Hi all, I need to change my motherboard as I suspect it to have an electrical fault which kills the RAM every 8 months or so. I have windows 7 32bit installed which I got from my university's MSDNAA program. I read somewhere on the internet a long time ago that when a motherboard (or cpu) is replaced, sometimes Windows gives problems with regards to the licence. I would appreciate if someone could advise me on this issue. Thanks!
MSDNAA licenses are Retail licenses, and activation problems only apply to OEM licenses. You will likely have to reactivate Windows, but as long as the previous activation was more than 3 months ago, it should activate fine.
If it's not OEM you wont have a problem I've installed and re-installed on completely different rigs within days of each other the most you will have to do will be phone the auto activation number to reactive. Even if it is OEM you will just have to phone and explain you needed to change the mobo they will activate it for you.
If it's OEM you just phone punch some numbers in and go for no when it asks if it's on more than one computer I love Automated Audrey (I assume that's the name of the woman on the other end of the phone lol)