New Motherboard and Clean reinstall of XP Pro OEM

[E-man]

Hi,

I have been reading all the old threads regarding upgrading motherboards
on XP Pro OEM machines. Although technically a violation of EULA, I
have read that a motherboard could be swapped and a "repair re-
installation" can be performed with internet reactivation after the 120
day period since last hardware change.

But what if I switched out my motherboard AND wanted to do a "clean"
reinstall of the XP Pro OEM? Would I have to do the repair reinstall,
reactivate the OS, and then reformat my drives for clean reinstall or
could I just reformat and do a clean reinstall?

I just installed my generic OEM copy of XP Pro last week and I'm already
planning on doing a motherboard upgrade by summertime and I'm anal about
doing a full, clean reinstall of the OS when swapping out the
motherboard. I don't want all that residual crap that windows
accumulates over time. Should I expect serious problems if I did this?

Thanks,
Keith

 

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Hi,

I have been reading all the old threads regarding upgrading
motherboards on XP Pro OEM machines. Although technically a
violation of EULA, I have read that a motherboard could be swapped
and a "repair re- installation" can be performed with internet
reactivation after the 120 day period since last hardware change.

But what if I switched out my motherboard AND wanted to do a "clean"
reinstall of the XP Pro OEM? Would I have to do the repair reinstall,
reactivate the OS, and then reformat my drives for clean reinstall or
could I just reformat and do a clean reinstall?

I just installed my generic OEM copy of XP Pro last week and I'm
already planning on doing a motherboard upgrade by summertime and I'm
anal about doing a full, clean reinstall of the OS when swapping out
the motherboard. I don't want all that residual crap that windows
accumulates over time. Should I expect serious problems if I did
this?

Thanks,
Keith

Just do the clean install. MS has no idea what actual hardware XP is
installed on, unless you tell them, so don't, because it really isn't any of
their effin' business.

"The only information required to activate is an installation ID (and, for
Office XP and Office XP family products such as Visio 2002, the name of the
country in which the product is being installed)." -
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp#details

"How does Microsoft identify the computer's hardware?"

"Microsoft Product Activation detects the hardware configuration on which
the product is being installed and creates hash values for that
configuration. A hash is a value mathematically derived from another value -
in this case hardware configuration values. Product Activation does not scan
the customer's hard drive, detect any personal information, or determine the
make, model or manufacturer of the PC or its components. Microsoft uses hash
values out of respect for users' privacy. A hash value cannot be backwards
calculated to determine the original value. In addition, Microsoft only uses
a portion of the original hash values. Together, these hash values become
the complete hardware hash that is included in the installation ID." - -
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp#details

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

If you have a generic (non-branded) OEM CD, you should be able to
perform a clean installation without any problems.

Bruce Chambers

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[E-man]

Thanks guys! I was just asking because I kept reading in the newsgroup
that we should do a repair installation when swapping out a motherboard.
Couldn't find any mention if it was safe to do a clean install after
swapping a motherboard.

Thanks!
Keith