New mobo, repair Vista?

[Marko]

I had to install a new Motherboard. The CPU, Hard drive and all the other
hardware are the same.
Is there a way to get Vista working again without doing a totally new
installation of Vista and all other programs?

 

[Charlie Tame]

I had to install a new Motherboard. The CPU, Hard drive and all the
other hardware are the same.
Is there a way to get Vista working again without doing a totally new
installation of Vista and all other programs?

First of all Vista may complain about major hardware changes and ask to
be re-activated. That's if the new MB is identical to the old one. If
it's different model or make I recommend you give up now and reinstall,
because the MB will have different driver requirements and Vista may
well work poorly or go horribly wrong without working at all.

If it does work then you need to go to MB maker's website and get
current MB drivers, this is easy with some, confusing with others.

 

[Richard Urban]

If the computer does not boot up and recognize the changes you have made you
will have to reinstall Vista.

 

[Gordon]

Nope.

Yes. Possibly.

 

[Gordon]

If the computer does not boot up and recognize the changes you have made
you will have to reinstall Vista.

Err how about a repair?
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

 

[Gordon]

I had to install a new Motherboard. The CPU, Hard drive and all the
other hardware are the same.
Is there a way to get Vista working again without doing a totally new
installation of Vista and all other programs?

Try this:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

 

[JerryF]

I had to install a new Motherboard. The CPU, Hard drive and all the other
hardware are the same.
Is there a way to get Vista working again without doing a totally new
installation of Vista and all other programs?

Try a Repair install, but for the future look into
Acronis Echo Workstation with Universal Restore.

 

[Richard Urban]

That is not going to install the correct M/B drivers and any other drivers
that may be necessary with the M/B change. It does not redetect hardware. At
least I have not seen it to do so.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

Err how about a repair?
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/



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[Richard G. Harper]

Whether or not you can isn't the right question - whether or not you SHOULD
is the question and the answer to that question is no, you should not. Old
system-level drivers from the old motherboard are left behind and can cause
all sorts of problems unless Windows is reinstalled.

 

[Gordon]

That is not going to install the correct M/B drivers and any other
drivers that may be necessary with the M/B change. It does not redetect
hardware. At least I have not seen it to do so.

So you've used that CD?
Is it any use at all then?

 

[Charlie Tame]

That was exactly the answer. If you don't mind constantly tinkering or
having unexpected failures some time in the future, fine, you can "Try"
anything, and Acronis Universal Restore option may work better than just
a straight restore from an image, but being honest it's not good advice
to someone who needs to rely on the machine.

 

[Richard Urban]

Yes. For boot time repairs when the boot loader gets screwed up - or for
when the MBR gets corrupted. The retail install DVD does the same thing. The
boot CD from Neosmart does nothing more. It is NOT magical. It stands in
where a person does not have a retail DVD to work from.

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Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

So you've used that CD?
Is it any use at all then?

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[JerryF]

Time is money.

A Universal Restore occurs in minutes. As opposed to
hours for a reinstall.

We use on the average 15 different programs on our
computers. Just think about reinstalling Outlook,
setting up and connecting to your mailbox, public and
private folders etc. Reinstalling all the updates and
Service packs. Then copy all the pictures and music from
a backup.. thats before reinstalling any of the 15 other
programs.

 

[Charlie Tame]

Quite right, BUT the OP is trying to restore to a new Motherboard if I
understand correctly and this is something that may or may not work, and
problems may not show up right away.

Note the OP says is there a way to get Vista working again, which,
assuming he new MB is in and has been tried there is a problem somewhere...