New mainboard and keep xp ?

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Bernardus

hey all,

is it possible to change the mainboard in my pc and keep my installed
windows ?
do i have to unistall drivers first or what ??

can anyone advice me please ?

Thanks

B.
 
Hi Bernardus

After a major hardware change, such as the one you are contemplating, you
will at least need to do a repair install (also known as an in-place
upgrade).
This will reconfigure XP to suit the new hardware.

For details on this procedure see the following Knowledge Base article

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341

After doing this you may need to re-activate your installation of XP. If it
has been more than 120 days since you last re-activated you should be able
to activate over the internet, otherwise it will require a short phonecall.

After the repair install you will need to re-install any XP service packs
and updates.

The other alternative, which a lot of users (myself included) prefer, is a
clean install of XP. If necessary,
you should back up any important files before embarking on either procedure.

Hope that helps
Pete
 
Good point Jim,

If Bernardus doesn't already have a retail XP CD he may be best advise to
purchase one. It would avoid any disappointment in the future.

Pete
 
Then just follow the instructions and you should have no
problem.


| Hi Jim,
|
| I do have the original MS cd, so that will be no prob.
| thanks
| B.
|
| "Jim Macklin" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
| | > One other question you need to know the answer to, is
your
| > present XP an OEM provided by Dell, HP/Compaq or other
| > computer maker? If so, a replacement motherboard/BIOS
might
| > not allow using the OEM CDs you have (if you have CDs at
| > all).
| >
| > If you have real MS produced XP CDs it is not real
problem
| > to reinstall XP so the drivers are updated.
| > How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of
| > Windows XP
| >
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341
| >
| >
| > | > | Hey thanks, still have to make up my mind
| > | thanks anyway
| > |
| > |
| > | "Pete Baker" <petebkrAThotmailDOTcom> wrote in message
| > | | > | > Hi Bernardus
| > | >
| > | > After a major hardware change, such as the one you
are
| > contemplating,
| > | you
| > | > will at least need to do a repair install (also
known as
| > an in-place
| > | > upgrade).
| > | > This will reconfigure XP to suit the new hardware.
| > | >
| > | > For details on this procedure see the following
| > Knowledge Base article
| > | >
| > | > How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation)
of
| > Windows XP
| > | >
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341
| > | >
| > | > After doing this you may need to re-activate your
| > installation of XP.
| > | If it
| > | > has been more than 120 days since you last
re-activated
| > you should be
| > | able
| > | > to activate over the internet, otherwise it will
require
| > a short
| > | phonecall.
| > | >
| > | > After the repair install you will need to re-install
any
| > XP service
| > | packs
| > | > and updates.
| > | >
| > | > The other alternative, which a lot of users (myself
| > included) prefer,
| > | is a
| > | > clean install of XP. If necessary,
| > | > you should back up any important files before
embarking
| > on either
| > | procedure.
| > | >
| > | > Hope that helps
| > | > Pete
| > | > ---------------------------
| > | >
message
| > | > | > | > > hey all,
| > | > >
| > | > > is it possible to change the mainboard in my pc
and
| > keep my
| > | installed
| > | > > windows ?
| > | > > do i have to unistall drivers first or what ??
| > | > >
| > | > > can anyone advice me please ?
| > | > >
| > | > > Thanks
| > | > >
| > | > > B.
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
 
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