win 7 retail

[chaoswar]

Hi

i may need to change a mobo , so is it better to reinstall win 7 or just input the os ssd.

im using win 7 ultimate retail,will the old mobo hav the license key like the oem?

 

[audiovideo]

how much was the win 7 ultimate retail?

 

[Pokémon]

Backup your stuffs first. You can always try without reinstalling. If it works, good for you. If it doesn't, then reinstall.

For me, of course I will choose to reinstall. You can use the same retail key.

 

[otacon]

I love to reinstall, in the process, i can check n remove a lot of unwanted software installed long ago

 

[audiovideo]

thought the problem with reinstalling on another mobo may gana the OS genuine problem.

For retail can call microsoft to "reset" but for oem have to get new copy cos it is tied to 1 mobo or hdd? is this still true?

 

[localITguy]

thought the problem with reinstalling on another mobo may gana the OS genuine problem.

For retail can call microsoft to "reset" but for oem have to get new copy cos it is tied to 1 mobo or hdd? is this still true?

sorry for late reply, you can call them say ur mbo uplorry so must replace. they will reset for you.

ofcuz dun call n bluff them when you upgrade your mbo+cpu ( i am sure alot of ppl do that)

 

[audiovideo]

sorry for late reply, you can call them say ur mbo uplorry so must replace. they will reset for you.

ofcuz dun call n bluff them when you upgrade your mbo+cpu ( i am sure alot of ppl do that)

thanks. but if mobo spoil have to replace new mobo+cpu, and most likely an upgrade ....

the only problem is OEM OS... one shot one kill
mobo die, OS die together

 

[Shutterbox]

thanks. but if mobo spoil have to replace new mobo+cpu, and most likely an upgrade ....

the only problem is OEM OS... one shot one kill
mobo die, OS die together

OEM license is tied to just the mobo, or mobo+hdd combo?

 

[CuteWorm]

Hi

i may need to change a mobo , so is it better to reinstall win 7 or just input the os ssd.

im using win 7 ultimate retail,will the old mobo hav the license key like the oem?

since yours is a retail copy, u can reinstall win7.

iirc when u installed your system with the cd key, microsoft pegs your cd key to a "somewhat" unique system id based on the combination of your hardware ids (heard its hdd, cpu, mobo, ram).

Spoiler

of course if u have 2 identical systems, the id is not that "unique" afterall. can't dwell further into this.

so, when u change mobo, most prob during reinstallation, the cd key will be invalid. because microsoft has already pegged that cd key to your old system id (when u change mobo, your system id is changed). in this case, you can ring microsoft up and tell them the issue, they'll reset it for you.

Spoiler

(not really sure if they can check the individual component id to validate your claim that you only change mobo or not. afterall they generate the system id based on a certain algorithm and should be able to reverse engineer. but i guess they are not that free either)

i have done this a couple of times when i decided to upgrade my ram and hdd at separate instances.

 

[CuteWorm]

OEM license is tied to just the mobo, or mobo+hdd combo?

usually oem license is pegged strictly to mobo only. u can upgrade the parts without having to call microsoft up to reset.

and retail license is pegged to a combination of system hardware ids. can't remember which hardware are included, but i vaguely recall primary hdd, cpu, mobo and ram being part of the equation.