MB upgrade requires XP reinstall?

[shegeek72]

I will be installing a new motherboard/CPU (upgrading from gigabyte GA-
K8NS/AMD 3000 to Biostar 6100 M9 939/AMD 4200 X2) on my XP HE box. MS
says to reinstall WinXP after the new MB is installed.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824125

I just did an in XP repair, reinstalled SP2 and all the updates, which
required the reinstall of several of my programs and hours of work, as
well as some XP tweaks (from "Windows XP Tips & Tricks, Stuart
Yarnnold).

When I upgraded to the gigabyte GA-K8NS/AMD 3000 from an Intel-
compatible MB and 2.7 ghz CPU the computer started and ran fine
without any reinstallation/repair of XP.

Is the procedure MS recommends really necessary? Thx.

 

[Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]]

It depends a lot on the chipsets invovled. If there is a dramatic enough
change, particularly in the hard disk controller chipset, the installation
will fail to boot.

 

[Jerry]

I would recommend you attempt to do a repair install first. Then, if it
doesn't work do a reinstall.

Also, go here http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=89 and check
out AutoPatcher for XP; it has all the updates/hotfixes/patches/etc for XP
(after it is upgraded to SP2).

Also, the RyanVM Integrator, http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/ can be used to
burn a new CD with updates released after SP2 came out.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I will be installing a new motherboard/CPU (upgrading from gigabyte GA-
K8NS/AMD 3000 to Biostar 6100 M9 939/AMD 4200 X2) on my XP HE box. MS
says to reinstall WinXP after the new MB is installed.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824125

I just did an in XP repair, reinstalled SP2 and all the updates, which
required the reinstall of several of my programs and hours of work, as
well as some XP tweaks (from "Windows XP Tips & Tricks, Stuart
Yarnnold).

When I upgraded to the gigabyte GA-K8NS/AMD 3000 from an Intel-
compatible MB and 2.7 ghz CPU the computer started and ran fine
without any reinstallation/repair of XP.

You're lucky; normally the system will fail to boot because the drivers
don't match the hardware.

Is the procedure MS recommends really necessary? Thx.

It is definitely necessary to do a repair install, to rebuild
system-specific files like HAL.DLL and the registry entries dealing with the
hardware your motherboard uses. A full reinstall is not usually
necessary, only a repair install, which should leave apps and data in place.

Yes, you will also have to install the motherboard drivers right after the
repair install completes, then get Windows Updates.

HTH
-pk

 

[shegeek72]

It is definitely necessary to do a repair install, to rebuild
system-specific files like HAL.DLL and the registry entries dealing with the
hardware your motherboard uses. A full reinstall is not usually
necessary, only a repair install, which should leave apps and data in place.

I did a repair install, not complete reinstall. Sorry for the
miscommunication. It left some of my apps in place, but a significant
amount it didn't and on some of the apps it left in place the
program's configurations were reset to default.

Let me know if this sounds right: If I'm just replacing the MB/CPU
then the drivers for the HDs, optical drives, network card, sound card
should be the same. Only the MB/CPU and video card (that I'm also
replacing) drivers will be different. If I uninstall the video and
processor drivers before installing the new MB then XP should at least
start?

Another question: On a previous in XP reinstall when the computer
booted a folder named "Backup," that contained, among other things,
video games files and tweaks that took months to assemble, was gone.
Is that normal?

 

[Vanguard]

in message

I will be installing a new motherboard/CPU (upgrading from gigabyte
GA-
K8NS/AMD 3000 to Biostar 6100 M9 939/AMD 4200 X2) on my XP HE box. MS
says to reinstall WinXP after the new MB is installed.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824125

The KB article says to upgrade, not reinstall.

 

[shegeek72]

The KB article says to upgrade, not reinstall.

I've never seen "upgrade" as an option when using the WinXP install
disk. I'm not saying it's not there - just never noticed it. "Upgrade"
from MS usually means upgrading from 98 to XP, etc.

The upgrade option on the XP disk is specifically for when hardware is
changed?