activation policy for changing motherboards with Vista OEM

I have an activated copy of Vista Home Premium OEM, and I have been having
several issues with the motherboard I am using (ASRock 939Dual).  Basically,
the USB controller randomly dying, issues with the onboard LAN, etc, and
general Windows flakiness that I think can be attributable to the fact it
has a Uli chipset, and since being bought out by Nvidia, Uli has not really
released a proper Vista driver.

Basically, I want to replace the motherboard to end the problems.  The same
board is not available locally; in fact there are only a couple socket 939
boards I can easily get locally.  Even if it was, I don't think I'd want to
buy the same board given the Uli chipset driver support issues.

What is Microsoft's policy on a situation like this?  I know that you are
not able to transfer OEM copies to a different motherboard, but what happens
if the board needs to be replaced due to tech issues with a completely
different board (manufacturer, chipset, etc.).  Will they give me all kinds
of grief about getting it reactivated and/or try to force me to buy another
copy of Vista?

activation policy for changing motherboards with Vista OEM

It isn't that at all. Mine is working fine. The only thing is the LAN
which doesn't have a decent driver.


No. You'll need to do the telephone activation but explain the
situation.


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