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Changing 90% of my PC - can I deactivate/reactivate?
I have Win 7 x64 Ultimate (retail). This week I'm changing the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and C: drive, and I'll be bringing the old drives in as spares. Not much of the old PC will be left...just the case, DVD-RW, and power supply
I'll be reinstalling Win 7 because I'm changing the C: drive to a new SSD.
What usually happens in these cases? I'll use the same license key but I'm guessing Win 7's activation will say "whoa, you're trying to cheat and reuse this key".
Is there a way I can "deactivate" on the old system before shutting down and then reactive on the new? I think the answer is no - you just activate on the new. And if it says no, is the process of calling Microsoft straightforward and obvious? And what do they ask?
I'm 100% legit here...just trying to work with the technology.