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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 563226" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I don't think it's necessary to "unregister" it, you'll just need to activate it on the new machine.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, OEM editions are intended to be sold with a PC and are licensed specifically for use on that machine (from a legal/EULA perspective). That doesn't mean that it won't technically install on another machine, it's just that the legality is questionable at best.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Even better, you can just run the Boot Camp Assistant which will give you the option to revert the partition back to the way it was before Boot Camp was installed.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I also recommend doing a PRAM reset after doing the procedure, as the Boot Camp wizard doesn't tell the EFI that the number of partitions has decreased, thereby slowing boot times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 563226, member: 24098"] I don't think it's necessary to "unregister" it, you'll just need to activate it on the new machine. Yes, OEM editions are intended to be sold with a PC and are licensed specifically for use on that machine (from a legal/EULA perspective). That doesn't mean that it won't technically install on another machine, it's just that the legality is questionable at best. Even better, you can just run the Boot Camp Assistant which will give you the option to revert the partition back to the way it was before Boot Camp was installed. I also recommend doing a PRAM reset after doing the procedure, as the Boot Camp wizard doesn't tell the EFI that the number of partitions has decreased, thereby slowing boot times. [/QUOTE]
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