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Geek Culture / New motherboard and windows

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HowDo
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Posted: 14th Apr 2007 00:38 Edited at: 14th Apr 2007 00:41
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Hi All

Anyone done the following and how did you fix it.

1 new motherboard installed by ennegeer and runs ok
2 re install windows MCE XP.

3 now pc is moaning about a licences conflick.

how do I get back in, so that I can log in to re activate it.

put up a message box saying it need to check licence, but just ends up going back to the log in screen.

does this in all start up modes execpt CMD one.

anyone have any ideas.

cheers

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would putting a full copy of Vista slove the problem.

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GatorHex
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Posted: 14th Apr 2007 00:46 Edited at: 14th Apr 2007 00:48
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new mother board = xp thinks it's installed on a new computer.

Phone MS and moan at 'em or install another copy.

or better still install Linux (if you don't need it for DBP of course)

:/

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HowDo
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Posted: 14th Apr 2007 00:56
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tried that, but its finding one on the other end that speaks english that I can understand. right moan done.

thought I could put my old copy of XP Pro on it but it just seem to ingnor it as if it was not in the cd drive.

plus the support disk that was made to fix it won't work because it thinks its a new pc.

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JerBil
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Posted: 14th Apr 2007 01:18
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Make sure the cd is set to first boot in your bios. You should
be able to start the XP pro cd, if I remember right.

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Phaelax
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Posted: 14th Apr 2007 01:49
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Calling MS tech support? Better set aside a few hours. Last summer, my gf and I had the same issue and it was preventing us from updating windows. We took turns every hour holding the phone. The guy did speak english, but no matter how I explained it he just couldn't grasp the concept of what a router does. (Long story why we were on the topic of routers)

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HowDo
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Posted: 14th Apr 2007 07:50
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ok anyone known anything about reseting the NIC or WPA, if I got letters right.

something to do with the seven thing must be ok or that it you need to do what ever.

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Phaelax
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Posted: 14th Apr 2007 07:58
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reset your network card and wireless encryption? You lost me. Unless you're talking about "ipconfig /renew" or something.

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Posted: 14th Apr 2007 08:18
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like I said may be using the wrong letters.

it something to do with new motherboards having a way to check that everthing they started off with is the same, if you change to much or the mortherboard the windows licence pulls the plug and you have to start finding out like I am on what you have to do next.

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Phaelax
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Posted: 14th Apr 2007 09:44
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You mean have Windows check to make sure the rest of the hardware on the motherboard is the same? Not sure of any type of "reset" feature. I have a legitimate copy of XP (2 copies actually) and I've used cracks in the past on them just because of the frustration caused by issues such as this.

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