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win7 oem question?

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i was wondering if oem works the same with win7 as it did with vista.im taking as long as you never change motherboards you can reinstall.or does this apply to harddrive to?
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Yep, just the same (tied to motherboard, not HDDs)
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i was wondering if oem works the same with win7 as it did with vista.im taking as long as you never change motherboards you can reinstall.or does this apply to harddrive to?

You can change motherboards and still obtain a new serial if you're willing to call MS support. It's a pain, but it's not like you'd be SOL.
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You can change motherboards and still obtain a new serial if you're willing to call MS support. It's a pain, but it's not like you'd be SOL.

Yea, had to do that even with retail before (went though a few boards too many in a short time lol)...gotta love calling India, I mean Microsoft
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You can change motherboards and still obtain a new serial if you're willing to call MS support. It's a pain, but it's not like you'd be SOL.

Can't you just email them?
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Read the link in my Sig about OEM.
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