motherboard replacement

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I have Windows Xp Home on my computer and would like to replace the
motherboard to upgrade the problem is that in order to do this i have to
first get the computer to try and upgrade.

The tecs say to pop the Win XP installation CD in and select install >
upgrade and then swap out the mobo when it restarts.

The only problem is that my installation cd tells me that it won't install
because the version of Xp I have is a higher version so i can't ever select
the "upgrade" option.

anyone know a workaround for this without installing xp on another drive and
copying the mup.sys file over?
 
One more thing when i try to use the repair option in bootup it just takes
me to the c:/Windows/ prompt instead of repairing and rebooting automatically.
 
Silver Soul said:
I have Windows Xp Home on my computer and would like to replace the
motherboard to upgrade the problem is that in order to do this i have to
first get the computer to try and upgrade.

The tecs say to pop the Win XP installation CD in and select install >
upgrade and then swap out the mobo when it restarts.

The only problem is that my installation cd tells me that it won't install
because the version of Xp I have is a higher version so i can't ever select
the "upgrade" option.

anyone know a workaround for this without installing xp on another drive and
copying the mup.sys file over?
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First thing you need to do is to create a new Windows XP installation
CD that has Service Pack 2 slipstreamed into it.

XP Slipstream:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

Windows XP Service Pack 2 complete download:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx


When you have the new installation CD then replace the motherboard,
configure the BIOS so that the boot priority has the CD drive before
the hard drive, and boot the computer from the new CD. Follow the
Repair Install instructions at
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.html

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
Make a slipstreamed CD.


in message
|I have Windows Xp Home on my computer and would like to
replace the
| motherboard to upgrade the problem is that in order to do
this i have to
| first get the computer to try and upgrade.
|
| The tecs say to pop the Win XP installation CD in and
select install >
| upgrade and then swap out the mobo when it restarts.
|
| The only problem is that my installation cd tells me that
it won't install
| because the version of Xp I have is a higher version so i
can't ever select
| the "upgrade" option.
|
| anyone know a workaround for this without installing xp on
another drive and
| copying the mup.sys file over?
 
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