new motherboard install xp

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I installed a new motherboard and xp keeps rebooting on
startup, how do I get xp to rebuild new drivers for the
new motherboard
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Unfortunately, you cannot simply install a new
motherboard in a PC and expect the existing operating
system and drivers to function. Motherboards differ
greatly in chipsets, I/O controllers, bus controllers.

As the other reply states, a clean install is your
best/only option. Do a clean install on a new disk drive,
and when everything is running, transfer documents and
data files.

If you have a lot of installed hardware, do setup with
the minimal number of add-in boards, bring the system up,
apply service packs and fixes, and install additional
hardware one by one.
 
"P Mossel" <edit> wrote in message
As the other reply states, a clean install is your
best/only option.
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Actually P. "the other reply" says no such thing.

What I said was that the OP has a *choice* between a clean re-installation
and the repair, or in-place upgrade, as detailed in the link. My *personal*
preference is the clean installation but either option will, in most
situations, work perfectly well for the new hardware.

Pete
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