[mdlug] computer shutting down

[Michael Rudas (computer)]

Robert Adkins wrote:

> Michael Rudas (computer) wrote:
>   
>> An issue to consider, if you are running Windows XP: a
>> new motherboard is considered a new computer, hence a
>> new ~$80 (or more) XP license is needed-- one of the
>> reasons I often replace the caps instead of the MB.
>>   
>>     
>     Just tell the guy in India that your kid knocked over your PC and 
> ta-da, the Hard Drive was destroyed and you had to reinstall the OS... 
> How are they going to check? (Hint: They don't.)

Actually, they CAN check-- and do, as we now know.  I'm sure it doesn't 
happen in all cases, and a clean reinstall of the OS may help, but what 
I wrote is technically correct.  We have no way of knowing what 
database(s) they have access to...