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i will be upgrading motherboard and cpu and graphics, what
will happen to my windows xp now. will it still run or
not..

please any information greatfully recieved.
 
Greetings --

Normally, assuming a retail 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.

This will probably also require re-activation. 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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Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

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

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


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Carey Frisch
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Windows XP - Shell/User

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| i will be upgrading motherboard and cpu and graphics, what
| will happen to my windows xp now. will it still run or
| not..
|
| please any information greatfully recieved.
 
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