So I'm going to upgrade to a dual core, nForce4 Ultra, PCIe system within the next few months. Can someone tell me the # of times I'm allowed to install an OEM license of XP Pro and the max. # of hardware changes allowed? Also, assuming my license won't be void after the upgrades, I was thinking of getting Acronis TrueImage (been putting off getting a decent disk imaging utility) and imaging my system right after a fresh install (after the upgrades and after activating Windows, installing drivers, updates, etc.). If I ever need to reinstall, can I just reinstall the image and not get a hit on the # of times I've installed XP/activated the license? I think I read somewhere that any XP Pro license can be activated a maximum of 10 times or something with a maximum of 6 hardware changes? Is this correct?
Current Setup:
AMD Athlon64 3200+ (Venice, OC'd to 240HTT x 10=2.4GHz)
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
1GB OCZ Gold DDR466 Rev. 3 (2.5, 4, 4, 10 @ 200MHz)
single 36.7GB WD raptor
eVGA AGP 6600GT
Chaintech AV710 sound card (VIA Envy 24PT)
NEC ND-3540A DVDRW
Antec NeoPower 480W PSU
Upgrades within next few months:
AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+
EPoX EP-9NPA+ Ultra
Leadtek PX6600 GT TDH PCIe Geforce 6600GT
(or 7600 GT if it comes out this year?)
Current Setup:
AMD Athlon64 3200+ (Venice, OC'd to 240HTT x 10=2.4GHz)
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
1GB OCZ Gold DDR466 Rev. 3 (2.5, 4, 4, 10 @ 200MHz)
single 36.7GB WD raptor
eVGA AGP 6600GT
Chaintech AV710 sound card (VIA Envy 24PT)
NEC ND-3540A DVDRW
Antec NeoPower 480W PSU
Upgrades within next few months:
AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+
EPoX EP-9NPA+ Ultra
Leadtek PX6600 GT TDH PCIe Geforce 6600GT
(or 7600 GT if it comes out this year?)