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March 30th, 2004 12:00
Changing Motherboard when using windows xp pro!
Hi fellow members,
I have recently received a replacement board from dell technical
support,
had no problem fitting it myself, but the fun came when trying
to boot in xp again, the dreaded activation window stating that
I have changed the motherboard and cannot continue.
would anybody help me out with
sourcing the tools to get round this issue to let xp boot after
a major hardware change/change service/asset tag.having lost my last disk
Thanks all!
I have recently received a replacement board from dell technical
support,
had no problem fitting it myself, but the fun came when trying
to boot in xp again, the dreaded activation window stating that
I have changed the motherboard and cannot continue.
would anybody help me out with
sourcing the tools to get round this issue to let xp boot after
a major hardware change/change service/asset tag.having lost my last disk
Thanks all!
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Flooby
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March 30th, 2004 13:00
Try calling the Microsoft Product Activation Center - they should be able to get you set up with an authorization code to allow you to continue the installation with the new hardware.
U.S. toll free telephone # 1-888-571-2048
scott_122
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March 30th, 2004 23:00
Message Edited by scott_122 on 03-30-2004 06:36 PM
nu_design
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March 31st, 2004 05:00
yeah i have done also, but its just a pain, and i dont see why customer should pay over the odds for a operating system and have to re-activate and be restricted like this.
I dont use windows xp (thank god! :D), use linux personally, but i was just wandering if there was a time saving option.
scott_122
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March 31st, 2004 10:00