OK to change CPU with OEM XP MCE 2005?

Hello All:
I have a homebuilt pc with MCE2005 OEM and would like to upgrade the
CPU. I don't want to buy the CPU if an OEM version does not permit the
change. I read in another post that you can change the CPU with Vista OEM
but don't know if a CPU change would invalidate my XP MCE 2005 license. The
current motherboard & bios support the new CPU so I have no hardware problem.
Since originally installing the O.S. I have installed 4 more hard drives and
a second DVD drive. Anyway to find out for sure if a new CPU is ok before
spending the money?

xiowan............in tucson

Doug
Sun May 04 16:51:47 PDT 2008

A new CPU should not invalidate your Windows Product Activation. And if it
does, then all you'll need to do is call the activation number, speak to a
human and tell them you've upgraded the hardware.

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"xiowan" <xiowan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FD7AE670-6999-4E60-9864-FB2397048A09@microsoft.com...
> Hello All:
> I have a homebuilt pc with MCE2005 OEM and would like to upgrade the
> CPU. I don't want to buy the CPU if an OEM version does not permit the
> change. I read in another post that you can change the CPU with Vista OEM
> but don't know if a CPU change would invalidate my XP MCE 2005 license.
> The
> current motherboard & bios support the new CPU so I have no hardware
> problem.
> Since originally installing the O.S. I have installed 4 more hard drives
> and
> a second DVD drive. Anyway to find out for sure if a new CPU is ok before
> spending the money?
>
> xiowan............in tucson

xiowan
Sun May 04 17:19:00 PDT 2008

Hello Doug Knox:
Thanks for the answer. Have a Vista Ultimate Pc with a Q6600 cpu and
really like it, so I thought I'd upgrade my Pentium D XP Media Center pc to
the same cpu. Hopefully it will work as well with XP as it does with Vista
Ultimate!

xiowan..............in tucson

"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> A new CPU should not invalidate your Windows Product Activation. And if it
> does, then all you'll need to do is call the activation number, speak to a
> human and tell them you've upgraded the hardware.
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
> "xiowan" <xiowan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FD7AE670-6999-4E60-9864-FB2397048A09@microsoft.com...
> > Hello All:
> > I have a homebuilt pc with MCE2005 OEM and would like to upgrade the
> > CPU. I don't want to buy the CPU if an OEM version does not permit the
> > change. I read in another post that you can change the CPU with Vista OEM
> > but don't know if a CPU change would invalidate my XP MCE 2005 license.
> > The
> > current motherboard & bios support the new CPU so I have no hardware
> > problem.
> > Since originally installing the O.S. I have installed 4 more hard drives
> > and
> > a second DVD drive. Anyway to find out for sure if a new CPU is ok before
> > spending the money?
> >
> > xiowan............in tucson
>

jolt
Mon May 05 07:29:11 PDT 2008

I've been through CPU upgrades on MCE 2005 and have had to call for a new
Activation number each time. The other thing to look out for is that Digital
Rights Management is effected by the upgrade and in my experience required
resetting the DRM. Since I didn't have licenses that needed to be saved the
process was painless, if however you need to save your DRM licenses you
might consider doing some research into the DRM aspect before the upgrade.



"xiowan" <xiowan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FD7AE670-6999-4E60-9864-FB2397048A09@microsoft.com...
> Hello All:
> I have a homebuilt pc with MCE2005 OEM and would like to upgrade the
> CPU. I don't want to buy the CPU if an OEM version does not permit the
> change. I read in another post that you can change the CPU with Vista OEM
> but don't know if a CPU change would invalidate my XP MCE 2005 license.
> The
> current motherboard & bios support the new CPU so I have no hardware
> problem.
> Since originally installing the O.S. I have installed 4 more hard drives
> and
> a second DVD drive. Anyway to find out for sure if a new CPU is ok before
> spending the money?
>
> xiowan............in tucson

xiowan
Mon May 05 08:04:00 PDT 2008

Hello "Jolt":
Thanks for alerting me to the possible DRM problems! I was hoping I
could just switch the CPU's without an O.S. re-install. About the only thing
that I have that might be affected by DRM would be digital book downloads and
I think I can renew Microsoft Reader purchases even after an O.S. re-install
if it is required.

xiowan...........in tucson

"jolt" wrote:

> I've been through CPU upgrades on MCE 2005 and have had to call for a new
> Activation number each time. The other thing to look out for is that Digital
> Rights Management is effected by the upgrade and in my experience required
> resetting the DRM. Since I didn't have licenses that needed to be saved the
> process was painless, if however you need to save your DRM licenses you
> might consider doing some research into the DRM aspect before the upgrade.
>
>
>
> "xiowan" <xiowan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FD7AE670-6999-4E60-9864-FB2397048A09@microsoft.com...
> > Hello All:
> > I have a homebuilt pc with MCE2005 OEM and would like to upgrade the
> > CPU. I don't want to buy the CPU if an OEM version does not permit the
> > change. I read in another post that you can change the CPU with Vista OEM
> > but don't know if a CPU change would invalidate my XP MCE 2005 license.
> > The
> > current motherboard & bios support the new CPU so I have no hardware
> > problem.
> > Since originally installing the O.S. I have installed 4 more hard drives
> > and
> > a second DVD drive. Anyway to find out for sure if a new CPU is ok before
> > spending the money?
> >
> > xiowan............in tucson
>
>
>

jolt
Mon May 05 13:31:28 PDT 2008

Never had to reinstall the OS after a CPU upgrade and at first everything
looks to be ok but later it requests that the OS be activated. For me it
would fail activation and require a phone call for a new activation code to
validate. Really not a big deal most times the automated system issues you
the new number no humans involved. Been through the process at least 4 times
and have had no real problems other then the two mentioned.



