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[stan]

Is it necessary to do a clean install of WINXP HOME after upgrading to a new
motherboard and possessor. I heard it's a must with WINXP.
Stan

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Stan.

No. A clean install should NOT be necessary.

However, you almost certainly will need to do an "in-place upgrade", as
described in this KB article:
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q315341

One of the first things that WinXP Setup does is detect the hardware
configuration of your computer, then it customizes your copy of WinXP to fit
that environment. If there is a significant hardware change - and the
mobo/cpu/chipset certainly qualify as significant! - then Setup must be
allowed to run again to re-customize your copy of WinXP to fit the new
environment.

The in-place upgrade will completely reinstall WinXP itself, but will
preserve your installed applications and data - and most of your tweaks. It
will take about as long as a clean install, but you won't need to reinstall
your apps. As soon as you get your firewall and antivirus working again, go
to Windows Update to be sure that your WinXP is fully updated.

If your copy of the WinXP CD-ROM is pre-SP2, you need to either get a newer
copy or use your CD burner to create a new CD with SP2 integrated by
"slipstreaming" it with your original WinXP.

You didn't tell us anything about your computer. If it came with WinXP
pre-installed, and if you have only a "recovery" CD, you have some other
issues that you need to know about, so please post back with details about
that, such as the make and model of your computer.

RC

 

[Guest]

usually a repair installation is all that is required, but you will probably
need to re validate
search this site for an excellent guide to repair install
http://www.dougknox.com/

 

[stan]

Thanks R.C.White,
Computer is a clone with WIN upgrades since WIN 95 to the present WINXP
HOME.
Last hardware change was made about 6 months ago to new HD.
Would like faster processor but present board will not except anything
beyond the present one 933 Mz
Have to much software to try a clean install of WINXP.
Have learned over time that software that is on the computer when I upgraded
to WINXP works fine but trying to install older software after upgrading to
WINXP HOME may at times create problems.
Software I have and use servers my needs. Example MS MONEY new Version is
not compatible with version I use MS MONEY 99.
Thanks again R.C. White

Stan

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Is it necessary to do a clean install of WINXP HOME after upgrading to a new
motherboard and possessor. I heard it's a must with WINXP.
Stan

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations are
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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Bruce Chambers

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