Reinstalling of OS

[Shadow999]

Hi. Last year aug i purchased my OS windows 8.1 pro oem key from g2a which is upgraded to windows 10 for quite some time now. Now the question is, will be able to reuse this key if i change my mobo and processor?

 

[shadowz0]

NO, iirc the windows key is tied to the motherboard so changing the motherboard/cpu will require a new license

 

[ondooy]

how many shadow are there ?

 

[monikernemo]

3 LOL

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[ragnarok95]

Changing of processor no. Changing of motherboard to Microsoft is changing a new system. You need to call up Microsoft to re-activate your cd key.

 

[shadowz0]

how many shadow are there ?

i original since 2011

 

[Gloom me]

Manufacturers all name their product Predator. Forumers all name their ID Shadow.

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[zenniz]

OEM OS ftw.

 

[Shadow999]

I see. Thanks for the help. Guess i have to call microsoft then. Will it take long? Anyone has experience in reusing oem key on a new mobo? Can say like what are the important steps.

 

[Shadow999]

Manufacturers all name their product Predator. Forumers all name their ID Shadow.

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LOL. Well said.

 

[shadowz0]

I see. Thanks for the help. Guess i have to call microsoft then. Will it take long? Anyone has experience in reusing oem key on a new mobo? Can say like what are the important steps.

if i not wrong it is automated, quite simple i done it in about 10 min but thats 7-8 years ago xD windows XP

 

[zenniz]

I have OEM window 8.1 64bit.

I have use it to do clean install and installation for myself and my friend's pc for more than 10 times and it work perfectly fine.

The only problem is that a screen will keep popping out every 1 or 2 hours to tell you that you need to key in a new CD key which can be totally ignored.

 

[MasK]

I called up MS about 2-3yrs ago when I changed mobo+CPU for Win8. It's relatively tedious as you have to listen to the operator read out the long numbers which you'll have to enter. It's only partially automated. For some parts, I remember speaking to some Indian guy... lol
But importantly... you need to activate it and allocate some time to do in comfortably.

 

[Shadow999]

I have OEM window 8.1 64bit.

I have use it to do clean install and installation for myself and my friend's pc for more than 10 times and it work perfectly fine.

The only problem is that a screen will keep popping out every 1 or 2 hours to tell you that you need to key in a new CD key which can be totally ignored.

Ok. Thanks for the info

 

[Shadow999]

I called up MS about 2-3yrs ago when I changed mobo+CPU for Win8. It's relatively tedious as you have to listen to the operator read out the long numbers which you'll have to enter. It's only partially automated. For some parts, I remember speaking to some Indian guy... lol
But importantly... you need to activate it and allocate some time to do in comfortably.

Oh. Thanks for the help. This helps

 

[yeye123123]

Previously when I had a Alienware, had a lot of problems so keep calling them to come my house for serivice. Sometime they would give me a cd key kind of thing telling me system may prompt me to enter the new key but never happen before. These cd key can be used for new system? I have like 5..