Upgrade Box

[Nigel Keith-Walker]

My Pentium III is coming to the end of its useful service. I want to
upgrade to a faster CPU. This will involve a new motherboard with a new
BIOS. The hard disk capacity is meagre by today's standards.

How can I retain the XP operating system? If I upgrade the M/B & CPU with
the same HDD will the XP OSS recognise it as the same system? How long must
I wait before upgrading the HDD?

 

[Nicholas]

Nigel --

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

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


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Nicholas

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| My Pentium III is coming to the end of its useful service. I want to
| upgrade to a faster CPU. This will involve a new motherboard with a new
| BIOS. The hard disk capacity is meagre by today's standards.
|
| How can I retain the XP operating system? If I upgrade the M/B & CPU with
| the same HDD will the XP OSS recognise it as the same system? How long must
| I wait before upgrading the HDD?
|
|

 

[Nigel Keith-Walker]

Thanks for the tech site. My Pentium was bought before the XP O/S was
around, so I have a upgrade CD. It would seem that the XP repair install
would be advisable.