with the existing motherboard? How do you know
that the problems will be solved with a new motherboard?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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"Old Geezer" <nowhere@all.net> wrote in message
news:ej3aw6JDGHA.3140@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I am planning on putting a new motherboard in this Windows XP system as the
>present one has various problems. I built this system a year and a half ago
>with an OEM version of WinXP, purchased with a new hard drive. So as I
>understand the EULA, the hard drive is the part that this software is
>"tied" to. That's fine with me, since it's just the motherboard that I want
>to change anyway.
>
> I presume this will be enough of a change to mean re-activating Windows?
>
> There have been countless updates and upgrades to Windows itself and
> various other software (ISP, antivirus, security, etc.) on the system over
> that year and a half, and I hate to do all that all over again, so I am
> wondering if there's any reason I can't just change the motherboard and
> keep the existing hard drive as is, rather than doing a reinstall. The
> present board has a VIA chipset and the new one will also, so I should
> think just a motherboard drivers update would be all that's necessary, if
> even that.
>
> Am I missing anything here? (It happens. :-) )
>
> O.G.
>