Comment Not as bad as you think (Score 1) 641
It's not that bad, actually.
A 'major' upgrade according to MS is your hard drive and at least 1 other component. I don't know about you guys, but when I build a new PC, I have the same hard drive(s) in there for YEARS. I may add hard drives, but I never swap out the one that Windows is installed on. MS has already stated that minimal installs (such as memory, a video card, a sound card, etc) will not require reactivation of any kind.
Last I heard, larger swap outs, such as a motherboard or CPU, will be granted 10 activations. I seriously doubt that Vista is going to have 1 single reactivation. Even still, you can just call up MS, explain what has happened, and they will issue you a new license. I've had to do it a lot with my WinXP pro install. It's not difficult, people.
A 'major' upgrade according to MS is your hard drive and at least 1 other component. I don't know about you guys, but when I build a new PC, I have the same hard drive(s) in there for YEARS. I may add hard drives, but I never swap out the one that Windows is installed on. MS has already stated that minimal installs (such as memory, a video card, a sound card, etc) will not require reactivation of any kind.
Last I heard, larger swap outs, such as a motherboard or CPU, will be granted 10 activations. I seriously doubt that Vista is going to have 1 single reactivation. Even still, you can just call up MS, explain what has happened, and they will issue you a new license. I've had to do it a lot with my WinXP pro install. It's not difficult, people.
