New BM - Reinstall Windows?

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Brian

Hi!

I am kind of a clean freak about keeping Windows XP fresh and running good.
I may add a new motherboard soon. I am inclined to do a clean install of
windows but I was wondering if it should run just fine after "plug and
playing" all of my new MB components.

Thanks,
Brian
 
Brian said:
Hi!

I am kind of a clean freak about keeping Windows XP fresh and running good.
I may add a new motherboard soon. I am inclined to do a clean install of
windows but I was wondering if it should run just fine after "plug and
playing" all of my new MB components.
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cleanliness is next to godliness but reinstalling Windows after every BM
borders on obsessive.
 
Brian said:
Hi!

I am kind of a clean freak about keeping Windows XP fresh and running good.
I may add a new motherboard soon. I am inclined to do a clean install of
windows but I was wondering if it should run just fine after "plug and
playing" all of my new MB components.

Thanks,
Brian
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I tried the 'lazy git' method and it didnt work. I tried rebooting
windows and it didnt work. I then tried a repair of xp, this had better
success, but it kept freezing and closing down automatically (I though
it was the MSBlast virus first off!). Eventually I come around and
installed again. Not a problem since.
 
Brian said:
Hi!

I am kind of a clean freak about keeping Windows XP fresh and running good.
I may add a new motherboard soon. I am inclined to do a clean install of
windows but I was wondering if it should run just fine after "plug and
playing" all of my new MB components.

Thanks,
Brian
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sorry about my previous post. :)

I would reinstall windows. I've had nothing but trouble when switching
motherboards. You can make it work but its not worth the trouble and often
its little things that you might not notice at first that are not working.
as long as you have your software disks or access to the files, a fresh
install is good to do occasionally anyway to keep things fresh and crisp.
 
Hi!

I am kind of a clean freak about keeping Windows XP fresh and running
good. I may add a new motherboard soon. I am inclined to do a clean
install of windows but I was wondering if it should run just fine
after "plug and playing" all of my new MB components.

Thanks,
Brian
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Since you're using WinXP, you *must* reinstall due to XP's HAL.

From MS"s knowledge base:
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The Windows NT hardware abstraction layer (HAL) refers to a layer of
software that deals directly with your computer hardware. Because the HAL
operates at a level between the hardware and the Windows NT executive
services, applications and device drivers need not be aware of any
hardware-specific information. The HAL provides routines that enable a
single device driver to support a device on different hardware platforms,
making device driver development much easier. It hides hardware dependent
details such as I/O interfaces, interrupt controllers, and multiprocessor
communication mechanisms. Applications and device drivers are no longer
allowed to deal with hardware directly and must make calls to HAL
routines to determine hardware specific information. Thus, through the
filter provided by the HAL, different hardware configurations can be
accessed in the same manner.
 
Brian said:
Hi!

I am kind of a clean freak about keeping Windows XP fresh and running good.
I may add a new motherboard soon. I am inclined to do a clean install of
windows but I was wondering if it should run just fine after "plug and
playing" all of my new MB components.
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If you change your motherboard, you *might* be able to get by without
reinstalling Windows, with some work. But if you're anything even close to
a "clean freak", then you absolutely want to reinstall from scratch, without
question.
 
Brian said:
Hi!

I am kind of a clean freak about keeping Windows XP fresh and running good.
I may add a new motherboard soon. I am inclined to do a clean install of
windows but I was wondering if it should run just fine after "plug and
playing" all of my new MB components.

Thanks,
Brian
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You'll get your best results if you re-install whenever you swap
mainboards, unless you are replacing the board with the same exact one.
Earl
 
If you install a new motherboard you should always reformat and do a fresh
install of Windows so you avoid the plague of Registry errors.
 
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