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Posted by Colin Wilson on 10/04/06 21:12
> This leaves me scratching my head about what to do though. I can't see me
> replacing capacitors. ...Think I might rebuild with new board + case + psu.
> Anyone know if I'll have problems re-Activating Windows XP after replacing
> the motherboard? ...or does that constitute an installation on a new pc or
> something?
If you're still on a legit copy as purchased with the PC then afaik you
can legally transfer it to new hardware - but the M$ licence conditions
are vague on this point (it was discussed about 8 months ago over at
theregister.co.uk IIRC).
I think you'd have a strong case under UK law that you bought the
product without being told that you were not able to use it on
replacement hardware as it would form an unfair condition of sale.
On a more practical level, if you're still on a legit copy, even if you
do get warnings that you need to activate it, a quick call should
resolve the issue as soon as you mention the hardware failed. One issue
you may have problems with is getting it to install / boot correctly
with the old drivers in place... i've never had to do it, but I believe
a clean install of XP is the "better" way to do it.
If you're not on a legit copy, can I suggest the Corporate XP SP2, and
when it comes to updating it:
- always do them manually
- never allow WGA updates to be installed
- do not update windows media player
- do not update newer versions of M$ Orifice (as the WGA checker is
built into it)
Office 97 should still be OK to update afaik though :-)
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