Microsoft: Upgraded Motherboard = New Windows Licence

Regeneration · Posted by Regeneration on February 19th, 2006, 12:00 AM

Microsoft recently made a change to the licence agreement saying that a new motherboard is equal to a new computer, hence you need to purchase a new Windows licence. Here is what Microsoft has to say:

“An upgrade of the motherboard is considered to result in a “new personal computer” to which Microsoft® OEM operating system software cannot be transferred from another computer. If the motherboard is upgraded or replaced for reasons other than a defect, then a new computer has been created and the license of new operating system software is required.”

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**Posted by RefleX on February 19th, 2006, 06:46 PM**

And they wonder why so many people are using warez version of Windows. Microsoft is an evil corporation and they are too greedy so they’re ripping their customers off. I wish that bad things will happen to this ugly corporation.