new M/B, which files to delete?

[Rob]

I read here once that you could just delete a couple of files before you
upgraded your motherboard and once you rebooted Windows XP would boot and
install/ask for the correct drivers for the new M/B. Is there such a thing
or do I have to do a "repair install".
Rob

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings --

Just do a Repair Install, dont try and delete anything.

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

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Normally, assuming a retail license, unless the new motherboard is
virtually identical to the old one (same chipset, same IDE
controllers, same BIOS version, etc.), 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

As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.

This will probably also require re-activation. 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.


Bruce Chambers

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[Michael Stevens]

I read here once that you could just delete a couple of files before
you upgraded your motherboard and once you rebooted Windows XP would
boot and install/ask for the correct drivers for the new M/B. Is
there such a thing or do I have to do a "repair install".
Rob

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if using the web based newsgroup.
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[Alex Nichol]

I read here once that you could just delete a couple of files before you
upgraded your motherboard and once you rebooted Windows XP would boot and
install/ask for the correct drivers for the new M/B.

Such a procedure is not going to be safe. Instead, power up with the
new board, enter its BIOS setup to set date/time and set to boot CD
before HD. Put the XP CD in the drive and exit, to boot the XP CD,
start Setup (do not take 'Repair' at this stage), then after the license
agreement take 'Repair Installation'. This will retain your existing
software installations and most settings. But Updates will have to be
run again, especially SP1;
It is important to activate the basic XP Firewall before you ever
connect to the net to get the patches, so as to be protected against
things like the BLAST worm.