KDagnell wrote:
Hi there,

My motherboard has died and I need to transfer reinstall Windows off
my oem disk - a friend tells me that this would breach lisencing and
I need a new version!

Is this true and is there anything else that I should know regarding
this?

If you just add a new motherboard to your pc then you will not need to
transfer anything as windows is on the hard drive.
If you are installing to a new pc you can install your OEM onto the new PC
providing it is not stil being used on the broken PC. However, if your OEM
version is not one you purchased seperately but one you got preinstaled onto
the hard drive with a restore disc then it probably will not work. Most
preinstalled versions and their backups will only run on the PC it was first
installed to.

My Acer computer has an oem which is tied to the computer. On the product
key sticker it says "Windows XP Home Acer Incorporated" - that means its
tied to that machine. My new OEM Home which I bought yesterday has on it
"windows xp home oem software". Check what your label says.