Upgrading Motherboard.

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Presently we have hundreds of PCs using dual P3 1GHz
CPUs. The operating system (XP Pro) is functioning
properly and DOES have many programs installed. We are
intending to upgrade to a dual Xeon 3.06 Ghz
motherboards; all cards & connections to many of
peripherals will be attached in the same way as the the
present motherboard. We will probably use the same MB
Manufacturer for the upgrade. How much luck would anyone
guess I will have or have experience in this task and had
success or problems?
 
Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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| Presently we have hundreds of PCs using dual P3 1GHz
| CPUs. The operating system (XP Pro) is functioning
| properly and DOES have many programs installed. We are
| intending to upgrade to a dual Xeon 3.06 Ghz
| motherboards; all cards & connections to many of
| peripherals will be attached in the same way as the the
| present motherboard. We will probably use the same MB
| Manufacturer for the upgrade. How much luck would anyone
| guess I will have or have experience in this task and had
| success or problems?
 
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, unless you have a Volume
Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. 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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You don't advise if you have white box or braded systems along with a host of vital points of reference

There are functional and operational problems with what you are doing and it may be best with an organisation of your size to get your Microsoft representative involved

Operationally, if your Windows XP licences were included as part of the System Unit when first bought, then it is likely that they are provided as an OEM edition. You will be violating the EULA by marrying the hard disk to a new motherboard, even within the same physical case

If you have bought XP as an upgrade to a previous Windows versions: then you can move the Hard Disk

Given your plans and having done the same on many systems; there are no short cuts or guaranteed easy methods. I have performed this 'heart, lung and liver job' hwere Windows XP just upped and ran, finding new devices and not stopping. Yet at the other end of the scale, a minor change required a full reinstall [most unexpected]

Review the good hints and suggestions at this web site

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.htm

good luck
 
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