Replacing Motherboard - Device Reqistry Question...

[Bruce]

I am about to replace my system's motherboard... I do NOT
want the "Blue Screen of Death"...
Somewhere, somebody told me there was a registry 'exe'
file that I should activate before shutting down my
computer... and... that this told windows to
release/disregard attached devices.
As such, Windows XP should OPERATE after replacing major
devices...

Anyone that can help ??

Thanks,

file name: secur-reg or something ????

 

[PaulM]

You have to do a repair install.
How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

 

[Nicholas]

Don't have a clue what you're referring to. You will need to
perform a "repair install" after installing the new motherboard
since the drivers were never installed.

Follow the procedure outlined here:

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

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


--
Nicholas

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| I am about to replace my system's motherboard... I do NOT
| want the "Blue Screen of Death"...
| Somewhere, somebody told me there was a registry 'exe'
| file that I should activate before shutting down my
| computer... and... that this told windows to
| release/disregard attached devices.
| As such, Windows XP should OPERATE after replacing major
| devices...
|
| Anyone that can help ??
|
| Thanks,
|
| file name: secur-reg or something ????

 

[David B.]

Never heard of a registry "exe", whoever told you that should not be offering advice. The suggestions above work fine, there is also
a way to do it without doing a reload if you have a promise Ultra ATA controller or similar.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Nevermind trying to fiddle with the registry, that's liable to
make things worse, unless you know exactly what you're doing.

Unless the new motherboard is virtually identical to the old one
(same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.), 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


Bruce Chambers

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[David B.]

BIOS has nothing to do with it, the only thing that matters is the hard drive controller.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

That tells me that you've never done this before.

Bruce Chambers

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[Bruce]

Thanks Pavel ! That was what I was looking for !!

 

[Pavel A.]

I am about to replace my system's motherboard... I do NOT
want the "Blue Screen of Death"...
Somewhere, somebody told me there was a registry 'exe'
file that I should activate before shutting down my
computer... and... that this told windows to
release/disregard attached devices.

The program you're asking about, is sysprep. start here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/itpro/deploying/introduction.asp

- PA

 

[David B.]

I have never run into that problem. The variety that I deal with is wide, some of the MB transfers that I thought I would have a
problem with even went well. Probably the most common ones involve replacing a MB in a Compaq, HP, or similar with an MSI, Aopen, or
Asus MB (that's what we carry), and just using my PCI IDE controller trick I can get the system going without a reload. There are
stubborn ones every so often but they are few and far between, maybe 1 every 15 systems or so.