Registration & Upgrading PC

[Michael]

Hello:

I plan to put in a new motherboard and video card
next week, along with new memory and CPU. Can anyone
tell me what I have to do to restore my registration? I
understand my PC will not work as I am changing too many
pieces.

Thank,
Michael

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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| Hello:
|
| I plan to put in a new motherboard and video card
| next week, along with new memory and CPU. Can anyone
| tell me what I have to do to restore my registration? I
| understand my PC will not work as I am changing too many
| pieces.
|
| Thank,
| Michael
|

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

You will be prompted to re-register your copy of
WinXP will Microsoft.

 

[Colin Nash [MVP]]

If it asks you to re-ACTIVATE (this is different from registering) then you
can simply call the phone number on the screen and they will help you out.
It only takes a few minutes and they won't give you any problems unless it
really seems suspicious (for example, if they are getting a lot of calls
from different locations that use the same product key.)

Also, make sure you have a full copy of Windows from Microsoft. If you had
planned on using a 'recovery/restore' CD that comes with Dell, Compaq, HP
etc. computers then it may not work since they are designed to only work on
the computer it came with (and replacing the motherboard will likely mean
that it won't recognize it as the same system.)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM licenses are not
transferable to a new motherboard), unless your motherboard is
virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS
version, etc.) to the one on which the other 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

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

This will also require re-activation. 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.

Registration will remain entirely optional.

Bruce Chambers
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