On Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:01:29 -0800, Alex Clayton
wrote:

On 1/8/2012 1:14 PM, Rob wrote:
On 8/01/2012 11:51 AM, Alex Clayton wrote:
On 1/7/2012 4:20 PM, Rob wrote:


Its still on one machine and it is on the same HDD and in the same box.

So what you are saying if a PC requires another MB then I should buy
another copy of the system?



If it keeps working then you are golden. When W-7 came out MS was
considering a new MB to be a new machine. It sounds like they may have
stopped doing this now. You will know in a few weeks.

I had read long threads some years ago on a Windows group about that
issue. It became very heated while an MS MVP insisted a new board
constituted a new system. I never agreed on that stance. It seems MS
has become very soft on that with Windows XP anyway. I am continually
swapping out hardware and have re-activated countless times in the
past few months. I don't think MS or anyone would have anything to
gain by enforcing such a tight rule. I am sure their support overload
has dropped. I can't see many buying more computers then they already
are.

Al.