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georgeed
I want to update to a new motherboard with Windows XP
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Kent_Diego
I want to update to a new motherboard with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341&ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341
I have had good luck by buying new MB with same chipset manufacture as old.
It just worked fine without repair install.
-Kent
http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html#4Home.
What steps are needed?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341&ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341
I have had good luck by buying new MB with same chipset manufacture as old.
It just worked fine without repair install.
-Kent
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Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM licenses are not
transferable), 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
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM licenses are not
transferable), 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
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
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Bob Schwarz
You can try removing all devices from device manager before you shutdown to
change the motherboard. After the change it should reinstall all hardware
like it does after a new install of the OS.
I have done this sucessfully a few times.
You will have to activate again.
change the motherboard. After the change it should reinstall all hardware
like it does after a new install of the OS.
I have done this sucessfully a few times.
You will have to activate again.
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john
Go to your hardware profile and make your computer a docked laptop. Go to
hardware and set ide controller to generic.Write down your lan hex id,
you'll need it to forge it on new motherboard if onboard, if your lan is
card then disregard. You should be all set for the move.If the old
motherboard doesn't have apic then disable it on new motherboard. In any
case backup what you want, anything can go sour and you'll have to reload.
If you have to reinstall, reinstall to the same directory ie c:\windows or
where ever it is.DON"T choose the reformat option, the option you want
should be the last on list, or you can type the windir in yourself. It will
say that all will be lost. Not so. When it is installed create a new
account. goto root on hdd then to documents and settings, delete the folder
for the acct you just created and rename your old acct that is still there
from before the install, to exactly what the name of the one you just
deleted including uppercase.This isn't 100% guarantee but my daughters seem
to mess up their computer alot and I haven't any of their stuff yet, even
moving harddrive to another computer.
hardware and set ide controller to generic.Write down your lan hex id,
you'll need it to forge it on new motherboard if onboard, if your lan is
card then disregard. You should be all set for the move.If the old
motherboard doesn't have apic then disable it on new motherboard. In any
case backup what you want, anything can go sour and you'll have to reload.
If you have to reinstall, reinstall to the same directory ie c:\windows or
where ever it is.DON"T choose the reformat option, the option you want
should be the last on list, or you can type the windir in yourself. It will
say that all will be lost. Not so. When it is installed create a new
account. goto root on hdd then to documents and settings, delete the folder
for the acct you just created and rename your old acct that is still there
from before the install, to exactly what the name of the one you just
deleted including uppercase.This isn't 100% guarantee but my daughters seem
to mess up their computer alot and I haven't any of their stuff yet, even
moving harddrive to another computer.
J
john
You most likely won't have to activate again as long as memory stays same
size. Setting to laptop docked removed a lot of points against you.
size. Setting to laptop docked removed a lot of points against you.