WGA Spyware

[LucaBrasi]

http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=190000002

This probably will be thrown out, but got me thinking about my copy of windows, because I thought I read somewhere that a legal copy cannot be transferred into a new computer. Not exactly sure of that, but what would constitute a new computer? What if someone just switched out hard drives or something?

[Buma]

http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=190000002

This probably will be thrown out, but got me thinking about my copy of windows, because I thought I read somewhere that a legal copy cannot be transferred into a new computer. Not exactly sure of that, but what would constitute a new computer? What if someone just switched out hard drives or something?

I know about office: you have to re-register it. I had to when I re-installed it onto a new HD. I had to do it by phone too for some reason.

[LucaBrasi]

Oh yeah, I had to re-register by phone (forgot about that), I just told them my hard drive crapped out and I had to buy a new one, really it was a whole new system, but why do they have to know that?

I probably have the WGA software by now anyways, b/c I have auto-updates on, so I am probably good. But I bet a lot of people are starting to get those pop ups

[jinx666]

My copy can only register so many times before it has to be done over the phone...According to Microsoft, the definition of a new p.c. must include a motherboard, if you upgrade ram, processor or a Hard-drive you'll be fine since these things fail pretty frequently.

The question I have is: If you wipe a previously owned computer clean, can you use the o.s. on your new machine?

[Shadow]

The question I have is: If you wipe a previously owned computer clean, can you use the o.s. on your new machine?
We did it. Just requires some time on the phone.