Alasdair Ross <alasdair.ross@???> wrote:
> What counts as "the machine"? I assume that, on
> a desktop PC, I could have replaced any
> individual component and continued to use the
> key, but then it becomes a bit like the
> situation of replacing a broom handle one year
> and the broom head the next and still calling it
> the same broom.
I seem to remember MS saying that the motherboard
was the critical component - if that changes, then
it's a new machine.
However, this page...
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/activation_faq.mspx
describes a more complex system - look for
"Can hardware components be changed and
upgraded?"
and following questions.
Nick.
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