Upgrading processor make you do a repair ?

[Mike Baudoux]

Does upgrading processor make you do a repair of xp ?

I hope not

I want go from a 2.8 to a 3.4 Prescott with ht

thanks

Mike

 

[Cast-it Admin]

It didn't when I upgraded an AMD 2400 to 3200

Ron

 

[Kerry Brown]

Probably not but be prepared just in case.

 

[Dave B.]

The upgrade should go without needing a repair install.

 

[Rock]

Does upgrading processor make you do a repair of xp ?

I hope not

I want go from a 2.8 to a 3.4 Prescott with ht

In case it's needed: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

[Mike Baudoux]

Thanks Just what i thought ok i'll give it a try !

Mike

 

[Ghostrider]

Does upgrading processor make you do a repair of xp ?

I hope not

I want go from a 2.8 to a 3.4 Prescott with ht

thanks

Mike

This CPU change might invoke the need to repair Windows XP. It
will probably depend on the HAL as the change implies going to
a hyper-threading CPU.

 

[Paul Johnson]

Does upgrading processor make you do a repair of xp ?

If you're replacing just the processor, no.

If you're replacing the processor and you need to get a new motherboard to
go with it, a repair install isn't what you want, either: You need a clean
install when changing motherboards.

 

[Bob I]

Mike Baudoux wrote:




If you're replacing just the processor, no.

If you're replacing the processor and you need to get a new motherboard to
go with it, a repair install isn't what you want, either: You need a clean
install when changing motherboards.

BULL,
How to move a Windows installation to different hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249694/en-us


"INTRODUCTION
Over the life cycle of a Microsoft Windows operating system, you may
have to restore a system state backup that is installed on one computer
to the same physical computer or even to a different physical computer.
Recovery from the following events may require a restore operation: "

 

[Paul Johnson]

BULL,
How to move a Windows installation to different hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249694/en-us

Been there, done that. Does not work reliably.

 

[Rock]

If you're replacing just the processor, no.

If you're replacing the processor and you need to get a new motherboard to
go with it, a repair install isn't what you want, either: You need a
clean
install when changing motherboards.

A new motherboard may require a clean install but not always. Sometimes,
maybe even in many cases, a repair install will do it.

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

A new motherboard may require a clean install but not always.
Sometimes, maybe even in many cases, a repair install will do it.

Yep, I've personally never yet seen one that a repair install would not
fix, which saves a bundle of time reinstalling applications.

Have to say that mine normally involve going from AMD to AMD (albeit
maybe single to Dual core) or Intel to Intel - not sure whether you're
going to have oddball system devices 'left over' on switching between
CPU/Chipset manufacturers (but it'd probably still work, even if extra
dross was left .. heck I've got some XP systems which still have Win95
software bits lying around in them).