upgrade questions

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I own retail versions of XP and XP office, have the cd's
and keys. I want to upgrade my computer with a new case,
power supply, video card, SATA drive, monitor, mobo and
cpu. I plan to move my existing drives, memory, sound
card, modems, etc. into the new case.

Since I am moving the hard drive that has the OS installed
already can I set that as the boot drive and be good to
go? Do I have to discuss this with Microsoft?

Appreciate any advice!

Mom
 
You can set it to IDE master and expect to do a repair
install before XP will boot on a new system with a new mobo,
CPU and video.

Be sure you know how the SATA drive is supported, is it
supported by the new mobo BIOS or will it depend on drivers
installed on hard drive?


| I own retail versions of XP and XP office, have the cd's
| and keys. I want to upgrade my computer with a new case,
| power supply, video card, SATA drive, monitor, mobo and
| cpu. I plan to move my existing drives, memory, sound
| card, modems, etc. into the new case.
|
| Since I am moving the hard drive that has the OS installed
| already can I set that as the boot drive and be good to
| go? Do I have to discuss this with Microsoft?
|
| Appreciate any advice!
|
| Mom
 
Greetings --

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM licenses are not
transferable to a new motherboard), 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 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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Thanks!

According to the article, I have to repeat all the
upgrades after a repair, I really wanted to avoid that!
Looks like I will have to reinstall everything anyway,
redo all my custom settings, etc. so I suppose I might as
well do a clean install. What a PITA.

This is an aspect that could use some major improvements!
Gonna take hours.

At least I am prepared.......

Thanks for the help

Mom
 
mom said:
Thanks!

According to the article, I have to repeat all the
upgrades after a repair, I really wanted to avoid that!
Looks like I will have to reinstall everything anyway,
redo all my custom settings, etc. so I suppose I might as
well do a clean install. What a PITA.

This is an aspect that could use some major improvements!
Gonna take hours.

At least I am prepared.......

Thanks for the help

Mom
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Not really.
Your settings should stay intact after a repair install and your installed
programs will still be there. It is only the Windows Updates that you may
need to reinstall.
If a repair install will solve the issue then you definitely want to do
that, NOT a full clean install.

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Greetings --

What else would you expect?

This happens because you've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out
from under the OS. (If you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy,
think of it as picking up a Cape Cod style home and then setting it
down onto a Ranch style foundation. It just isn't going to fit.)
WinXP, like Win2K before it, is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x
when it comes to accepting any old hardware configuration you throw at
it. On installation it "tailors" itself to the specific hardware
found.


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I'd do a clean XP install and would not rush to (re)register XP till I am
not sure that everything works OK. Most likely, you'll have to update
drivers for the graphics card, modem and what not. There are too many things
that can go wrong, and you do not want to wonder what old
drivers/files/links etc. might cause the problem.

I built a system a few months ago, and I had to switch back and forth
between NVidia original and OEM (Asus) drivers so that I had to clean
install XP a few times. You might be better prepeared or luckier, though.

Michael
 
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