That ability is restricted to Retail copies only via the license. What you are not allowed to do (according to the license) is have two physical computers, remove Windows from the first computer, install that same copy of Windows on the second, and then re-activate. It appears that when Win 10 sees the new hardware, it resets the product key back to the. Enter the same product key, and Bob’s your uncle. When it comes time to reactivate, just go to Settings -> Update & Security -> Activation and click Change Product Key. FYI, that was actually the the third motherboard on that same computer I had activated that copy XP with.Īs NExUS1g stated, the OEM license only restricts you to installation on a single computer, and there are no re-activation restrictions (other then possibly being required to call-in) when upgrading any component (motherboard included) on that single computer. Just upgrade the machine, skip the MS account switchover before and after. Come 2008 a friend needed a basic computer, so I did a major overhaul/upgrade (motherboard included) on that retired computer of mine, re-installed my 2001 OEM XP copy which had been gathering dust, and to my surprise online activation actually worked. Though I have no idea if they changed this for Vista and Win7.įor example I had an original 2001 OEM copy of WinXP Pro and by ~2003 (when I retired that computer) I had used up all my online activations and even had to call-in a few times. My experience with WinXP OEM is that your online (no-call) activations will reset if you don't reactivate for something like a couple (few?) years.
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