Vista

[cdroman]

My son has Vista on his current pc. I'm probably building him a new pc, using the HDD's, DVD ROMS, tv tunerof the current pc; replacing the mobo, RAM, cpu,psu, vid card. Am I going to have problems with MS reinstalling Vista on the new pc?
Thanks for any replies. :t

[fizur2002]

if he is going to be playing games at all, i personally have had bad experiences with vista. Each person seems to be different. If he has problems playing games, then throw XP back on his system.

[BipolarBill]

After Windows XP or Vista has been installed for 180 days (6 months), that particular PC's hardware configuration and registration drops off of MS's activation database. If 6 months has expired, activation will be painless. If not, you will have to make a phone call to MS to activate Vista. You may or may not have to explain to them why you need to activate again, but they will be obliging.

[cdroman]

Thank's kindly for the info. Have a great day. :t

[cdroman]

Just an update; built my son a new pc, only re-using his HDD's. Also replaced the RAM and vid card in my pc. Both running Vista, both no problems, no phone calls needed. :t

[Ol'Tunzafun]

This thread will give comfort to many.
Thanks for posting back cdroman.