> Actually, a lot depends on the type of Windows license you have. If you
> got
> your license with your PC you *may* have to get a new one with a new
> motherboard. On the other hand, if you purchased your license separately
> you
> *probably* can continue to use it. In that case you *may* have to
> reactivate
> the license, which *might* involve a phone call.

On the several occasions that I've had to talk to somebody re
reactivation I've found Microsoft fairly compliant. In most cases
reactivation provides a local phone number which has an automatic
service that talks you through the inane two-long-code-sequences
method.

When the above has failed and I've had to talk to a person they  know
why I've rung and away we go, no questions asked - or only very basic
ones.
On the one occasion when questions were asked in more detail I would
have been annoyed by the time I got that far and may perhaps just
possibly yelled a bit, maybe* - but they seemed to get cooperative
quite quickly  and we were away again.


                   Russell

* Maybe not. Quite some years now. Brain says some yelling happened
but that could be wrong.
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