"xiowan" <xiowan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1D4F2712-D4AE-4F27-B837-F4A574D745AC@microsoft.com...
> Hello "Jolt":
> Thanks for alerting me to the possible DRM problems! I was hoping I
> could just switch the CPU's without an O.S. re-install. About the only
> thing
> that I have that might be affected by DRM would be digital book downloads
> and
> I think I can renew Microsoft Reader purchases even after an O.S.
> re-install
> if it is required.
>
> xiowan...........in tucson
>
> "jolt" wrote:
>
>> I've been through CPU upgrades on MCE 2005 and have had to call for a new
>> Activation number each time. The other thing to look out for is that
>> Digital
>> Rights Management is effected by the upgrade and in my experience
>> required
>> resetting the DRM. Since I didn't have licenses that needed to be saved
>> the
>> process was painless, if however you need to save your DRM licenses you
>> might consider doing some research into the DRM aspect before the
>> upgrade.
>>
>>
>>
>> "xiowan" <xiowan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FD7AE670-6999-4E60-9864-FB2397048A09@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello All:
>> > I have a homebuilt pc with MCE2005 OEM and would like to upgrade the
>> > CPU. I don't want to buy the CPU if an OEM version does not permit the
>> > change. I read in another post that you can change the CPU with Vista
>> > OEM
>> > but don't know if a CPU change would invalidate my XP MCE 2005 license.
>> > The
>> > current motherboard & bios support the new CPU so I have no hardware
>> > problem.
>> > Since originally installing the O.S. I have installed 4 more hard
>> > drives
>> > and
>> > a second DVD drive. Anyway to find out for sure if a new CPU is ok
>> > before
>> > spending the money?
>> >
>> > xiowan............in tucson
>>
>>
>>

xiowan
Mon May 05 15:36:01 PDT 2008

Hi again "jolt":
Well, took the plunge and ordered another Q6600 cpu for my XP MCE pc.
Read a few reviews and it runs almost as well as the new E8500 in some
benchmarks and as fast or faster than any of the AMD quadcores. Nice to be
able to run multiple applications without overloading the pc. I appreciate
your input.

xiowan..........in tucson

"jolt" wrote:

> Never had to reinstall the OS after a CPU upgrade and at first everything
> looks to be ok but later it requests that the OS be activated. For me it
> would fail activation and require a phone call for a new activation code to
> validate. Really not a big deal most times the automated system issues you
> the new number no humans involved. Been through the process at least 4 times
> and have had no real problems other then the two mentioned.
>
>
>
> "xiowan" <xiowan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1D4F2712-D4AE-4F27-B837-F4A574D745AC@microsoft.com...
> > Hello "Jolt":
> > Thanks for alerting me to the possible DRM problems! I was hoping I
> > could just switch the CPU's without an O.S. re-install. About the only
> > thing
> > that I have that might be affected by DRM would be digital book downloads
> > and
> > I think I can renew Microsoft Reader purchases even after an O.S.
> > re-install
> > if it is required.
> >
> > xiowan...........in tucson
> >
> > "jolt" wrote:
> >
> >> I've been through CPU upgrades on MCE 2005 and have had to call for a new
> >> Activation number each time. The other thing to look out for is that
> >> Digital
> >> Rights Management is effected by the upgrade and in my experience
> >> required
> >> resetting the DRM. Since I didn't have licenses that needed to be saved
> >> the
> >> process was painless, if however you need to save your DRM licenses you
> >> might consider doing some research into the DRM aspect before the
> >> upgrade.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "xiowan" <xiowan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:FD7AE670-6999-4E60-9864-FB2397048A09@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello All:
> >> > I have a homebuilt pc with MCE2005 OEM and would like to upgrade the
> >> > CPU. I don't want to buy the CPU if an OEM version does not permit the
> >> > change. I read in another post that you can change the CPU with Vista
> >> > OEM
> >> > but don't know if a CPU change would invalidate my XP MCE 2005 license.
> >> > The
> >> > current motherboard & bios support the new CPU so I have no hardware
> >> > problem.
> >> > Since originally installing the O.S. I have installed 4 more hard
> >> > drives
> >> > and
> >> > a second DVD drive. Anyway to find out for sure if a new CPU is ok
> >> > before
> >> > spending the money?
> >> >
> >> > xiowan............in tucson
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>