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Hello

My pc motherboard got damage MSI 6787 so I got a new MSI 6788
I want to know how can I do to avoid to re-instal windowsXP pro, there is
too much info in the hard drive that I need for my work

Thanks

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Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

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

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| Hello
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| My pc motherboard got damage MSI 6787 so I got a new MSI 6788
| I want to know how can I do to avoid to re-instal windowsXP pro, there is
| too much info in the hard drive that I need for my work
|
| Thanks
 
you should not have to reinstall the operating system when exchanging
mainboards. You just need to make sure you load all the drivers that come on
the CD that should be with the mainboard.
If ever needing to reinstall the OS, load all those critical files onto a CD
/ DVD or a spare hard drive.
 
If the old, and the new M/B both have a similar chipset (VIA, NVIDIA etc)
you may have to do nothing except boot the computer and install the M/B
drivers that came with the M/B.

If the chipsets are different, you will have to perform a repair install
(reinstall the operating system "on top" of the old one). You should lose
nothing doing this. After you are finished, you will have to reinstall all
of the current Window Updates that are indicated as needed when you visit
the Window Update web site. This may include SP2. If so, reinstall SP2 first
as it will eliminate the need for you to reinstall many other "previous"
updates, as they are included with SP2.

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Newport said:
My pc motherboard got damage MSI 6787 so I got a new MSI 6788
I want to know how can I do to avoid to re-instal windowsXP pro,
there is too much info in the hard drive that I need for my work
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Well, there is not too much that you can do. That's why important
data should be saved (backup) on a regular base. Just start Windows
and see what happens. If you can't access Windows, try in safe mode.
If this doesn't work either, you may want to perform a repair install
(in-place upgrade) but most likely, that won't help in such cases.

Once you can access Windows, run the device manager and remove the old
drivers. Next, install the drivers coming with the new mobo (if any).
 
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Newport said:
Hello

My pc motherboard got damage MSI 6787 so I got a new MSI 6788
I want to know how can I do to avoid to re-instal windowsXP pro,
there is too much info in the hard drive that I need for my work

Thanks
Click to expand...

It is conceivable that the swap should be a slam dunk, but since your
previous MB was defective, I would highly recommend a repair install on the
first boot. When you have a working MB, you have the option to revert back
to the previous hardware configuration, but since this is not possible, I
would highly recommend you retrieve all the important information from the
hard drive before trying any repair or clean install of XP.
See my web site on moving XP for some essential steps to take before making
the swap.
Move XP to new hardware.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html
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Thanks to everyone

what I did is I boot with cd romm and when ask to install press entre or
rapaire press R
I click R and everythink is back to normal

great

Thanks

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Newport said:
My pc motherboard got damage MSI 6787 so I got a new MSI 6788
I want to know how can I do to avoid to re-instal windowsXP pro, there is
too much info in the hard drive that I need for my work
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If the information is that important, in the future pick up 2 new hard
drives and a 5 1/4 hard drive caddy and 2 cases for the hard drives and
clone your hard drive to a removable one every evening. Rotate the
backup drives.
 
Newport said:
Hello

My pc motherboard got damage MSI 6787 so I got a new MSI 6788
I want to know how can I do to avoid to re-instal windowsXP pro, there is
too much info in the hard drive that I need for my work

Thanks
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Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations are
BIOS-locked to a specific chipset and therefore not transferable to a
new motherboard - check yours before starting), unless the new
motherboard is virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers,
same BIOS version, etc.) to the one on which the WinXP installation was
originally performed, 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

The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with
licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this point.
You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the OS. (If
you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as picking up a
Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch style
foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) WinXP, like Win2K before it,
is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to accepting any
old hardware configuration you throw at it. On installation it
"tailors" itself to the specific hardware found. This is one of the
reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much more stable
than the Win9x group.

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

This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a
Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. 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.


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I want to do the same thing and looks like formatting the HD is the best.
BUt, I have 3 installs (the most you can have) on my WIndows office 2007 and
I am afraid that it will show it as the 4th install since the MB is
different. Does the IP address change (I hope Microsoft goes by that) when I
change the MB?
 
The retail license of Office 2007 Home and Student allows the software
to be installed on 3 PCs CONCURRENTLY(emphasis on concurrently)
 
DLGolfs said:
I want to do the same thing and looks like formatting the HD is the best.
BUt, I have 3 installs (the most you can have) on my WIndows office 2007
and
I am afraid that it will show it as the 4th install since the MB is
different. Does the IP address change (I hope Microsoft goes by that) when
I
change the MB?
Click to expand...

See my reply to your post in office.misc.
 
DLGolfs said:
I want to do the same thing and looks like formatting the HD is the best.
BUt, I have 3 installs (the most you can have) on my WIndows office 2007 and
Click to expand...

BobI says that the license allows three concurrent installations. That
means that you can have it on three separate computers at once. Remove
it from one of those and you can put it on another. The number of
times you've run the install routine is not a factor.
Does the IP address change (I hope Microsoft goes by that) when I
change the MB?
Click to expand...

No, your IP address is assigned to you by your ISP. Switching the
motherboard or even buying a new computer has nothing to do with it.
 
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