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Hidden partition and new hardware
Name: loneranger Date: February 18, 2004 at 18:55:50 Pacific OS: ME CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:
Hi
I have a "hidden partition" OEM install of Win ME. If I replace my motherboard and cpu wiil this OS installation refuse to load? - Some folk say that Windows will detect this as an attempt to load onto an unlicensed unit and refuse to boot. ??
Name: MRT Date: February 19, 2004 at 01:11:43 Pacific
Reply:
Unless you get the exact same motherboard your system will not run not because of windows and its activation policy but because when windows was installed drivers were loaded and installed for the motherboard chipset and cpu that you currently have. Installing a new mobo and cpu will most likley mean a new install of windows simply from a driver point of view and nothing to do with activation.
If you are going to the length of a new mobo and cpu i would recommend you also consider formating your hard drive and installing xp insted of me
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Response Number 2
Name: Hakemon CTS Date: February 19, 2004 at 02:37:47 Pacific
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Windows ME does not have an activation feature..
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Response Number 3
Name: anenefan Date: February 20, 2004 at 08:56:23 Pacific
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