new motherboard and processor

[Tricia]

Hi, instead of buying a new faster better computer I have decided to replace
my existing motherboard and processor with a new motherboard and processor.
I had already put in a larger hard disk and re - installed windows xp and I
have my computer running ok at present so would prefer not to have to re -
install windows xp pro again and go through the bother of phoning microsoft
to activate windows xp for the third time in a year. So the question is,
will I need to re - install windows xp pro again if I replace the
motherboard and processor and add new memory? Or will my computer just boot
up and windows will ask for any drivers needed for the new motherboard and
processor and install them without the need to re - install windows xp pro?
Thanks Tricia

 

[D Broome]

You can expect to have to reinstall. Re-Activation is simple, as long as you
have a legal copy of XP.

 

[Anna]

Hi, instead of buying a new faster better computer I have decided to
replace my existing motherboard and processor with a new motherboard and
processor. I had already put in a larger hard disk and re - installed
windows xp and I have my computer running ok at present so would prefer
not to have to re - install windows xp pro again and go through the bother
of phoning microsoft to activate windows xp for the third time in a year.
So the question is, will I need to re - install windows xp pro again if I
replace the motherboard and processor and add new memory? Or will my
computer just boot up and windows will ask for any drivers needed for the
new motherboard and processor and install them without the need to re -
install windows xp pro?
Thanks Tricia

Tricia:
It's likely, although *not* a certainty by any means, that following your
change of motherboard/processor you will need to undertake a Repair install
of Windows XP. There's really no way of telling beforehand - at least I've
never found a way to tell. Sometimes you'll luck out - the system will boot
and, as you mention, all you will need to do is install whatever drivers XP
doesn't pick up. However, even if you do *not* need a Repair install, it's a
near-certainty that you will have to go through the Activation process once
again, but that shouldn't be too onerous.

If you do need to undertake a Repair install and don't know how to do it, do
a Google search for "XP repair install" or some such, and you'll be directed
to many websites that contain detailed instructions on performing such.
Anna

 

[milsabords]

Tricia,

Do a repair install of Windows. Before that, you may check that your
hardware works by booting from a live CD (UBCD4Win, Knoppix ...) and doing
some tests.

Good luck

In

 

[T. Waters]

And here is everything you need to know to do the repair install:

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm