motherboard and processor upgrade with XP HELP PLEASE

[Guest]

I have to replace my motherboard and processor…(I am running XP home in it
now) Is it true that I have to do a fresh install after the motherboard and
processor upgrade? Won’t XP shut it self down, since it was running a
different motherboard and processor even with a fresh install with the
original XP disk? Or can I install the new equipment and just install the
origianal XP like I used to with win98?

 

[Opinicus]

I have to replace my motherboard and processorâ?¦(I am
running XP home in it
now) Is it true that I have to do a fresh install after
the motherboard and
processor upgrade? Wonâ?Tt XP shut it self down, since it
was running a
different motherboard and processor even with a fresh
install with the
original XP disk? Or can I install the new equipment and
just install the
original XP like I used to with win98?

When I replaced my clapped-out P3 motherboard with a sexy
new P4 I had to do a "repair installation". Everything went
off smoothly and activation over the internet was automatic.
However, because of a choice I made during the
reinstallation process, I ended up with a very confusing
directory structure that eventually became so annoying that
I reformatted the hard drive and did a clean installation.

Try a repair installation and see if that works. If not, you
always have the clean installation option. In any event,
many people have successfully upgraded their motherboards
and processors with WinXP, there's no reason why you
shouldn't be one of them.

The important thing is that you have a "complete" WinXP CD
and not a crippled version supplied by a manufacturer.

 

[Rock]

I have to replace my motherboard and processor…(I am running XP home in it
now) Is it true that I have to do a fresh install after the motherboard and
processor upgrade? Won’t XP shut it self down, since it was running a
different motherboard and processor even with a fresh install with the
original XP disk? Or can I install the new equipment and just install the
origianal XP like I used to with win98?

Most likely you will need to do a repair installation of XP to get it to
recognize the new hardware. See this link:

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

 

[cpemma]

I have to replace my motherboard and processor.(I am running XP home in it
now) Is it true that I have to do a fresh install after the motherboard
and
processor upgrade? Won't XP shut it self down, since it was running a
different motherboard and processor even with a fresh install with the
original XP disk? Or can I install the new equipment and just install the
origianal XP like I used to with win98?

It's worth removing any motherboard- or chipset-specific drivers in
add/remove software before changing over. Mine, for example, shows the
nVidia nForce set and a miniport driver that came on the mobo CD. Same with
graphics cards, swap over to standard VGA.

Don't forget XP OEM (if you have such) won't be re-activated by MS after a
major change in hardware.

 

[Michael Stevens]

I have to replace my motherboard and processor.(I am running XP home
in it now) Is it true that I have to do a fresh install after the
motherboard and processor upgrade? Won't XP shut it self down, since
it was running a different motherboard and processor even with a
fresh install with the original XP disk? Or can I install the new
equipment and just install the origianal XP like I used to with win98?

Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Move XP to new hardware.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html
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[R. C. White]

Hi, ladkraemer.

When WinXP Setup runs, one of the first things it does is detect your
installed hardware and then customize your copy of WinXP to fit that
environment. When there is a significant change in this hardware (and a new
mobo/cpu certainly qualify as "significant"), Setup must be allowed to run
again so that it can re-customize WinXP to fit the new configuration.

You can start fresh with a clean install, or you can do an "in-place
upgrade". This will re-install WinXP itself, but will preserve your
installed applications and data - and most of your tweaks. Official
instructions are in this KB article:
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q315341

But you might find MVP Michael Stevens' page helpful, too:
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

RC

 

[Bruce Chambers]

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

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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Bruce Chambers

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