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[Ken]

Hi Al
I have just spoken to a microsoft representative here in Australia, he has just told me that because I have a OEM version of office XP Professional that if I change my motherboard office will no longer work, and I will need to purchase a retail copy, is this right or am I being mislead, on this site it appears you can even move your copies from computer to computer
Ken

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You cannot move OEM copies from computer to computer. They are tied to the
computer on which you purchased the system. If that system dies, your
license for Office dies.

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Ken asked:

| Hi All
| I have just spoken to a microsoft representative here in Australia,
| he has just told me that because I have a OEM version of office XP
| Professional that if I change my motherboard office will no longer
| work, and I will need to purchase a retail copy, is this right or am
| I being mislead, on this site it appears you can even move your
| copies from computer to computer. Ken

 

[Ken]

So was he right, if I change my motherboard I can't use my oem version of office

 

[Cerridwen]

So was he right, if I change my motherboard I can't use my oem
version of office

Depends what the OEM has defined as "computer" but, yes, usually it's the
motherboard. OEM licences are, however, *permanently* bound to the first
computer that they're installed on - which, in the case of yours, is the one
it came with. So, if you bought a new computer, and wanted to transfer your
OEM licence to the new, you couldn't. You would have to purchase a new
licence.

I suggest you read the EULA.

Oh, and it's customary to wait more than 4 hours for a reply. People assist
in their own time - this isn't MS technical support.