Dual Core and Win XP Pro

[Guest]

Ok, My AMD 4400+ X2 has shipped. My Bios has been patched to support the new
chip.

My question is, can I just swap out the CPU chip without having to
re-install windows? The only hardware changing is the CPU itself.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Ok, My AMD 4400+ X2 has shipped. My Bios has been patched to support
the new chip.

My question is, can I just swap out the CPU chip without having to
re-install windows? The only hardware changing is the CPU itself.

Normally - yes.
May need to perform a repair install - but may not.

 

[Guest]

I've never tried this with the CPU, but it's worked for other hardware
devices on my system.

Go to Start...Run and type in devmgmt.msc to open the Device Manager - make
sure the show all devices box at the bottom is checked. Scroll through the
display until you find your CPU - then right click on it and select
Uninstall. Then shut down the system and replace the CPU. This should force
Windows to re-detect it.

Also, depending on the number of changes in your system it may force
re-activation.