| Re: Can I reuse Vista if I upgrade my case? wme1221 wrote:[color=blue]
> I have a prebuilt HP computer that came with Vista home Premium installed.
> The airflow in the case isn't what I want it to be, but I like everything
> else. I'm thinking about moving the whole nine yards to a bigger case with
> room for a couple more fans. I'd like to avoid the expense of buying an
> operating system I already have, tho. If I reuse the same motherboard, won't
> I be OK from a licensing standpoint?[/color]
Changing the case won't affect *anything*. You won't have to reinstall
Windows or worry about buying a new operating system. That said, HP
makes weird cases so make sure that the innards will fit properly into
the new case.
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