I am in the process of upgrading my computer, specifically
new motherboard, new CPU, new RAM. What do I need to do
regarding Windows XP Professional anti-piracy system.
Will Windows XP professional stop working, seeing the "new
system"? DO i just reactivate or re-register?

You do a repair install and reactivate, which will probably
proceed without any problem.


"Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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| I am in the process of upgrading my computer, specifically
| new motherboard, new CPU, new RAM. What do I need to do
| regarding Windows XP Professional anti-piracy system.
| Will Windows XP professional stop working, seeing the "new
| system"? DO i just reactivate or re-register?
|

You will need to do a repair install. Follow these steps:

Start the operating system from the CD-ROM,

When the computer starts from the CD, the system checks your hardware

and then prompts you to select one of the following options:

To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.

To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.


Press ENTER.


Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.

A box lists your current Windows XP installation, and then the system

prompts you to select one of the following options:

To repair the selected Windows XP installation, press R.

To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows XP without repairing, press
ESC.

Press R to start the automatic repair process. After repairing Windows XP,

you will probably need re-download all updates, starting with SP1. You can
go to the Windows site and download

the XP Rollup 1 package, which will make the reinstalling of the updates
much easier and quicker.

The repair installation should leave all your data and settings intact, but
you may want to backup critical data.



--
Steve C. Ray
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"Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am in the process of upgrading my computer, specifically
> new motherboard, new CPU, new RAM. What do I need to do
> regarding Windows XP Professional anti-piracy system.
> Will Windows XP professional stop working, seeing the "new
> system"? DO i just reactivate or re-register?
>

Greetings --

WinXP will probably "stop working," but not because of WPA. It'll
stop because you'll have pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from
under it. WinXP, like Win2K before it, is not nearly as "promiscuous"
as Win9x when it comes to accepting any old hardware configuration you
throw at it. On installation it "tailors" itself to the specific
hardware found. This is one of the primary reasons WinXP, again like
Win2K before it, is so much more stable than is Win9x.

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM licenses are not
transferable to a new motherboard), unless your motherboard is
virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS
version, etc.) to the one on which the other WinXP installation was
originally performed, you'll need to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place
upgrade) installation, at the very least:

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directo...;EN-US;Q315341

As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.

This will also require re-activation. If it's been more than 120
days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most
likely be able to activate via the internet without problem. If it's
been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone call.


Bruce Chambers

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"Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am in the process of upgrading my computer, specifically
> new motherboard, new CPU, new RAM. What do I need to do
> regarding Windows XP Professional anti-piracy system.
> Will Windows XP professional stop working, seeing the "new
> system"? DO i just reactivate or re-register?
>