I did this at first, but caved and logged in to my account in order to tie my serial to my Microsoft account. If I replace my motherboard now, I won't have to g

I did this at first, but caved and logged in to my account in order to tie my serial to my Microsoft account. If I replace my motherboard now, I won't have to get a new license (I'm no longer at university, so I don't have dreamspark anymore).