I may be swapping out my Motherboard for the exact same board.

Some say I would be allright with my Windows installation; others say that windows will recognize the different Mobo Serial number and see it as a second PC. and not allow it?

I am running Windows XP PRo SP2 OEM.

Would I have a problem just swapping mobos and booting into my current Windows configuration?

Thanks for any input.

Replacing a bad motherboard is not considered a "new PC". It may put Windows Activation "Out Of Tolerance" and require to you reactivate though.

I had a similar experiences, And I found as long as the Mobo has had the same chipset windows will boot lets say 95% of the time

I may be swapping out my Motherboard for the exact same board.

Since the new board is EXACTLY the same as the old one, you'll be fine.

Great

Replacing a bad motherboard is not considered a "new PC". It may put Windows Activation "Out Of Tolerance" and require to you reactivate though.

To reactivate is no big deal right? I just put in my serial # and my configuration is the same?

Thanks everyone for the replies and info.!

Cheers

hi! if this is a Dell, changing mobo requires activation ...

hi! if this is a Dell, changing mobo requires activation ..

No, I built it:

Athlon 64 3800+ X2 S939/Naked @ 2.82ghz-1.5v/Scythe Ninja-12cm Scythe 1600rpm

ASUS A8N-E rev2/b.1013

Antec Sonata2 smart pow. 450/ Scythe 12cm 1200rpm intake(chasis)/Tri-cool 12cm exhaust

WD Caviar 250GB 16MB SATA 3.0Gb

ASUS Extreme N6600LE Silencer/TD/256M

Corsair XMS Twinx2048-3200c2 @ 3-4-4-8 2T & 5:6 (234Mhz)

ZoneAlarm-Pro /AVG-Pro

Samsung Syncmaster 19"

NEC 3550A (1.06)/ LiteOn SOHC-5236V

hi! if this is a Dell, changing mobo requires activation ...

Not if it's a replacement mobo.

as long as the board is the same, it'll be nothing. similar to swapping the box a windows 98 drive is in...maybe a few installations, but it'll run the same.