upgrade pc winxp-sp1

[harryjut]

I AM PLANNING TO UPGRADE MY homePC MOBO+CPU.
MY CURRENT PC HAS WINXP-SP1 + ALL THE "TODATE" XP
DOWNLOADS.
WILL I BE ABLE TO REINSTALL MY WINXP-SP1 ONTO THE
UPGRADED PC,REACTIVATE REGISTRATION?WILL I HAVE TO
DOWNLOAD ALL THE UPDATES AGAIN?
OR IS THERE ANOTHER SOLUTION TO MY PC UPGRADE?
THANKING IN ANTICIPATION.
harry

 

[Malke]

I AM PLANNING TO UPGRADE MY homePC MOBO+CPU.
MY CURRENT PC HAS WINXP-SP1 + ALL THE "TODATE" XP
DOWNLOADS.
WILL I BE ABLE TO REINSTALL MY WINXP-SP1 ONTO THE
UPGRADED PC,REACTIVATE REGISTRATION?WILL I HAVE TO
DOWNLOAD ALL THE UPDATES AGAIN?
OR IS THERE ANOTHER SOLUTION TO MY PC UPGRADE?
THANKING IN ANTICIPATION.
harry

Hi, Harry. You'll undoubtedly have to do a Repair Installation at the
very least. Depending on how much was changed, you may want to do a
format and clean install instead. You can always start with the Repair
Installation and only go to the clean installation if you have to. You
may or may not have to reactivate - it will really depend on how much
has changed - but it is a painless process and no big deal. Yes, you
will need to download all the updates again. Here are links to
information about both types of installations:

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm - Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install

Malke

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Harry,

Please learn how to use the CAPS LOCK/CAPS keys correctly. You should not
write messages with all capital letters for it is considered to be yelling.

Y.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Depending on how drastic the change is, you may need to do a repair
installation. Reactivation is usually not a problem with hardware upgrades,
provided you have a retail copy of WinXP. Many OEM distributions do not
allow you to move the installation to new hardware, and too many changes may
be seen as a new system.

For instructions on doing a repair installation, see:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Afterwards, you will need to redo any Windows Updates.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

First of all, please unstick your CapsLock key. Posting in all
caps, as you have done, is the Usenet equivalent of shouting, and is
considered very rude. More importantly, posting in all caps makes the
post very hard to read, further reducing your chances of getting help.

Normally, and assuming either a retail license or a generic
(non-branded) OEM license, 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

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


Bruce Chambers

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