Change motherboard with XP installed

[oldcomptrguy]

I want to update the CPU and motherboard for my wife's
comptr. The 80G hard drive has XP Home already
installed.

Since XP recognizes the motherboard and CPU, it will not
work on the new motherboard.

I don't have to buy another XP CD do I?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I want to update the CPU and motherboard for my wife's
| comptr. The 80G hard drive has XP Home already
| installed.
|
| Since XP recognizes the motherboard and CPU, it will not
| work on the new motherboard.
|
| I don't have to buy another XP CD do I?

 

[zag]

XP will probably want to be re-activated with the new
motherboard... it's no big deal and may involve a brief
telephone conversation with the MS representative.
Tell them what you've done. I've never had them argue.
z -----------------------------------------------------

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations
and licenses are 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

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

This will also 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
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[hermes]

I want to update the CPU and motherboard for my wife's
comptr. The 80G hard drive has XP Home already
installed.

Since XP recognizes the motherboard and CPU, it will not
work on the new motherboard.

I don't have to buy another XP CD do I?

Think for yourself, man! Only you can decide what you should do with
your legally purchased copy of Windows XP in the privacy of your own
home! See the following links:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/index.html
http://microscum.com/mmpafaq/

--
hermes
DRM sux! Treacherous Computing kills our virtual civil liberties!
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/index.html
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html
http://anti-dmca.org/
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/unintended_consequences.php

Windows XP crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams

 

[Alex Nichol]

I want to update the CPU and motherboard for my wife's
comptr. The 80G hard drive has XP Home already
installed.

Since XP recognizes the motherboard and CPU, it will not
work on the new motherboard.

I don't have to buy another XP CD do I?

You will need to do at least a repair reinstall of XP. If it is a
'retail' CD as opposed to an XP that came installed on the machine with
only some 'restore' facility, then Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard
disk, then boot the XP CD, start Setup (do not take 'Repair' at this
stage), then after the license agreement take 'Repair Installation'.
This will retain your existing software installations and most settings.
But Updates will have to be run again, especially SP1 unless the CD
includes it
;
It is important to activate the basic XP Firewall before you ever
connect to the net to get the patches, so as to be protected against
things like the BLAST worm.

You may find you have made so many changes that you need to activate
again by phoning in,

Always back up essential data before doing any major system operation
like this, if you are still in a position to do so

 

[RJK]

There is no "privacy in your own home," Microsoft sees everything they want,
I suspect !

regards, Richard

It's such a shame that there's not a lot one can do with a PC, unless
Windows is in it !

 

[Joe]

You do not have to reinstall WinXP or do a repair. It is just the
different IDE controllers on the new MB that keep WinXP from starting.
I have upgraded many systems with new MB/CPU. All you have to do is
update the drivers for the IDE Controller to the " Standard Dual
Channel IDE PCI Controller ". Reboot to let the change take effect,
then shutdown & install the new MB & CPU. WindowsXP will then start up
& find all the new devices ( just like Win98 ). You may need to
provide some drivers. That is it! You may also have to reactivate
windows if the hardware changes warrant it. All your programs &
settings will be intact.

Joe!

 

[R. McCarty]

There is one caveat with that process. Yes, XP will redetect
or enumerate all devices. But, All of the pre-existing devices
will still exist in Device Manager as "Phantoms". This process
will work, but after enumeration is complete you need to go
to Device Manager, Click View, tic "Show Hidden Devices"
Go through all categories except Sound & Non-Plug & Play.
In those categories you'll need to Right Click & Uninstall the
phantoms.

 

[Joe]

I have yet to see any " Phantom " devices on any system that I have
upgraded. Even if there are any listed or left from the previous
motherboard, they are not using any resourses & are safe to remove.
I have had a network device or a printer/scanner device still listed
after removing that particular hardware. One thing you can do is to
uninstall the PCI Bus & let the system redetect the hardware. That
should get rid of any leftover devices.

Joe!