change hardware

[Guest]

hi every one
i have pc with windows xp prof membre of domain .the problem is the
matherboard is dead .and i must change all the hardware .if i put the hdd in
new pc i have blue screen .are the a way to correcte the problem of windows
and keep the profils user membre of domain .and dont loss data
can any one help me
thanks

 

[Bob Knowlden]

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

"Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed"

Of course, if you could find a replacement motherboard that is essentially
identical to the old one, you may be able to do the transplant without a
repair intall of XP. That might even qualify as a repair of the original PC,
if you have an OEM XP license.


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[Ron Martell]

hi every one
i have pc with windows xp prof membre of domain .the problem is the
matherboard is dead .and i must change all the hardware .if i put the hdd in
new pc i have blue screen .are the a way to correcte the problem of windows
and keep the profils user membre of domain .and dont loss data
can any one help me
thanks

If you replace the motherboard on a Windows XP machine or move the
hard drive to a new machine then you must do a Repair Install of your
Windows XP as per the instructions at
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

A Repaire Install will preserve your installed applications, user data
files, and configuration settings. Windows Updates will have to be
reinstalled.

Note that if your Windows XP is an OEM version then the license is
permanently locked to the first computer that it is installed on and
may not be transferred to another computer under any circumstances,
even if the original computer is scrapped, destroyed, lost, or stolen.

Also many OEM versions, especially the more recent ones, use the SLP
(= BIOS Locked) system which means that these versions are
self-activating provided the motherboard BIOS is from that specific
OEM. These versions cannot be activated on computer with a
motherboard BIOS from another source, even by telephone.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Bruce Chambers]

hi every one
i have pc with windows xp prof membre of domain .the problem is the
matherboard is dead .and i must change all the hardware .if i put the hdd in
new pc i have blue screen .are the a way to correcte the problem of windows
and keep the profils user membre of domain .and dont loss data
can any one help me
thanks

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many 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

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.

As your computer is part of a domain, your employer's IT Department
should be involved in this repair.


--

Bruce Chambers

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[coal_brona]

Hi,


To correctly backup your data I suppose using Disk Image utility. It
works really great and never failed me before. It also allows you later
use single files from disk image. This soft is included into Active@
Boot Disk a mighty set of data tools, designed also to erase and
restore data. That is a really worth trying soft.

http://www.ntfs.com/boot-disk.htm