What if I get a new motherboard?

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So far, I just love this Vista.

But, what if I want to put a new MB/CPU set in this system? Will Vista
recover from the change upon the next bootup, do I have to start over, can I
use the same disk, etc...?
 
riptaurus said:
So far, I just love this Vista.

But, what if I want to put a new MB/CPU set in this system? Will Vista
recover from the change upon the next bootup, do I have to start over,
can I use the same disk, etc...?
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Typically this type of upgrade requires at a minimum a repair install of the
OS. I haven't yet tried this with Vista so don't know if it is more adept
at handling this type of change, but I would assume not until proven
otherwise.
 
riptaurus said:
So far, I just love this Vista.

But, what if I want to put a new MB/CPU set in this system? Will Vista
recover from the change upon the next bootup, do I have to start over, can I
use the same disk, etc...?
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Most interesting questions... we are waiting for your report on your
reseach results;-)

rOy
 
if you change your MB, microsoft considers it a new computer. at the very
least, it will require re-activation.
 
Well, if you pay carefull attention to getting the same chipset and CPU you
may just stand a chance.

More than likely though, too many key components will be different and will
cause Vista a great deal of grief.
 
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