Changing Motherboard, Recognize new hardware.

[Guest]

I'm trying to change a bad motherboard - from Asus to Intel (865pe).

The computer boots but the drivers for the new motherboard are all
different.

I don't remember how I did it when I changed my office PC from an AMD
processor to P4 a year or so back, but it seemed like I just selected
"REPAIR" after booting from the Windows XP disc & it took care of everything.

I'd just reinstall XP but it would cause a file w/ database info to be
displaced & won't work (I know this from experience).

So... my question is how can I select "REPAIR" and get beyond the command
prompt?

Thanks in advance

 

[GreenieLeBrun]

I'm trying to change a bad motherboard - from Asus to Intel (865pe).

The computer boots but the drivers for the new motherboard are all
different.

I don't remember how I did it when I changed my office PC from an AMD
processor to P4 a year or so back, but it seemed like I just selected
"REPAIR" after booting from the Windows XP disc & it took care of
everything.

I'd just reinstall XP but it would cause a file w/ database info to be
displaced & won't work (I know this from experience).

So... my question is how can I select "REPAIR" and get beyond the command
prompt?

Thanks in advance

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

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

 

[R. McCarty]

If you can't do a Repair or In-Place upgrade your choices are limited.
One workaround ( Not elegant ) is to change the Mass Storage driver
to a Generic type ( Not Intel/VIA/nVidida ) before making the MB
changeover. XP has a Generic IDE Dual Channel Controller driver
that works on most all Chipset Motherboards. Unfortunately, if you've
already made the change over that process won't help much.

 

[ANONYMOUS]

See if this helps:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx

Good luck

 

[Guest]

That's exactly what I was looking for, Thanks!

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I'm trying to change a bad motherboard - from Asus to Intel (865pe).

The computer boots but the drivers for the new motherboard are all
different.

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[Bruce Chambers]

I'm trying to change a bad motherboard - from Asus to Intel (865pe).

The computer boots but the drivers for the new motherboard are all
different.

I don't remember how I did it when I changed my office PC from an AMD
processor to P4 a year or so back, but it seemed like I just selected
"REPAIR" after booting from the Windows XP disc & it took care of everything.

I'd just reinstall XP but it would cause a file w/ database info to be
displaced & won't work (I know this from experience).

So... my question is how can I select "REPAIR" and get beyond the command
prompt?

Thanks in advance

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many factory-installed OEM
installations are BIOS-locked to a specific chipset and therefore 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

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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