The Product Key used to install Windows is invalid ....

DrJoel wrote:

One thing that drives me crazy is the way Microsoft connects the Windows
OEM key to the BIOS of the Motherboard.


Microsoft does no such thing. Microsoft doesn't build computers.


Example when I bought my Dell it
came with XP home. I paid extra for XP Pro. Now if I buy a new
motherboard I have to buy a new version of XP.I paid the same price
anyone else pays for XP why should I have to pay twice? Or am I wrong
with my thought?

Even though you may have paid Dell a little extra to get WinXP Pro in
lieu of WinXP Pro, you still paid far less than you would have had to
pay for a retail license. You opted to purchase a deeply discounted OEM
license, so you can't reasonably expect it to be as fully-featured as a
full-priced retail license. One of the features you sacrificed to save
money was the transferability of the retail license.


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