![]() ![]() I then called MS to explain the situation and request a new activation. ![]() I backed up my system with a mirror image, did the re-build (same hard drive with all information, no reformatting, no clean-up or any uninstalls). I had seen a lot of threads and warnings about the Operating System being "keyed" to the motherboard, and that I would need a new activation key to boot Windows 8 on the new system, since MS considers the MB to be a new computer. I had to replace my motherboard (MSI A55M-P33 FM1 socket, replaced with Asus F1A55-M LE R2.0 FM1). I thought my experience might reassure anyone else in the same boat, or rather, boot.
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