Motherboard Replacement and Vista

[David Dickinson]

Howdy, Folks,

When putting a new motherboard in a system, in previous versions of Windows
it was possible to do a repair installation by booting from the CD. This
prevented losing system settings and having to reinstall applications. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824125/en-us

However, there is no similar article for Vista and, before I replace a
motherboard, I wanted to know if anyone has followed a similar procedure
with Vista.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Howdy, Folks,

When putting a new motherboard in a system, in previous versions of
Windows it was possible to do a repair installation by booting from the
CD. This prevented losing system settings and having to reinstall
applications. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824125/en-us

However, there is no similar article for Vista and, before I replace a
motherboard, I wanted to know if anyone has followed a similar procedure
with Vista.

Yes, you can repair Vista, although the process has changed somewhat:

Windows Vista Help: Startup Repair: frequently asked questions
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/5c59f8c1-b0d1-4f1a-af55-74f3922f3f351033.mspx


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[mikeyhsd]

with vista its an in place upgrade.



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Howdy, Folks,

When putting a new motherboard in a system, in previous versions of Windows
it was possible to do a repair installation by booting from the CD. This
prevented losing system settings and having to reinstall applications. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824125/en-us

However, there is no similar article for Vista and, before I replace a
motherboard, I wanted to know if anyone has followed a similar procedure
with Vista.

 

[David Dickinson]

Thanks, Bruce and Mike!