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djmagnifique · 23-09-2011, 07:56

But Windows did notice the change as It had to install the correct drivers for the new board and I had to reactivate windows as well due to a major hardware change.

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djmagnifique cf.geek Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Thornaby Age: 50 Services: XL tv with 2x V6 boxes, M phone, 350Mb broadband Posts: 806	Re: How does Windows 7 handle Motherboard and CPU replacement? But Windows did notice the change as It had to install the correct drivers for the new board and I had to reactivate windows as well due to a major hardware change.