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haveing the same issue myself. I found out that if the new mother board is a different make than the old one the BIOS will be different, requiering you to do a complete windows re-install. and no the factory restore CD will not work, you need a full copy of windows.
True! Better for the system also will run better with freash install. The restore CD is coded with you MB so if you change MB then it will think you are trying to steal a copy of windows.
Won't do you any good to try to get that copy fixed to work on your new machine eather. Read the fine print on your windows paper work. The copy of windows that comes with new machines is only yours for the life of the machine and all its parts as a whole.
If you buy a copy of windows then they can reset the key for you on a new machine if your old one blows up.