Windows Vista Home Premium (Academic Upgrade)

[powerpuff boys]

If i install windows vista home prem academic version and my motherboard die after 1-2 months, can i install it again onto the new motherboard? and will my windows prem have time limted since its academic version? thanks

[Incinerate_IV]

If you got it legally it won't be time limited. Microsoft says you can upgrade the computer all except the motherboard, because the motherboard is the "heart" of a computer. But if you call Microsoft they can probably let you use your key to reactivate it again.