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In my case, i bought a mother board & an OEM licence at the same time and build my kit around that.
How does it works then...?
I had OEM XP & Vista and made once a multi boot on my new machine without problem (running only Seven now...)
I buy here in a shop OEM versions seperately at the condition to buy at least a computer element...
The motherboard is considered the heart of the computer so the license is tied to the motherboard. If you "upgrade" the motherboard, you need a new license. If the motherboard fails, and you replace it with a like (or very similar) motherboard as part of the "repair" action, you can use the same license. If you decide to "upgrade" the motherboard because the old one failed, then that requires a new license.In my case, i bought a mother board & an OEM licence at the same time and build my kit around that.
How does it works then...?
I had OEM XP & Vista and made once a multi boot on my new machine without problem (running only Seven now...)
I buy here in a shop OEM versions seperately at the condition to buy at least a computer element...
I know that many have upgraded and used the old license but that is not legal. And I also know that many have upgraded, and when they were forced to call MS to get re-authenticated, MS gave them a new key. But being able to do something does not make it legal.