Does changing CPu and motherboard mean re-installing Windows.

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Brad Francis

I am thinking of upgrading my CPU and motherboard but
don't know if i should back up my programs. If I upgrade
will I have to re-install everything on the hard-drive or
just Windows? If I have four partitions will the Windows
partition be the only one effected? Please answer me soon
someone,
Brad
 
Usually it requires a REPAIR installation of XP...
XP REPAIR
.............................................................................

Boot from the CD or you can insert the CD while at the windows desktop but
when the setup screen appears, exit setup and reboot. If your system is set
to be able to boot from the CD, it should detect the disk and give a brief
message, during the boot up, if you wish to boot from the CD press any key.

Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.

Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console.

The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.
peter
 
Brad,

Peter's response is right on. But! Backup your data! You never know. If you don't have two drives this would be a good time to
get a second drive. Backup your stuff there, it will be real fast and complete.

I've changed motherboards about 3 times since WinXP beta. Each and every time I ended up doing a complete clean install. Twice it
was just me, once it was not. The repair worked, but I had real sluggish response, and ended up just wiping it clean and
reinstalling.

But, I am on of those "clean install" people. I do it about twice a year (clean install, that is). I actually "like" the
eXPerience! ;)

Looking forward to Longhorn beta, WinXP is getting boring!

Steve
 
Before you do anything to your system, BACKUP anything that is important.
That is just good sense.

IMHO, JAX
 
it is really hit and miss if you reinstal windows, after
a big upgrade like this. try e-buyer motherboards and rad
buyers feedback on board you are getting. people reply
with their experiences, like yourself. which are quite
common.
 
Greetings --

Normally, and assuming either a retail license or a generic
(non-branded) OEM license, unless your motherboard is virtually
identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version,
etc.) to the one on which the other 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 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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