New motherboard and HD

[Bob Havens]

I am writing this post on a borrowed PC.
The motherboard on my own PC went out and I intend to put in a new MB and
hard drive. I have an install CD for Windows XP Home that I used to install
XP on my own PC and do one reinstall.

Can I use the install disk that I bought and paid for several years ago to
install XP Home on the new MB and HD?

Will I run into any problem with activation and registration of XP Home?

Thank you,
Bob

 

[neil]

As others will tell you it depends on whether it's OEM or retail.
Retail you can install as many times as you like.
OEM is supposed to be used on the original hardware only. You may be able to
activate by phoning the number that appears if you can't do it online, tell
them you have had to replace the motherboard.
Neil

 

[Bob Havens]

Thank you. I am not sure what it is. My son in law built my PC for me. He
got the MB, Install disk and all other parts from an on line dealer. I
forgot which one. The install disk came with the package deal on the MB and
parts. Does this info give you any idea of which it might be??
Thank you,
Bob

 

[Bob Havens]

I just got my son in law on the phone. My disk is Retail so I guess I am
home free.

Thanks much for the help
Bob

 

[JS]

Since you have a "Retail" copy
(You have a wise son in law)
Have you considered installing the original
hard drive (if it's still good) and trying a
"Repair Install"

 

[db]

well, if the motherboard
went out,

you might simply take
that hard drive and put
it on the new motherboard.

then you wont have the
hassles of reinstalling all
your programs.

if you buy a new hard drive,
simply connect it to the new
motherboard as a slave
drive/secondary disk while
the old hard drive can be
connected as the master
disk.

incidentally, if the mother
board and the hard drive
went out,

you may only need to
replace the power supply
to the computer.

it is not uncommon for the
power supply to give out.
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[Bob Havens]

JS and db
I am not sure what it was on the MB that went out. It may have been the
processor. When it went out it would not post and I could not even boot it.
I took it to the shop and it was worked on by my instructor of some computer
classes that I have been taking at our local county college. He hangs around
the shop and helps out just for something to do. (We are all old retired
geezers who like computers.)

I had two hard drives in the PC. One was 40Gig and the other was an 80Gig.
We think the HDs and PS are OK. I want a MB with all the new features on it
(SATA, USB2 etc). I will try to find a MB with one IDE connector and the
rest SATA. That way I can use the larger HD as master on the IDE cable and
my IDE CD drive as slave. I will keep the small HD as a spare or junk it.
AS time and money allows I will upgrade to a SATA HD and SATA DVD R/W.

Before the MB went out I was having trouble with both the 40 and 80Gig Hard
Drives. I had XP Home on both drives. On both drives windows worked slow
and I am sure that I had a virus in both drives. After I get the new MB I
will see how the hard drives react. If there is still a problem I will do a
clean reinstall of the OS. I might try a repair install first and see if it
works. As far as I know there is nothing wrong with the hard drives except
for a possible virus.

Thanks for the help and suggestions.
Bob

 

[Bob Havens]

P.S.

I have all my personal files backed up on an external HD and I am sure glad
that my instructor preached the importance of back up.

Bob

 

[Twayne]

P.S.

I have all my personal files backed up on an external HD and I am
sure glad that my instructor preached the importance of back up.

Bob

Of only others could hear the message as well as you did.