CPU Upgrade

#16 fairjoeblue

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 07:50 AM

If you have a retail version of XP you can replace the motherboard & reinstall XP without violating the EULA .

You MIGHT get by without having to reinstall XP. :thumbsup:

Before you disassemble the computer go to the Control Panel
Double click the System icon
Click on the Hardware tab
Open the Device Manager.

In the Device Manager uninstall the Display Adapter,Network Adapter, & Sound.

Don't let the computer restart !
When you have all removed turn it off & don't restart it until you have the hard drive hooked to the new motherboard.

With a little luck it will start right up.

If it causes WGA to show the "You might have a bad version of Windows" message just call MS , tell them the computer was just repaired & shows the WGA notice.

It will be the same as activating a fresh install , you just don't lose all of your installed programs.

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 09:55 AM

I had a friend who's emachine died, the mobo/cpu and power supply. It was cheaper and easier to just replace the motherboard and cpu than try to find and troubleshoot which part had failed if both.

From that education eula read

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Therefore, if the motherboard is upgraded or replaced for reasons other than a defect then a new computer has been created, the original license expires, and a new full operating system license (not upgrade) is required.

There's the easy out for anyone

Defect

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 11:23 AM

I am in a serious confusion :thumbsup:

, don't understand what to do now? Because I have to replace my present CPU by any cost. I cannot afford to purchase a fresh copy Windows right now. But thanks both of you for your valuable suggestions and discussions.

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 01:22 PM

From what I can tell it seems your motherboard just became defective & the only way to fix the unit is to replace the motherboard.

Besides which, A retail copy of XP can be transfered to a different computer.

Do the upgrade
Call MS if neccessary

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 03:38 PM

Hi sir. Based on what I know you need to reactivate the OS since during the process of the first activation is that they will check on the 8 different categories of hardware:

Display Adapter
SCSI Adapter
IDE Adapter
Network Adapter (including the MAC Address)
RAM Amount Range (e.g. 0-512 MB)
Processor Type and Serial Number
Hard Drive Device and Volume Serial Number
Optical Drive (e.g. CD-ROM)

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 05:46 PM

They will check it, but the checking process is stored on the PC and Microsoft is not sent a detailed list of what hardware you have. You can perform the CPU upgrade and reactivate Windows (even though the motherboard isn't defective). It will be violating the EULA though, but Microsoft will have no way of knowing your motherboard isn't defective.