does vista oem tie down to motherboard?

[scottl08]

my motherboard has broken, and i was once told that vista ties itself down to the motherboard. is this true? wil i need to rebuy windows or would ringing microsoft and telling them my situation help?

[Kreij]

Call MS to re-activate. No problem. I've done it several times after upgrading.

[human_error]

Call MS to re-activate. No problem. I've done it several times after upgrading.

+1 - whenever i need to move an OEM install to a new machine i tell the MS rep that i blew my old mobo up, they have no problem with it.

[twicksisted]

+1
its an automated phone system when you activate... just tell the truth (IE- this version of windows is only on one computer) and youll get an activation code to enter ;)

[scottl08]

lol great! thanks, just got a asus p5q e, any users got one?

[twicksisted]

i got the older P35 version p5k-e... very nice board can overclock well with a quad... should be pretty much the same ;)

[Mussels]

i got the older P35 version p5k-e... very nice board can overclock well with a quad... should be pretty much the same ;)

yeah i had a P5K-E as well, the P5Q-E is fairly similar. i think its got a few less features (no E-sata, no onboard wifi?) but its a solid board.

I'm not sure, but i know some of the P5Q series lack crossfire support as well. (i think thats the lower down models)

[Kreij]

I'm still running my trusty rampage. I was considering upgrading, but my system runs so well for everything I need it to do that I spent the money on a new ATV for my wife. lol

[scottl08]

ive had the p5k-e then built my friend a pc and gave him some of my used parts wthout telling him lol, so i gave him the p5k e and got myself a p5k deluxe and its just went bang. i also got a 750gb samsung f1 drive in the dodgey deal ^^ swapped for my 500gb f1, and he kindly bought me 4gb of crucial ballistix tracer and he had my 2gb, lol, im a bad mate

[newtekie1]

Yes, the OEM version is tied down to the motherboard. However, the licence can be transferred to a new motherboard if the original fails.