End-of-Lifecycle upgrade

[R'as al Ghul]

I'll check out Acer again.

Check the 5220. We've that with one Gig RAM and it's decent.

I've heard you can't really change the mobo without getting another license, the XP activation thinks that too many devices have changed and balks. If this is not the case, feel free to chime in.

Hmm. Not sure there. If that is the first time you've changed the hardware and the first time you need to reactivate, then it should be okay?
Don't take my word for it, I'm not certain how that procedure goes.
What a hassle, you've a legit copy and a serial key....but still.
Makes you wonder if an evaluation copy wouldn't be easier to handle.
Anyway, certainly someone here has gone through a reactivation before?

R'as