Quote Originally Posted by wolfsspirit View Post
As long as you dont reinstall windows you should not have to.
I replaced my motherboard not long ago , and didnt have to reinstall anything .. nada nothing.. no FF no other programs.
Your registry stays intact , so don't worry.
if you intall another OS .. wich you plan.. then yes you need to reinstall everything new.. not only Final fantasy

P.s. your CD key is registered and linked to your account.. not to your OS , so basicaly you need to reinstall FF14 and just login with your existing account , wich then will automaticaly update ofcourse , So this should be no problem
Depending on which windows version you have a change of motherboard you should actually re-install windows. The reason being, windows has limited integration with your bios, a new motherboard will change your bios and therefore can cause instabilities in windows. It is not a requirement, but I would definitely recommend it.