is it possible?
with some kind of backup software to restore on different hardware.
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is it possible?
with some kind of backup software to restore on different hardware.
nope. you can't do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BawA
Hang on, what?
Of course you can change your motherboard without losing your OS.
Unless you have that gay-ass copy of Vista that cries if you change any hardware...
and which copy is that?
I think the Home versions of Vista require you to re-register your copy of Vista if you make a major hardware change. If you have the ultimate version you'll be fine. (I'm running ultimate and while I have been doing so I have changed my motherboard, Graphics, CPU, added new hard disks, increased RAM size...)
If you have a legit copy of it though you can always just ring up Microsoft and explain you've had a hardware change, and they'll give you a new product key.
Does the new board have a similar chipset, network, etc. as the old one or is it a totally different animal?
i have a Asus P5B, i will most probably take a dulex version of it if its a bigger mobo so i can fit an EVGA GeForce GTX 280 or similar .
Take a look at this article:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061030-8104.html
Looks like you have to just call up microsoft to get them to re-activate your OS after a major hardware change. It will still boot into windows and all will still be dandy, but you'll have 30 days to re-activate it.
When you click "activate" say Activte by Teleophone, and speak to them.
This is assuming of course that your OS is a legit copy. If not, then surely you wont have a problem making the activation notice go away...
As I read the replies here I see your question could be viewed 2 different ways. What exactly do you mean by "lose" the OS? Do you mean your configurations of the OS or do you mean you don't have a disk and are afraid of it not having an OS to install when you switch MoBo's?
config...
am using one of those early vista cracks.