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Answer» As you said: " We do not assist with bypassing Copyright safeguards " What happens if my motherboard is broken or CPU is dead ?" at that time, my product key is over the number of ACTIVATION ? what should I do ? Buy a new Account ? Quote from: calpol on September 10, 2010, 08:56:31 PM As you said: " We do not assist with bypassing Copyright safeguards " What happens if my motherboard is broken or CPU is dead ?" If your motherboard is broken or your CPU is dead you should use the PROPER support channels to get help from the manufacturer. If it's out of the warranty period, you might get some LIMITED help via Microsoft, but I doubt it. Most "new" machines come with OEM installs of windows that will not activate on a different motherboard. This is entirely by design, since When you buy windows and install it on a machine, It's tied forever to that machine. You can't decide to remove it and install it on another. It's really quite a mess from a legal standpoint which is why we don't help with anything remotely related to activation, especially bypassing it. [/quote] at that time, my product key is over the number of activation ? what should I do ? Buy a new Account ? [/quote] Contact Microsoft. If they cannot help you, then yes. You will need to buy another copy of windows. If the motherboard dies and you have to replace it with another, and the manufacturer refuses to help for any reason, then you cannot legally use that copy of windows on that machine anymore- it's tied to the Motherboard. In fact the entire "you can move windows installations anywhere you want" is a myth based on the misconception that the windows license applies to the person who bought it, when in fact it applies to the machine on which it was first installed. possible preemptive snarky comment: "I was asking Patio not you" if that was truly the case you would have done so via PM. Thanks for your explaination. The problem is that I bought a DELL computer... then it's dead after one year at the time out of warranty just because the CPU was dead. in this case, I could not replace CPU ... as you know if I replaced CPU... The windows that I re-install ... will not activate online . That's the reason why .. I would like to ask Patio. Quote from: calpol on September 10, 2010, 09:43:25 PM Thanks for your explaination. The problem is that I bought a DELL computer... then it's dead after one year at the time out of warranty just because the CPU was dead. in this case, I could not replace CPU ... as you know if I replaced CPU... The windows that I re-install ... will not activate online . That's the reason why .. I would like to ask Patio. Your not going to suddenly CHANGE the rules here just because you have some sob story. Use the 800# for Microsoft activation and explain that you had to replace both the MBoard and CPU.... They will EITHER activate it on the spot or issue you a new key. |
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