Do I need to buy a new Windows 8 CD on my already existing HardDrive?

[deergab]

I really want to change my motherboard and CPU to these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113287 (CPU)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877 (Mobo)

This my current PC with tiny differences I changed my GPU and PSU and removed the iBUYPOWER branding on the original OS and did a fresh install. Also I changed the old iBUYPOWER case I got. But the mobo is still the same here's how my PC was before I got it last year 2012 so you guys have a better picture of it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227437 (Old PC)

 

[Bassim Ansari]

Yes.

You change your Motherboard, you lose the windows.

It's like changing your system.

 

[Tom Tancredi]

iBuyPower is like DELL, unless they provided a 'Systems Builder' OEM copy (very unlikely) then the OEM version is tied TO the hardware. It will not boot on any other hardware. You need to wipe, install a new copy of Windows clean on the drive.

 

[Aswego]

If the chipsets are similar enough and the cpus are both amd you might be able to get away with it. and what is the harm of tring.. if it wont work you will blue screen and have to reinstall any way.. if it works the os will go thru found new hardware and things will be good
and if I am remembering correctly amd uses drivers for it procs so the chipset would be the most critical.

If it blue screens on boot up you still wont have to buy a new copy. Since you plan on using the hard drive anyways.. copy your COA of the old system .. go to Microsoft website and download the iso image of the flavor of win8 you have the COA for and reinstall after burning iso to DVD. use your old COA on the new install.. you may have to phone authenticate.. Be sure not to use the COA on more than one computer build at a time.. that is illegal

 

[Tom Tancredi]

Aswego: it isn't about chips similarity, there is a signature to the BIOS, the CPU, and so on only set by the manufacturer that Windows OEM is coded for it before it will load, so you won't even get a 'error' or message, just Windows doesn't load and reboots is all.

 

[Aswego]

Aswego: it isn't about chips similarity, there is a signature to the BIOS, the CPU, and so on only set by the manufacturer that Windows OEM is coded for it before it will load, so you won't even get a 'error' or message, just Windows doesn't load and reboots is all.

on installs using specific venders oem disks , or on already installed working copies? my install disks are dell. I have win7 and win8 . i have used them on a few diff machines using paid for COAs or COAs already on the side of cases .

 

[Tom Tancredi]

Aswego: it isn't about chips similarity, there is a signature to the BIOS, the CPU, and so on only set by the manufacturer that Windows OEM is coded for it before it will load, so you won't even get a 'error' or message, just Windows doesn't load and reboots is all.

on installs using specific venders oem disks , or on already installed working copies? my install disks are dell. I have win7 and win8 . i have used them on a few diff machines using paid for COAs or COAs already on the side of cases .

If you received a DELL OEM Windows DVD with a computer (say model XYZ), then tried to use it in a Gateway or a Home Brew system, when you attempt to install it will normally refuse to install because it isn't any of the hardware it is 'setup for' (Dell XYZ, XYZ-0123, ABD, etc.). If that DVD wasn't set to 'scan' for hardware before install, then after you reboot and try to load Windows it won't load, again because it scanning for the BIOS, etc.even if you used the correct COA (Gateway, Home Brew, etc.).

If you used that DELL OEM Windows DVD on 'similiar' Dell computers, then they usually will install, but alot depends what drivers and such included. I have had several 'different' Dell Laptops that I could do that with but I got a really new / really old one come across my desk and wouldn't work and have to grab one for that 'generation' of machines. Occassionally I actually had one I for a model machine that flatly wouldn't work on any other model, though similiar (i.e. Gateway Desktop Pro 12345 won't work on a Gateway Desktop Pro 12378-A).


NOTE: This is not a bought SYSTEMS BUILDER edition OEM DVD I am talking about, I am talking go to store, buy computer, unpack computer, and inside is OEM that won't work on any other machine PER License / forced design.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/A/1/6A1647EE-3FC7-47F2-9AFE-470AD5E5D856/OEMSoftwareLicensingRulesandRestrictions.pdf

License Transfers*
OEM Software may NOT be transferred to another machine. Even if the original laptop, PC or Server is no longer in use, or if the software is removed from the original hardware, OEM licenses are tied to the device on which the software is first installed.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

With windows 7 OEM the license is tied to the first motherboard it's installed on.With Windows 8 you can move it to another build when you are done with this one , but only one computer at a time.With Windows 8 OEM you can change all the hardware you want including the motherboard.

OEM versions of Windows 7 are identical to Full License Retail versions except for the following:

- OEM versions do not offer any free Microsoft direct support from Microsoft support personnel

- OEM licenses are tied to the very first computer you install and activate it on

- OEM versions allow all hardware upgrades except for an upgrade to a different model motherboard

- OEM versions cannot be used to directly upgrade from an older Windows operating system

Microsoft.com ^


OEM vs. Retail

OEM Windows 7 comes preinstalled on computers. This is the cheapest way to buy windows. Large PC manufacturers like Dell, HP etc. (collectively called royalty OEMs) install windows on millions of such PCs. The main characteristics of such systems are:

The license agreement and support agreement is between you and the PC maker, not MS.

Activation by the end user is not required. Windows is preactivated at the factory by the OEM using images and standard SLP keys.

Your copy of windows is locked to that PC. The license is not transferable.

OEM system builder is what you get when you buy from say Newegg or from a local "white box" vendor. It too has the characteristics of Royalty OEM windows. Although it is possible for an individual to buy a System Builder copy, the license requires that the software be installed using the OPK (OEM preinstall kit) and then resold.

Retail version is what you buy from a retailer like Amazon or Bestbuy. Its a full price version that comes packaged in a retail box with a retail product key. It has to be activated online via MS servers using the key on the box, it is not tied to the PC it was first installed on, though it can only be used on a single computer at a time. And, MS directly provides the support for it. It is also more expensive than OEM copies.

As far as functionality is concerned, theres no difference between any of the versions above, given any specific edition (i.e. between OEM pro and retail pro, or between OEM ultimate and retail ultimate).

sevenforums.com

Windows 8 OEM is a whole different ballgame.

License agreement for the transfer of a Windows 8 license
http://personaluselicense.windows.com/en-US/default.aspx

 

[Tom Tancredi]

Ohhh REALLY!!! Makes a sticky about Win8, thank God Finally.