Hey, i want to know if its possible, to upgrade the motherboard and cpu inside a computer running vista home premium, without reformatting the hard drive, or without causing it to want to require reactivation

Thanks

Hello schembri,

Nope, not unless the motherboard itself is very very similar in make and model, or identical. The Windows installation, settings and files are based on your motherboards hardware. Even if you do manage to boot with a similar motherboard, you will most likely experience a drop in performance running drivers which are meant for a different motherboard.

ah okay fair enough. so a clean install it shall be