New motherboard, CPU and vid card

[msnews.microsoft.com]

Hi folks,

I'm installing a new M/B, CPU and vid card.

I have Win XP Pro, SP-2 loaded on the old hardware fairly fresh, only the
modem and the AGP was installed so it's close to fresh.

I'm looking to uninstall the system, AGP and modem, install the new hardware
and let XP detect it without having to reinstall XP (actually d/l SP-2 again
via dial-up).

What's the best way to cause XP to lose it's memory about the old hardware?

Uninstall all drivers in Add/Remove then remove the devices from Device
Manager or is there a Reg. key as I remember in 98 SE that by deleting would
be the way to go?

Thanks,
MJ

 

[Richard Urban]

The most secure way is to perform a repair/install of the operating system.
This preserves all of your current settings and programs. When you do this,
the very first thing you will want to do is install ALL motherboard drivers
that were supplied on the CD that came with the M/B.

The next thing is to re-install SP2 for Windows XP. Then you want to get all
indicated updates from the Windows Update web site.

Time using a high speed connection is about 1 hour.

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Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Bud]

If you have installed any drivers other then the ones supplied by XP then
you can remove them in Add & Remove programs. If you are using the default
drivers supplied be XP then you will just need to change your hardware and
let XP reinstall the correct drivers from the Driver Cache when booting.

Note:
When doing a major upgrade in hardware you will be required to do a repair
install upon rebooting.

See:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm#RI

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi folks,

I'm installing a new M/B, CPU and vid card.

I have Win XP Pro, SP-2 loaded on the old hardware fairly fresh, only the
modem and the AGP was installed so it's close to fresh.

I'm looking to uninstall the system, AGP and modem, install the new hardware
and let XP detect it without having to reinstall XP (actually d/l SP-2 again
via dial-up).

What's the best way to cause XP to lose it's memory about the old hardware?

Uninstall all drivers in Add/Remove then remove the devices from Device
Manager or is there a Reg. key as I remember in 98 SE that by deleting would
be the way to go?

Thanks,
MJ

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many factory-installed OEM
installations are BIOS-locked to a specific chipset and therefore not
transferable to a new motherboard - check yours before starting), unless
the new motherboard is virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE
controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the one on which the 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/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with WinXP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with
licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this point.
You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the OS. (If
you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as picking up a
Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch style
foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) 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
reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much more stable
than the Win9x group.

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

This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a
Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. 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.


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Bruce Chambers

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[Bruce Chambers]

On the slipstream issue and SP2 on a Win XP SP2 CD issue, Can I copy the SP2
folder/file from my mom's XP Home SP2 CD to CD and use it as an executable
to avoid the forever download on dialup?

I doubt that that would work, but you could try it/

As I understand it from the link above, the SP2 file on the XP SP2 CD is the
same file (266 MB) as the stand alone download, correct?

No idea.


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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
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[msnews.microsoft.com]

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many factory-installed OEM
installations are BIOS-locked to a specific chipset and therefore not
transferable to a new motherboard - check yours before starting), unless
the new motherboard is virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE
controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the one on which the 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/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with WinXP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with
licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this point.
You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the OS. (If
you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as picking up a
Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch style
foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) 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
reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much more stable
than the Win9x group.

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

This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a
Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. 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

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH

Thanks guys, great info.

It is a retail copy of XP Pro.

On the slipstream issue and SP2 on a Win XP SP2 CD issue, Can I copy the SP2
folder/file from my mom's XP Home SP2 CD to CD and use it as an executable
to avoid the forever download on dialup?

As I understand it from the link above, the SP2 file on the XP SP2 CD is the
same file (266 MB) as the stand alone download, correct?

Thanks again,
MJ

 

[msnews.microsoft.com]

I doubt that that would work, but you could try it/


No idea.


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both at once. - RAH
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

While this is copying, obtain the Full Network Install version of Windows XP
Service Pack 2 (272 MB), which you can download from the Microsoft Web site
or copy from the Windows XP SP2 CD-ROM. The download version of this file is
named WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe, while the CD version is called
xpsp2.exe. However, both are identical, save for the name.<<<<


That's what brought me to the ASSumption I listed in my previous post ;-)

MJ

 

[Jonny]

Thanks guys, great info.

It is a retail copy of XP Pro.

On the slipstream issue and SP2 on a Win XP SP2 CD issue, Can I copy the SP2
folder/file from my mom's XP Home SP2 CD to CD and use it as an executable
to avoid the forever download on dialup?

As I understand it from the link above, the SP2 file on the XP SP2 CD is the
same file (266 MB) as the stand alone download, correct?

Thanks again,
MJ

Way I did it was with slipstreaming program called autostreamer. Used a
generic OEM XP install CD, and the SP2 install CD from MS. The resulting CD
worked fine in the recent motherboard change calling for a new install of
XP.

You will need such a CD for a possible future repair install as SP2 is
already part of it. You can't do a repair install of a XP SP2 install with
a plain jane XP install CD.