Xp and problems with replacing the motherboard.

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My computer that has XP Home Edition on the hard drive recently went into
thermal runaway (a cap on the moterboard caught on fire). I want to replace
the motherboard only (keeping the hard drive and other hardware) for my
computer, but have been told that if you replace the motherboard, XP will not
recognize the new motherboard, thinking that you are trying to run the
software on a unauthorized computer. What can I do about this? I purchased
the computer with XP loaded and am not attempting to load on another
computer, it's just that the motherboad needs to be replaced.
 
Jeff said:
My computer that has XP Home Edition on the hard drive recently went into
thermal runaway (a cap on the moterboard caught on fire). I want to replace
the motherboard only (keeping the hard drive and other hardware) for my
computer, but have been told that if you replace the motherboard, XP will not
recognize the new motherboard, thinking that you are trying to run the
software on a unauthorized computer. What can I do about this? I purchased
the computer with XP loaded and am not attempting to load on another
computer, it's just that the motherboad needs to be replaced.
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You will probably need to do a repair install. I just pulled my HDD
with XP home on and paces it into a Shuttle XPC, it moaned about there
being too many hardware chages but a repair sorted it out. I also had
to re-activate XP.
 
Greetings --

As long as you get an identical replacement motherboard from the
PC's manufacturer, you shouldn't have any problems.

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations
and licenses are not transferable to a new motherboard - check yours
_before_ starting), unless the new motherboard is virtually identical
(same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the
one on which the 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, unless you have a Volume
Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. 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.


Bruce Chambers
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